Telegram-herald., 1891-07-14
DEATHS GREAT HARVEST
People Lose Their Lives by Sew
ersl Different Methods
THE VICTIMS LIVED IN MANY ClIYES
May Meet Death by Railway Collisions,
Laaasflass% Lighsaiag STROKES sad
DFssafng Aeetdentsv FortJ-
sAs Barred Alive.

AsrtSs tDis July ld-Hy wreck on
the Colorado Midland near here satur-
day night al II o'clock seven hives have
been loss sad many people seriously
injured Aspen junction was the
scene Of she disaster. collision oc-
CURED between a Midland locomotive
and the coaches of the Saturday
Laundry or excursion train
running between Aspen and
Glenwood Springs The coach-load of
people returning in happy spirits from
the springs, where a few pleasant
hours had been spent in the swimming
pool, were suddenly plunged in the hor-
rors of frightfnl railroad accident
which resulted In the killing of seven
people and severely scalding and burn
ing six others. OF the twenty-five pas
sengers three colored men, who were
in the forward compartment, were
the only ones not injured A
2-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank E Ellis, Of Aspen. was killed
intantly. Miss Annie Phelan, OF Car
diff, died soon after she was taken out.
Mrs j. c. G.. Baldwin. Mrs. W. L. VIII
loughby and Mr.. and Mrs A. Il. Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Leonard, Mr..
Frank Ellis, Thomas O'Donnell. Miss
Mary ODonnell and James Leach, oil
Of Aspen. were scalded and burned
Frank Ellis, the eighth victim, died
At 1852 a. II. Mr.. Leonard and his wife
cannot live, ana Thomas and Mary
O'Donnen are now considered at the
point of death Miss ODonnell
Is fright fully injured Mr.. o. Donnelis
principal injuries are from inhaling
scalding steam. he not being so badly
burned about the face as the others.
IL is also now reported that none of the
injured can survive. the loss Of cuticle
and the shock To their nervous systems
being too great.
Conductor Miller had received his
orders 20 pull out for Aspen, and
stepped on the coach To give the engi-
neer his orders At about the same
time Engineer Shepherd had received
orders to take his engine and pull west
with freight train standing in the
yard and had gone 10 the round
house. The switchmen noticed both
engine and passenger train backing
down and signaled to stop. Shepherd
stopped his engine and Brakeman
Ryan was on the rear of the passenger
train. turned on the hot air and stopped
the train The switchman then sig
nailed TO Shepherd TO back down,
with which he at once CON-
piled The engineer of the pas
senger understo cd the signal To be
for him and accordingly began backing
down. brakeman Ryan having released
the air because he also understood the
signal TO be for his train. Both the
freight engine and the passenger en-
CINE must have started rather vigorous
ly, as the crash came before the frantic
signals Of the switchman To stop could
be seen and understood The passen-
ger engineer says he could not
see the freight engine backing out of
the round-house, as the coal-chute and
other buildings INSTRUCTED his view.
The engineer on the freight engine was
likewise. he claims. in ignorance of the
fact that the passenger was backing
down. The trainmen unite in saying
that the accident was the result of
misunderstanding of the sign ais given
by the switchman.
WRECK on THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
MrssoULA, Mont. July iS.-Shortly
bound passenger train No. l on the
Northern Pacific road which left ST.
Paul Thursday evening ran into land
slide at Marshall grade, miles east Of
here, and was wrecked Two men who
were stealing ride on the trucks were
killed Engineer Draper was scalded
and slightly cut on the head, but no
others were injured
COLLISION ~ FRANCE.
PARIS. July lathe fast train dc
Luxe" known rs the Club train, coll
lided with an express train between
Paris and Lille while running ut a
high rate of speed The crash was terri
bic, but so far IA IL now known only one
person was killed. though several were
seriously injured. some of whom are
expected To die.
CRUSHED BIZ A LANDSLIDE.
VICTORIA. u. c.. July 13-News has
been received Of terrible disaster on
the Sklena river by landslide on the
bank Of the river. Many tons of rocks
crushed the buildings of the North Pa
eific eanuery Mrs. Johnson. wife of
the superintendent. and about ferty In
dian workrnen were killed. At last ac-
counts eighteen Bodies had been recov-
cred.
The Indians are greatly excited over
the disaster. Nine houses aud their
contents were destroyed.
DEATHS BIZ DROWNING.
CHICAGO. July ia-At Columbia park
on Sunday John McNeh and Lizzie
Kaiser were drowned By the capsizing
of boat in which they were riding.
Henry Campbell and Leslia Young lost
their lives while boating on Sunday in
Lake Calumet near Pullman. John
Swanson was drowned in the lake at
the foot of Barry Avenue Sunday morn
ing. and August Maraysss. aged II,
lost bis life while swimming in a clay
hole ~ the coruer Of Clyborne and Dir
ver>ey avenues.
BERLIN. July IA sad calamity is
reported from yeimeda. on the river
Ruhr Eleven Young men went boat
ing on the river. when the craft
eareeBed. and It's occupants became
panic stricken. started mp s1d cap
sized the boat All were thrown into
the water and four were drowned.
NEv YoRx, July f3-Three men
were drowned from small boat on the
Hudson river. near the Pennsylvania
railroad wharf. Jersey City. Sunday
evening. The men we're out for an after
noon $ pleasure. and were ran into BY
a STEAMBOAT which espsized their craft