Delta chief., 1885-08-05
MORE DYNAMITE DEvILTRY.
An Attempt to Wreck an Engine ON the
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ID. II. G.
Denver Tribune Republican.
DENVER, August 1.-Another attempt
to wreck q Rio Grande train with dynamite
was made about O'Clock last night. Forum
ately, nobody WAS hurt and the amount Of
damage was not great. The escape from death
or injury was miraculous. The escape Of the
" hole train from being ditched was certainly
the hand Of Providence. The outrage oc-
CURED sbout half mile this side of the New
Orleans crossing Of the Rio Grande, and near
" opposite the termination Of street railway
ira vel { II Broadway. Soon there was the most
intense excitement upon the streets. Large
crowds copgregated in front of the Tribune
Republican Office, at the police station and at
points on Sixteenth street. SHOWS the vigi-
lante's time" changing is the only resort"'
These and similar expressions were heard up
on all sides.
The train which ran over the explosive was
he Leadville express, which was due in Den
yer yesterday morning at 6:55, but which had
been DELAYED by 8 land slide at Dcvils Hole,
near Texas Creek, on the night before. The
tain slowed up to make theN.worleane cross
ing and had attained the speed Of abb ut eight
miles an lOuf on tluS ~ tb' ZINC Vi tut
explosion. The dynamite had been placed up
on the frog Of the switch which is laid from
the main track TO the terra Gotta works. When
the explosives were tstruck BY the forward
wheels Of the locomotive the explosion oc-
CURED. There was q der fening re;ort, and
the country was lighted up for long distance
around. The engine careened, but got upon
its feet again.
The engineer and fireman bravely remained
at their posts. They were dszed by the light
and the shock, and 1t WAS some time before
they could realize what had haFpeusd. Then
they tried to apply the sir.brskc, but IT
would not work, the pipes having been cut
on BY tie force of the explosion. Nothing
could be done by the trsinmcn but to let the
train run its course. II did not come TO n
standstill until between 40 and 500 feet had
been run. In the meantime the frightened
pa, sengers bad jumped from the &C aches, and
coon after the train drew up they mingled with
the trainmdn In looking over the damsgcs.
The lights in the locomotive, which lad been
put out by the force of the explosion, were re
light d, nd, y i'h liant, me, the injuries TO the
locomotive were examined. The pilot trucks
were completely twisted around, the Axles AMI
wheels resting On the track diagonslly. The
rims OF two Of the wheels were tlo&n on, and
all Of one wheel, with the exception OF knot.
ted and twisted portion next 10 the axle, was
missing. The rur ming gear OF the underneath
Of The ,nginc vas twisted out OF place, but
zone Of the vital PARTS were injured. The
force Of the explosion was shown In the de
struction Of the thick and massive pilot
wheels.
When It was seen that the damsgc To the To-
comotiye would not eccss.tAtc the drawing OF
bzr fir 6, the trairmen visited that portion Of
the track where the explosion occurred. An
In vts,iea,ion showed that en-. rail had been
blown out distance OF four feet, anI ihA, the
wheel, OF the coaches, in passing over the
break, hal iammed hole In the ground foot
deep. How the train escaped being ,ii,ched a,
this point Is a mystery. II can only be ,1.
planned by The fact that the ruIrd rail nj the
entrance Of the switch kept the OPT ositc
wheels in place, while the tran WAS jumping
over the bretk.
large number Of men remained in the
streets all right, and Judging from the threats
made II would not have been well for any gull
ty persons who might be arrested. Hanging
was the cnly punishmtnt spok,n Of and such
a fate would surely have awaited the asithor.
Of the outrage. The feeling also ran high
against tic advocates OF dynamite