Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-18
CRASHES ON THE RAIL.
Freight Train Goes Through a Bridge and Buries Workmen.
SEVERAL. KILLED AND MANY HURT

Twenty-fOur Freight Cars Fell Forty Feet
 Through Structure Over Which a Pas.
 senger Train Had Just Been Run-TwO
 Freight Trains Wrecked In the East.
 MONUMENT, Colo, July 1S.-The local freight on the Santa Fe road fell through the bridge at this place, burying beneath the wreck Mrs. Albert Cooper and a num- Der of the Santa Fe bridge gang who were rebuilding the bridge. The number of killed is four and perhaps more, as 90 cars are piled promiscuously on top of the vic tims.
 The local freight, loaded heavily with lumber and stone, was passing over the bridge, and as the engine ncarcd the south end the workmen underneath saw the bridge rock and shouted an alarm to their comrades. Before the danger could be realized the engine and 20 cars came crashing through, burying those who could not get out of the way beneath the crush ing weight.
 Mrs. Albert Cooper, wife of the engi- nccr of the bridge gang, was sitting in a shady place under the bridge. Her hus- band shouted to her, but the noise drowned his voice, and it is certain that she is in the wreck.
 Citizens of Monument worked heroic nlly, but nothing could be done until tho wrccking train arrived.
 There were about 20 men in the bridge gang, and it was believed 10 or 12 are un- der tho wreck, Tho engineer escaped, but the fireman, conductor and brakeman | went down with tho wreck. The bridge | was 50 feet high and about 300 feet long. Passenger Train Had Just Crossed. As soon as possible wrecking train was brought from Denver bringing phy- nd A n hot blo was done for the sufferers. They were taken to the hospital at La Junta for l treatment. Twenty minutes before the accident occurred the Midland passenger | train crossed the structure. The cause of | the accident is unknown. | The wreckage is piled up 30 feet, and it | is thought that there are bodies still under l it. It will take two days at least to clear l it away. About half of the bridge was taken away by the train in it's descent
 The killed and injured are: Killed.-Jim Childers, foreman bridge l gang; Mrs. Cooper, wife of stationary en-
 ginecr; unknown tramp. Fatally Injurcd.-Mark Winchcrs en- | ginccr freight train; D. N. Irby brake l man; James Neal.
 | Seriously Injured Charles Halloy
 Frank Shaw, Wallace Cooper, Charles 1 Van Mcrter; Tom Smith and Joe Will | Hams, two tramps stealing ride; J. w. | Cole, c. c. Carpenter, Thomas :. Stcn- l house, Charles Sergeant.
 | The dead were taken to Colorado
 Springs, where an inquest was begun. Trainmen Scalded to Death. l TUSCARORA, N. r., July 1S.-Trnin 2S5
 on the Western New York and Pennsylva-
 nia railroad was wrecked hero directly op- | positC the depot. John Stout, the cngi-
 necr, aged 60, was instantly killed, and | August Martin, the fireman, aged 32 was
 scalded so badly that he died soon after.
 The train was through freight, made up
 of 35 cars carrying coal and bark. The ac-
 cidcnt was caused by the truck of the en- | zine leaving tho track.
 The engine was thrown on it's side, with
 the tender turned completely around, | while the cars were Strcwn in every drcc-
 tion, one car of bark crashing into the
 window of the telegraph office. | The engineer was under the engine and
 had to b" dug out, together with the fire 1 man. Their bodies were so badly Scalded
 that the flesh hung in shrcdS in places.
 Both the brakeman and conductor jumped
 and saved their lives. Two wrccking crews
 from Rochester and Clean cleared the l track.