Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-23
TBLEGRAMS TO THB Star.
CRUSHED AND BURNED TO DEATH.
Wreck Of . Passenger Train Early This
Morning.

Wreck Of . Passenger Train Early This
Morning.
DENVER, Coz, Dec. pa special to the
Times from Colorado Springs, Col, says: ''Santa
Fe passenger train, No. 8, which left Denver at
Hos O'Clock last night, was wrecked be-
tween l and 2 o'clock two miles east
OF Hustled, small station fifteen
miles north of this city. The train was due here
at 21O am. Several cars left the track and
plunged down an embankment fifty feet, piling
up the cars in q heap.
Fire broke out almost Immediately and added
horror to the scene. The train was running at
the rate of forty miles an hour when the acct
dent occurred and some of the cars were
smashed into fragments.
1t was marvellous, considering the character
OF the wreck, that the injury to passengers was
not more serious. Only the baggage car, which
was next to the engine, remained on the track.
The express car turned over on its side. and
rolled down the e baukment, standing on its
end at the foot of the slope, completely a wreck.
The smoking car followed and Immediately took
nre. The flames spread to the next car which
was the day coach.
The front end Of the day coach was on top Of
the embankment and the other end at the bot
tom. This car caught fre from the other and
both were destroyed. The Pullman turned on
its side on the smbankment. The accident is
ascr1bed by some to spreading rails, while by
others it is charged to faulty wheels.
The Santa Fe road Immediately sent out .
relief train with physicians and wrecking crew
on board. Engineer Weir Of Denver was in
charge Of the train. He and Fireman Lyllas Of
La Junta were uninjured.
When the train stopped it was right on the
end of the bridge, No 201, which crossed
deep gully fully fifty feet deep. The tender of
the engine got of the track, but the engine re-
NAMED on.
Congressman Pence and wife were on the
train, but were unnjlred.
LIST OF THE INJURED.
The following we're more or lees injured: Two
boys. Bert and Willie Cannon, fatally injured;
John X. shallo of Ada, Hans, injuries not
known.
E. F. Mcdonald Of Denver. injuries not
known; Charles Long and wife Of Needles, Col,
injuries not known; Col. W. H. Hanke of Den
yer. right arm injured; S. Samuel,
OF Salt Lake, injuries not known;
two boys. Albert and Willie Cannon, fatally in
jured: John X Shalio of Ada. OAK injuries
not known; E. F. Mcdonald of Denver. inju-
ries not known; Charles Long and wife Of
Needles, Col. injuries not known; Col. W.
II. Hanke of Denver, right arm injured;
5. Ssmuels of Salt Lake, in uries not known;
E. L. Sorry, conductor Of the Pullman, right
arm broken; C. II. Kohn Of Denver. sprained
left shoulder and bruised left side;
Mrs. c. H. Kohn, injured internally; d.
Brusser, cut about the head and neck;
Miner Banziyer. right side of head bruised.
right eve entirely closed; George Il. Watson,
Colorado agent of the Irrigation Age of Den
yer, right cheek injured and slightly injured
hip and leg cut, badly bruised
Myrtle Van Noonan, head bruised and badly
cut; A. i. Lawrence, scalp cut; Charles Lingo,
bruised His wife was internally injured.