Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-07-16
SCALDINC DEATH.
Terrible Railroad Accident In Colo
RADIO.
An ENGINE CRASE.S INTO A CAR.
The Unfortunate Passengers Scalded-Six
Dead and Many Others Badly Injured
Man Charged With Robbing :
q Victim.

Dead and Many Others Badly Injured
AMan Charged With Robbing
ASPEN, Col. July IA horrible
railroad accident occurred at Aspen
Junction. eighteen miles west of here,
on the Midland road, at eleven o'clock
Saturday night by which six persons
were killed and many hurt
A special train composed of bag
gage car and one coach was returning
to Aspen from Glenwood Springs. The
passenger coach contained about thirty
passengers, mostly Aspen people. The
train was backing from. the water tank
to switch to the Aspen track when
road engine was run out of the railroad
roundhouse and collided with the
coach. The rear end of the passenger
train hit the check valve on the side of
the boiler, which exhausted the hot
steam into the broken end of the pas
senger car, scalding thirteen passen-
gers, five men. seven women and one
child. The car was thrown from the
track.
The passengers arrived from Aspen
in the baggage car at 1.30 a m. Ever
thing possible was done to relieve the
sufferings of the unfortunate paSSen-
gers, but six have died. They are:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Rogers, of Woodey,
Col
Miss Annie Phelan, of Cardiff, Col,
aged II years.
Mrs. w. L. Willoughby, of Glenwood.
Col.
Mrs. John G. Baldwin. of Glenwood,
Col.
Mrs. Frank Ellis. Aspen. Col, and
baby.
A child of Frank Ellis, aged 2 years.
The wounded who still live with
hopes of recovery are:
Frank Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Leonard
Mary Leonard
Ann O'DonnelL
Frank Leach.
Mrs. Willoughby was the wife of the
assessor of Garfield county. Mrs. Bald
wins husband is in Chicago.
Engineer Switzer of the excursion
train had run his train up to the water
tank at the junction for water. When
backing down to get on to the main
track, a light engine shot out from be-
hind the coal chuteS, which are located
| in such way as to conceal the engine
tracks from view from tracks leading
! to the water tank. The engineer on
| the light engine, thinking he could get
| out before the excursion train took the
| main track, made the attempt, but
struck the rear coach of the excursion
train at the switch The force of the
collision tore the check valve from the
engine and poured scalding steam and
water into the wrecked coach load of
| people.
| The passengers were at the mercy of
the roaring, screeching monster at their
side. Through the broken valve tor
rents of scalding steam and water
| poured out upon the helpless victims
| OF the passengers in the car three
| colored men who were in the forward
compartment were the only ones un-
| injured. Conductor Miller with the
train crew and uninjured passengers
Immediately began the work of rescue.
two-year-old child of Frank Ellis.
| of Aspen, was taken out dead and Miss
| Annie Phelan, of Cardiff. Col, died ten
minutes after being rescued.
The victims cries were terrible and
their scalded faces and arms and bodies
presented sight to bring tears of pity.
In spite of all efforts to save their lives
| Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mrs. Baldwin and
Mrs. Willoughby died within two hours
from the time of the wreck and Mrs.
Rogers died at 5 o'clock yesterday
morning and her husband at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs. Wil1oughby
were the most frightfully burned. The
latter begged piteously to be kept alive
until her husband could reach her. OF
the others still living Mrs. Mary O'Don.
nell will die.
Coroner Hills, of this city, has gone
to the scene of the accident and will
hold an inquest to-day on the bodies OF
those who died here.
While the injured people were at AS
pen Junction the person of Mrs. A. T.
Rogers was robbed of gold watch and
chain and S120 in money. There were
also other robberies reported but not
| authenticated With a warrant sworr
out by R A. Ropham. before Judge
Prentiss, Marshal Andy Sutton went t.
| Aspen junction and arrested ]. G.
Kuhn, a cook at the railroad eating
| house, charging him with the robbery
Marshal Sutton now has his prisoner in
the county Jail. He disclaims al
| knowledge of the money. but say.
that he was requested by Mrs. Roger.
to take her pocket book from her dress
and hand it to someone standing neal
) whom she recognized but could no
, reach. Kuhn claims he did this. HI,
turned the watch and some other trink
cts over to the proprietor of the hote
and disclaims all intention of robbery
: Mr. j. G. Baldwin, husband of tn
dead woman, is now in Chicago lyin:
' at the point of death. Mr.. Baldwin
5 and Mrs. Ellis were sisters Mr.. AM
Mrs Rogers were from Pratt Kan
E Mr.. Rogers was engaged in the Varne,
2 tunnel at Woodey. Col
Brutal Wife Murder.
!. KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 13.-Charle
e W. Crawley. an ex-policeman. shot an
: killed his wife, at IT'S Madison avenue