Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-10
A Passenger Ms0lS a Stock Train Near
Nav Castle, Col.
rRIGHTFUL HOLOCAUST RESULTS
TIL. Number OF Fanatics vnrionsiy
r.timated Mt From 20 90 10
The wr.$Hca Trains
on Fire.

DENVER, COL, Sept. 10.-2:40 am.
"A report has reached here that
beadend collision occurred at O'CLOCK
mile west OF New Castle, Col, bt-
tween Denver d Rio GrsnLe passen-
ger train and aud freight OF the
CoIoraio Midland. Ii lie said twenty
five PERSONS are killed.
8Am.-At tho offices OF the Denver
and Rio Grsnde In this city only
meaeer details Of the New Castle
wreck have been received. Ii lie said
that the killed aud seriously wound eu
will roach FULLY q dozsD and perhaps
more. The wreck Is on fire and 1t is
feared several persons nave been
burned TO death.
FORTY IN THE BURNING MASS.
A special to tue News from New
Castle, Col. says:
Rio Grande passenger train No. /,
running one hour late, coliidsd with
n Midland stock extra one and one.
half miles west OF New Castle. Both
engines are u total wreck. There are
10 all probability forty human beiDgs
In the burning mass. Shortly after
the collision occurred the baggage
car, day coach, smoker and the touist
sleeper caught fire. while one Pull.
man and y special car OF the Hannibal
d 81. Joseph railroad remained on the
ka. ~ ltxr.. l.a..N
not ue ssrertained at this hour. The
fault is said to lie with she train crew
Of The stock extra.
ZONE OF THB VICTIMS.
NEW CASTLE, Colo, Sept. 10, $40
a.m,--DsiaiIs of the wreck are very
hafJ 10 obtain. 1t 10 known that A.
Hsflmau, wife and two children, OF
Hapher, H., are among the dead.
Engineer Gordon OF the passenger
lrhlB, II. Ii. Bsdiey, postal clerk, and
Robert Howistt, passenger fireman,
are fatally Injured.
Engineer Osttander and Fireman
sutlifie OF the freight ars missing .and
ATE believed to be- buried In the
wreck.
The following are injured:
Pearl COrness, leg broken.
John Ii. Standard, Bisokfooi, Ida,
bnJly cut and bruised anu both legs
broken.
J. Ii. Sheet, badly cut.
Charles Lepper, badly burned.
30 thoroughly are the trains emol-
lshed that but few OF those caught
escaped alive, those not killed by The
shock Of the collision being burned to
death in the ruins OF the cars.
A Rio GraDde special, just arrived
from GlenwO0u, brings doctors and
comforts Tor the wounued.
The wreck occurred on what 10
called the Rio Granue junction road.
This runs from New Castle TO Grand
Junction.
1t belongs Jointly to the Denver &
Rio Gfanue anu the Colorado Mid
land, being used by both roads.
Two cars OF stock were @ implicitly
demolished, and the right.oi.wRy Ii
hlteWn with dead stock and debris.
Conductor Burbanks's explanation
oilhe wreck 10 that in looking at the
passengers leaving time, on the card,
ne lo9ked al the wrong colu am Of fig
ures.
Two Italians caught in the act OF
iobblng trunks have been placed under
ATTEST.
The latest Information from the
"fsck makes 1t almost certain thai
Wonty'bve persons are dead and q
uoLsn bAdly Injured, fully halt OF
whom viii die.
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 100 y. m.--
Up TO this hour but little Information
hSs been received by the Rio GTnnde
pe.ple here OF the New Castle dlesetvr.
NEwoAsTLE, Cob, Sept. l0--The
neht uhastroue railroad accident that
uas ever happened in Colorado &C.
eatted al 1915 O'Clock this morning, o
'pe anu bnlf west OF this town.
SUehvVer o. Rio Grande passenger train
II ~ u west bound, cOllided with
ooiofado Midland stock train going
.M'i WTeckiDg both engines anu
efeisi cars 10 both trains. Shortly
amet Ihe collision, fire broke out In the
a,us' The mail, baggage ana express
ts, smoker, day coaca and a tourist
NepeI, were burned. A number Of
pNsehgeTs who were not killed out
sul, but who were pinned in the
message aud could not be extricsted,
fslshey IN the flames. There were
Oou' IOO passengers. 1t is estimated
ivy" twenty-five persons were killed
,ght and 40 many more bruised,
aIueu and burned, Of whom i've or
are likely to die OF their injuries.
" YET II has not been possible to
~Sin full list OF the dead and in
' wu' Following lie u partial lisE
the ueau are Mrs. Alex Hartman
H. I'VE children, Hersher, III, En-
saeet osirander, R1oerG Holland,
,a9; Chas. Lelpor, Lsiper, Pa;
Tsr hernaO, postal cierk.
III lute1: Alex Hartman, HerAher,
po'h legs broken, VIII die; RoDer.
tlh, engineer, ruptured Rvu terri.
9,ulsed, may die; Fireman Hines,
v'y burned, cannot recover; Mics
w" oornell, Oregon, log broken;