The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-10
FRIGHTFUL FATE
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dent is 20 the effect thar Conductor Bur
bank OF the Colorado Midland stock train
made "A mistake az 10 minutes on nguflng
on the time which the kio Grande pas
senger train passed Newcastle and that
therefore ho was chiefly responsible iOr
the disaster.
PROBABLY UNDER WRECK.
Engineer Ostrander of the stock train
could neither confirm nor deny TINS report
If he were alive. but IL is believed no Is
under the debris.
w. l.. Horthorne, conductor of the pas
senger train. was in the smoking car at
the time OF the collision ana was thrown
about and severely bruised. He says thae
the gas cylinder under one OF the wrecked
cars exploded and everything appeared 10
be in flames within short time
NEARLY ALL BURNED TO DEATH.
He does not think more than two or
three passengers in the smoker escaped
being burned TO death. The passengers In
the day coach Jared tho worst Out OF ~
people in that coach only SIX are now
known 20 nave escaped. All was con-
fusion and some may have escaped un-
noticed.
AS in all similar incidents the engine
men are the first TO lose their lives I'm
gineer Ostrander went down with MS
hands on tho lover. Robert Holland, nfe-
that he died at > o'clock.
Engineer Gordon Of the passenger may
live, although he is badly injured ana ht
first was thought to be fatally hurt. lie
suffered great pain from rupture In eu-
dition To his other injuries. lie was
thrown over "a Darbed wire fence by the
force of the collision. Hines, the Midland
fireman, was so badly hurt that
doctors who examined him at o'clock
said he could not recover tie was shock
ingly burned but bore his pain bravely.
James keenan,, the postal clerk, would
not live until noon, the doctors said.
Ho was terribly soaldod.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Two express messengers on the Rio
Graude train saved their lives, but their
escape was thrilling one. They were
James g. Foley and William ;. Mes
sager, both of Denver. They had tied UP
the through baggage IN one end or the
car and were tusy with egg cases in the
other end when the shock came. They
were pitched headlong about the car ana
when 10 toppled over they were stunned
and bruised by the loose baggage.
It was several minutes befors they
wero able TO aid themselves.
Then the car commenced to I'LL with
smoke and death by burning or suffoca-
tion seemed their fate. They realized
their position and began to battle with
an axe To liberate them selves. Finally, as
the car BURST into flames, they saw day
light through the hole they were cutting
and bv the aid of some men outside they
were able to pull themselves through,
bruised and bleeding.
FIRST BODIES RECOVERED.
In addition 60 the above named, il is
known that Alexander Hartman Of
Horsher. ILL.,, had Goth legs broken aud
cannot live. His wife and two children
were the first Of the dead 10 be removed
from the wreckage.
Miss Pearl Cornell. of Oregon, had
leg broken. This lady was returning
from visit to friends east and was in
collision at Glen Falls, Idaho, while on
her eastern trip.
L. L. Daniels, the passenger brakeman,
who was Cnhurt, came back To this place
and notified the railway officials Of the
accident. A special train was sent out
with physicians and nurses as soon as
possible.
At 3: 40 another special relief train was
sent from Glenwood Springs. whore
news of the wreck caused great excite
ment. Neighboring ianch houses were
used for the reception of the injured and
all did what they could TO nolp.
EXPRESS CAR CONSUMED.
- The express car and its contents were
entirely consumed by tho fire. Frank j.
ManniX, editor OF the Victor Record was
passenger on the Denver and Rio
Grande train.
Il was in the smoker when the col
lision occurred. Fl" he said. "and was jam
med down in tho seat. / saw daylight on
one side and managed To pull myself
out. With the help OF brakeman Daniels
| got thres people from the wreck. At
the time of the collision the tank under
the smoker exploded and set fire to the
train. The scene was awful, the mail,
baggage, smoker dav coach and tourist
sleeper were burned, the roar Pullman
and "A private car remained on tho track
Mr.. Mannix believes that at least forty
are killed.
RTIAL LIST OF DEAD.
As yet IL has not been possible to Oh
Ia in Gfull list OF the dead and injured.
Following is "A partial list
Mrs. Alexander Hartman, and two
children, Heisler, Lolbsr, III. ; Engineer
Ostrauder; Robert Holland, fireman;
Charles Leiper, Pa; James keenan,,
postal clerk.
The injured:
Alexander Hartman. Herscher, ILL.,,
both legs broken. will die.
:. Robert Gordon, engineer, rupturod and
terribly bruised, may die
Fireman Hines terribly burned, can
not recover
allNN soIl ihuli. plte'i, icH uiohcn'
John VI. Stuart Blackfoot Ida, cut
and burned both legs broken.
j. ~ Sheets, Iowa. right hand cut.
H. j. Shields, LuibCr. Pa, informally
hurt
.lnues G. Foley, express messenger
Denver, bruised
William Messomor express messenger
Denver. bruised
W. i. hawthorne, conductor bruised.
=. ii. MCAvoy. Victor Col burned
about tho head back hl u sod.
Frank Il. Mannix, Victor, Col, slight
ly bruised.