The herald., 1897-10-04
Wrecks a Train Loaded
With Excursl0nists
ONLY TWO PASSENGERS DEAD
BUT THE LIST OF WOUNDED Is a
LONG ONE
Crowds at Denver's Festival Of Noun
tain and Plain Will Be Smaller
in Consequence
Associated Press Special wIr~

PUEBLO, Col, Oct. 3.-One persco
killed outright, one so injured that he
died soon after the accident, and others
slightly injured, is the result Of a wreck
on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad
at Cotopaxi, seventy-two miles west Of
Pueblo, at o'clock this morning caused
by the breaking Of a journal on one of the
coaches. The train. the first section,
narrow gauge, from over Marshall pass,
was slowing down to take the siding at
Cotopaxi, and while running at ten miles
an hour a journal on one Of the rear
trucks Of the first day coach broke.
The car pitched over on its side and
other coach, two sleepers and the COM
pany's pay car. Three tourist cars, the
baggage car and the engine, all ahead Of
the first day coach, remained on the
track
The cars were all crowded with excur-
sionists bound to the festival Of Noun
tain and Plain at Denver.
There was little excitement and not
much wreckage, as the train was rum
ming very slowly. The railroad COM
pany furnishes the following list of casu-
alties:
The dead:
MRS F. B. M'INTYRE, Silverton, Col.
F. w. SEYLER, 20 years of age, 20S9
Carmony avenue, Cincinnati, O., legs
crushed; died on the way to the hospital
The injured:
Laura Gates, Denver, scalp wound.
Mrs. J. Kirk, Montrose, side bruised.
A. D. Howard, Bonneville, Mo-, hand
cut and side bruised.
S. D. Carleton, Alamosa, right hand
cut.
B. F. David, Denver, confused knee,
scalp wound and sprained thumb.
John Mcdowell, Ouray, scalp wound.
E. F. H. Vandeventer, Delta, contu-
Sions on hand, hip and back.
Ada Champion, Delta, scalp wound.
Miss Lulu Chase, Denver, scalp wound.
Charles F. Bemunderfer, Denver,
| sprained back.
Mrs. Robinson, Delta, head and back
injured, serious; sent to Salida hospital
F. E. Adams, Telluride, head cut
Mary johnson, Telluride, face cut and
shoulder bruised.
A. L. Barnes, Denver, confused head
and back.
F. M. Steele, Ouray, face scratched.
c. p. Struthers. Telluride. confusion on
left shoulder.
j. Midwinter, Telluride, bruised side.
George Burgoyne, Telluride, confusion
right shoulder.
Mrs. G. w. Compton, Highlands, Dem
yer, back injured.
Mrs. F. Saunders, salida, lip cut.
H. Williamson, Denver, contractor,
head cut and face scratched.
Frank r. Ettman, Delta, chest and
arm injured.
James O'Connor. paymaster, Denver.
confused hip.
j. T. Parlan, Denver, slightly bruised.
Mrs. Mcintyre was in lower berth four
in the forward sleeper and was found
after the wreck lying dead on the ground
opposite her window. She was badly
crushed.
Mr.. Seyler was standing on the plat
form between the two coaches when the
wreck occurred. He was badly crushed,
but was conscious to the last and die
tated several kilograms to his relatives,
OF the injured Mrs. Robinson alone
is seriously hurt, and her death is feared.
She is at the railroad hospital at Salida.
The list of those hurt is complete from
her case to those who received only
scratches
Immediately after the accident re.
lief train was sent out from Salida and
all were promptly given attention. Rail-
road officials have been overwhelmed
with inquiries all day and have freely
given all the information at their dis
posal.
Wrecking crews were sent out from
Pueblo and the track was cleared at
o'clock this morning.