The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-05-06
Il RfILROlD TRIM ~ 4 TORNADO.
The Story of ~ Passenger in II Car "a psixca
In the SOuth Flask. Col.


A Denver and South Park train was blown
on the track near Como last w."k and tho
following particulars of the accident are from
ono ui the passengers on tho train
The wind was first noticed ~ being high
when the train reached Bucna Vista. 1t kept
o." r.,c imsgr1ans in gry and when the train
regular hurrrane blowing. got on the train
at Garands. From there to Como is only
hours before we, got through The wind was
blowns in s,Gnalis At times it would slack
the wind wo"id aire p rs. and the H tfain
was Just as If some giant hand had tak.n hold
Of l. and was pulling back. The wind made
dull hollow sound ~ IT beat against the ears,
but above thnt you could hear the shri,l Whist
ling through the Telegraph wires. 1t was u very
odd sensation. Every one could feel the resist;
the time Az though he were putting II dozen
trains at once, FOR fifteen minutes before
nervous. We asked him ii there was any
danger o., oi the tram Blowing over. he said
the smoker with his hand on the bell ropo
re as II q1my i. Ing harpsnca Inc brakeman
to do tho same. The pm. 5ensers In tho smoker
We're .s III youn5 iflI2iws W.Terc cLait,ns about
Egbeit was in the r%,r conch.. Hs asked the
thici Lnsinecr what he should do If tho train
By tho closet SO that nothing wouii fali on
him. and he took that position. Mr. Egt,ort
warned INN that the stove won!i eaten him.
md he had just moved from the place when the
train went over
The smoker went first. 1t tipped in tho
easiest way Imaginable. The conductor yelled.
Hero we, so' every one caught hold ol the
scats and tho car Just naturally laid down
on its side. The strain twisted the draw bar III
letween the smoker and the bnasagn, car. The
r 81; reysrsea his Tn:hs md stonpsd
car and coach were both over. Ns soon NJ wa
lit looked around and saw every one banging
10 the; seats. looked for tie IRE. and saw
T nI n l.IIn ar
opposite. Then climb ed out Of the window
! went to the door, and by the tim" 1 got
s ae S oS at han got W. an VINE Tme
TO the coach to see If any one was injured aud
boy had got his lip cut on broken pane Of
gass. The couch had struck, on u TO and
broken , in , tWo' VIZ then started forward The
as best we could. Whom We reached the hng-
n there wrs blood running from n tie under
one Of the windows. We soon learned that 10
came from the baggage masters nose. He had
been sitting with his fnnt cooked IN on The
stove on the upper side OF the car and when it
went over his nose lit on tho window sill on the
other side.
" As soon as We found hat no one was hurt
we 20, The two ladies' and The children who
down to Como with them. 1t took three men
TEL et one lady from the coach to the engine.
When they were gone we got Puck ntp the cars b
furnished tho refreshments for The happy oc-
casion and wien the engine got back there
Of Jesse james. they were afraid to bring
down a coach or n box car for us. so they
brought down Two engines; and a iat car. We
siX hours before going on. Ii WAS lucky that
Mr. Eghert was on board. IA he saw the danger
OF tho situation, and stoupri everything on tho
road ut once. II III" accident had h ppchel
200 feet back OF where it did tho train would
W. lad got over i and come to a isSei paco ;
Just in the nick Of time