The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-04
KANSAS PA(IFN Train Wreck,
TWO TRAINMEN KILLED AND
PASSENGERS INJURED.
Bridge Fad Washed Out and the
Train Plunged Into the Stream
No Passengers Killed.

Denver. Aug. 3.-The fast flyer on the
Kansas Pacific railway was wrecked this
morning about 40 miles east of Denver.
Two trainmen were killed outright and
nine passengers are injured and many
others badly hurt.
The killed are John A. Ward. engineer,
of Denver; w. B. Harrington, baggage
man, Kansas City.
The wreck was caused by a washout.
The heavy rains of the night flooded the
streams and carried out portion of a
small bridge which spans Comanche
creek, between Byers and Strasbu-g.
The train was on time and was running
along at the usual speed when approach
ing the point of the accident Without
warning the engine plunged into the
abyss followed by the mail and baggage
cars and two coaches.
The engine was completely under water
in almost the middle of the stream, and
Engineer Ward was under it. Oscar E.
Ingram. the fireman. escaped death, but
he is reported to be badly hurt.
The fatally injured passengers were rid
ing IN the forward car. Some of the
thrown from their berths ard were more
or less hurt, but none seriously.
Byers, the nearest town to the wreck,
IS nve miles away. and the conductor has
tened 10 cover that distance on foot. He
arrived there at o'clock and the railway
officials in Denver were notified of the
accident hg telegraph. A special wreck
ing train, with General Manager Deuel.
and other railway officials and physicians
on board, started for the scene of the
wreck.
known locomotive drivers in the country.
The special train sent to the scene of
the accident arrived in Denver at 1880
p. m. with the dead and injured.
LIST OF INJURED.
The injured are:
Oscar Ingram. fireman. bruised about
the head, dazed: W. H Rankin. Denver.
j. r. Reid, back injured; Mrs. Fred Nash.
Laramie, Wyo., back sDrained; Mrs. c.
p. Gravetr. Blue Springs. Neb-. right an
lSle broken: Mrs. c. L. Hubbard. Abilene.
Kan, back hurt; w. II. B. Thornton,
Chicago, arm sprained and bruised: L.
Eckert, Topeka. Kan. head cut; Miss
Minnie Edelmonn. bruised: C. Z. Goddard
Leavenworth. Kan. back hurt: Mrs. John
Travis. Augusta. Ca. arms and legs cut
Both Pullman cars remained on the
track. but the chair car was tipped UP on
the accident received in this city were ex-
aggerated- All the injured passengers will
recover
The mail, baggage and smoking cars
smashed together the chair car falling
on top of the heap with one end remain
ing on the east bank. The wafer was 20
feet deep. and fortunately put out the
fire before the LOCOMOTIVES exploded.
Reid and Rankin were shot up through
the roof Of the mail car. which was split
asunder when the crash came and cut
ana bleeding. made their way to the bank
a RUDE AWAKENING.
r. Ecl1ert of Topeka was in the chair
car asleep when the accident occurred [
When the car plunged headlonS into the
creek he was thrown into an upright (
position. and from this down onto his !
face in the aisle. AS he fell ne struck
his forehead on the chair in front OF /
him. making an ugly cash under his lett /
eye and on his temple. His chair was /
thrown forward against the chair in
front D;nring the arm Of Mss E1e,-nonn I
between the two. Mr.. Eckert saws that !
4 crowbar had 70 be used to separate ne /
two seats ta- enough to enable the /
woman to extricate her arm. She was in !
she was removed from her perilous DO
sition under the water. all of the pas
senSerS were taken out through the uT)-
per door and landed safely on the ground. /
tckert was en- route TO Seattle. whence /
ne intended to go to the Klondyke.
Cheyenne & Northern washout.
Cheyenne Wyo., Aug. 3-The Cheyenne
Z Northern train was seven hours late.
nhe cause of the delay was a big wash
III. a Islay, % miles north of this city.
S.x hundred feet of the main track and
he siding at that station were completely
washed away. The station house was also
moved a distance of hundred yards The
iamase was repaired sufficiently today
% allow OF trains running on usual time
Tie Sable river is very high and wagon
bridges and fences are being washed
away The damage to meadows will be
cry great The quantity of water in the
'icinity Of Chug Water and in The course