Evening journal., 1891-07-13
SCALDED BY THE STEAM
Carelessness Causes a Terrible
Wreck Near Aspen.
SEVEN PASSENGERS ARE DEAD.

bot Water and Clouds of Deadly yapor
Pour Upon the Helpless wretches in a
Crowded CoAch--Only Three Out of
Twenty-Five Escape Injury.
ASPEN, Colo, July l8.-An engineers
carelessness, a crash Of colliding trains,
the hiss Of scalding steam, the shrieks Of
men, women and children in awful agony
is brief outline Of the horrible accident
that occurred at Aspen Junction at ~ m.
and made many happy home resound
with wailing The collision occurred be-
tween a midland locomotive and the hind
coach OF an excursion train running be-
tween Aspen and Glenwood Spring En-
gineer 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 the main track light engine
shot out from the coal chutes, which are
located in such a way as to conceal the
coal chute tracks from view Of the tracks
leading to the water tank
His Deadly Mistake.
The engineer on the light engine, think
ing he could get out before the excursion
train took the main track, made the at
| tempt, but struck the rear coach Of the ex-
cursion 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 coachload Of pas
sengers. Then ensued a scene Of terror
impossible to describe. The passengers
were at the mercy Of the roaring, screech-
| ing monster at their side. Through the
broken valve torrents Of scalding steam
and water poured out upon the helpless
victims
Seven Are Dead.
Many OF them were penned down by the
debris and were horribly scalded. Two
were almost instantly killed. five were
fatally and six eyerely injured. Five more
have since died and sixth cannot live.
The dead are:
Miss Annie Phelan, Cardiff.
Mrs. Frank Ellis, Aspen.
Mrs J. G. Baldwin, Aspen.
Mrs. w. L. Willoughby, Glenwood
Mr. A. B. Rogers, Woody.
Mrs. A. b. Rogers, Woody.
Child of Frank Ellis, Aspen.
Fearfully scalded and Burned.
OF the twenty-five passengers in the caI
| AnTte tuAoItu men VINO were IN llle FORWARD
compartment were the only ones unin
jured. Conductor Miller with the trair
crew and the uninjured passengers imme
diately began the work OF rescue. A two
, year-old child Of Mr.. Frank Ellis, 0
Aspen, was taken ont dead, Miss Ami
Phelan, Of Cardiff died ten minutes afte
being rescued, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Leonard
. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis, Thomas O'Don
! nell, Miss Mary ODonnell, James Leach
all of Aspen; Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Rogers
of Woody, Colo. Mrs. J. G. Baldwin, o
Glenwood, and Mrs. W. l. Willoughby, Q
, Glenwood, were fearfully scalded an
burned The injured and dead wer
{ placed in the baggage car and brought t
this city where all the physicians were i
attendance. The victims cries Of agon
were heartrending and their scalded face
> and arms and bodies a sight to bring tear
Of pity In spite Of all efforts to save thei
lives, Mrs Frank Ellis, Mrs Baldwin an
Mrs. Willoughby died within two hour
from the time of the wreck Mrs. Roger
died at a. m. and her husband at /
o'clock. Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs Willougl
by were the most frightfully burned. III
latter begged piteously to be kept aliy
until her husband could reach her
{ those still living, Miss Mary O'Donne
will die.
Ghouls Robbed the Dying.
While the injured people were al Aspe
! function the nnt.cpn of Mrs A n R,rhfl