The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-11
. TEN BODIES
Taken Out of
Wrecked Train.
Many More Thought to
Be Sill in Ruins.
Details of the Awful Collision
Near Newcastle.
Dsath Reaped a Horrible Harvest in
the Day Coach.
S ories Told by TtoS, Who Escaped From
th. Ill-Fated Tran.
Details of the Awful Collision
Near Newcastle.
Dsath Reaped a Horrible Harvest in
the Day Coach.
S ories Told by TtoS, Who Escaped From
th. Ill-Fated Tran.

Newcastle Col, Sept l1.-Coroner DIR.
Clark says that only ten bodies have so
lar been taken from the ruins of the
Denver and Rio Grande train wrecked
near this place. These with keenan,,
Holland, Hines and Gordon, make four
teen in all but there are no doubt more.
a conservative estimate places the list OF
dead at from twenty-five 10 thirty i've.
The remains of what is supposed TO be
ten persons are confined in two caskets,
with nothing TO identify them and 1t is
ex xpected they will be buried here
The iir,t man to arrive at the wreck
was r.. u. Strouse. who resides on his
ranch about 300 feet from the track. MIR.
Strouso was awakened by the collision.
lie hurried TO the scene and assisted IN
rescuing the passengers in the smoker
and day coach. When he reached the
scene, within a few moments alter the
collision. four of the cars were ablazo and
the heat was so terrific that it was i'm
possible for anyone 10 get near them,
MANY CREMAIED.
In n few minutes he thinks, at least
fifteen to twenty persons were cremated.
j. q. Young, one Of the survivors, says
he was in the smoker at tho rear end
when tho collision came. The front end
OF the ear and part OF the roof were thrown
upon him, pinning him to his seat. He
Succeeded in freeing himself ana escaping
through window. There were from rs
TO - persons in the smoker and ne docs
not think that more than eight got out
alive, the remainder being cremated.
ONLY A FEW ESCAPED.
In the day coach, which was immedi-
ately behind the smoker, he thinks there
were from 80 to 30 persons and only n
few succeeded in making their escape.
He says all who wore in the chair car
got safely out before the fire reached it rs
did those in the two Pullmans.
Fred :. Rockwell. stock agent of the
Burlington road, who was passenger on
the wrecked train, told his experience as
follows:
II had Just left the sleeper in company
with gentleman and passed through
the day coach into the next car Me bhd
hardly settled ourselves when we wero
hurled violently from our seats by the
shock of tho collision. We got out saiolv.
A moment later terrible explosion OF
gas rent the air ana after 10 came "a
burst of flame. After getting my bear
inRs, | was hoIrifed to discover tnat the
smoking ear had ridden over the day
coach, cutting its way almost TO tho
seats, 3nCasing the car in manner TO
shut off all hope of escape.
HORRIBLE HARVEST OF DEATH.
"lt was in this dav coach that tho bor-
rible harvest Of death took place. pro-
cured AN AKA and managed TO chop
through window and go out. Two
women and men who were badly hurt
also got out. ono man was struggling
to get his foot loose. lie was self.
possessed ana told me he was not injured
otherwise. lilo could not free his foot and
| was compelled 10 stand helplessly by
and SOC him consumed by the flames. The
car was crowded with passengers. /
should say that fully thirty adults were
cremnted there. "
Conductor William Hawthorne. of She
ill-fntod train. docs not place tho loss Of
life at "a many as is generally supposed.
On checking up his tickets, as nearly as
as no can tell. eight were killed in the
coaches.