, 1897-09-11

80" 80 ~So~o
car was taken to Glenwood. His name
is Nicholas Fico, shift boss o: the Con-
sGlida;ed Coal company. There is q
strong lynChing tendency toward him.
The number Of deaths will not fall
far short Of the frs, estimates. IS or 80.
Few N III" front coaches escaped. The
sides Of the frs car were pinned down
on the passengers. man. OF whom were
roasted in plain sight Of those who want
81 20 help. The explosion O. the passen-
ger engine did great damage, as the ears
were ablaze in Two minutes. Little bag
gag and 10 mail was saved.
General Superintendent Sample and
Surgeon Dean are on the field working
hard. The people Of Nav Castle are
very kind 10 the injured. Poor Ostrand-
er, whose remains are now ashes under
his ruined engine. was doubtless wholly
responsible.
Four more bodies have just been
hrrughr in which ARE burned beyond any
hope OF recognition. Very SOW progress
is being made in getting on. the bodies.
FURTHER DETAILS.
New Castle, Colo. Sept. 10.-The
worst railroad wreck in the history OF
Colorado occurred early this morning
on the join, track Of the Denver and
Rio Grande and Colorado Midland rail-
ways. west OF this place. After IL hours
Of incessant work by ne wrecking crews
in clearing away the debris and rescuing
the bodies OF those who persisted, it is
yet impossible to secure more than an
estimate o: the loss OF life and not half
OF these known to lie lead have been
identified. Many OF the unfortunate
never will he known and it is possible
that the number Of killed will always
be in doubt. From the best informa-
ton obtainable 10Y 80 persons are be-
lieved to have persisted, while 10 e
taken out OF the wreck suffering from
serious injuries. The wreck was caus-
ed by a head-end collision between a
Denver and Rio Grande passenger train,
running 10 miles an hour. and a special
Colorado Midland stock train, running
at the speed Of probably 80 miles an
hour. So terrific was the conclusion
that both engines. baggage and express
cars. smoker and day coach n two
stock cars, were totally demolished and
track torn up for rods in both direc-
tons. To add 10 the horror OF the scene
the wreckage at once caught fire from
the explosion Of the gas tank on the
passenger train and burned so rapidly
chat many passengers. pinned beneath
the debris. burned TO death before help
could reach them. .
The most generally accepted theory
OF the cause of the wreck seems to be
that Conductor Burbanks. Of the Mid
land special. anticipating the time of
the passenger. tried TO steal a station"
and beat the passenger into New Cas-
tie. Burbank escaped unhurt and upon
the orders of he coroner has been placed
under arres;. +. II. Strous. who lives
a quarter of a mile from the scene Of
the accident. reports That he shock Of
| me tOlllSlOI WAS 50 SIFdl As " lIltTdlly
hurl him from his bed. Some say the
noise was heard and the shock felt in
New Castle.
Ten bodies were found in the ruins
Of one car and four in another. The
charred remains of two ONE appar-
EMILY cIasped in each others arms, were
found Their heads and lower limbs
were burned off. This afternoon relief
rains were sent from Glenwood and
the more seriously wounded were sent
TO the 100 'rah"e company ) hospltal
at Sai'da.
Engineer oS'raha'f 10 tue lreiehL is
MISSING anu II Is not hno"h "helher
ne Is among the d'ad or mas taken 10
the monntalns. Inc coroner lonnd a
shaving mug with the name OF w. Mich
olson upon Il ana a sold "atch with