The state herald., 1897-10-08
A RIO GRANDE WRECK
CARS DlrcHED AT coropAxl.
Two Persons Killed and Largo Number
Injured--A lad Beginning for Festival
Visitors.

| NBiturs.
| Denver, Oct. Alive ears of the Den
yer & Rio Grande narrow gauge pGS-
senger train TINT left Salida at 1:30
o'clock yesterday morning jumped the
track a quarter of Il mile west of COto-
paXi a few minutes llter, and rolled
part way down the cmlIankment of the
Arkansas river, causing the death of
two passengers, the serious injury of
one and the slight injury of twenty
six others.
| The dead are:
| Mrs. Frank B. Mcintyre of Silycrton,
instantly killed.
Fred w. Seyler. zoos Germany ave
nue., Cincinnati, leg crushed; died on
the train while being taken to Salida
Seriously injured
Mrs. Robinson of Delta. injuries
about the head, probably fatal.
Those slightly injured are:
Frank II. Adams, Telluride. injured
about the head; deep cut under right
ear.
Mrs. Mary johnson, Telluride, injury
to right shoulder.
Mrs. George W. Compton, 213O Os-
ceola avenue, Highlands, painful in
juries to back. VI
Miss Laura Gates, 1920 Glenarm
street, cut on head.
Mrs. James Kirk, Montrosc, slightly
bruised.
Mrs. II. Saunders. Salida. cut about
the face and left shoulder injured
]. ii. Shay, Telluride, left leg and
right shoulder injured, and cut about
the head.
Miss Lulu Chase. 910 Sixteenth
street. Denver, cut over right eye.
+. III. Posey, Denver, right arm
bruised and head cut.
John Mollng, Telluride. slightly
bruised
G. II. Be:cederfer Telluride, face
cut, injuries TO right side.
Miss Ada Crompton of Delta, cut
about the head.
A. L. Barnes, Denver, head and back
injured.
l. NJ. Steele, ouray, scratched about
the face.
@. =. Struihers, Telluride, confusion
on right shoulder
j. Midivinter. Telluride. bruised side.
George Burgoyne. Telluride, contu-
sion on right shoulder.
III. Williamson. conductor OF train.
cut about face and head.
Frank Retman. Delta, chest and arm
injured.
j. Il. Parlau, slightly bruised.
A. ID. Howard, bonneville, Missouri,
hand cut and side bruised.
5. ID. Carleton, AlamoSa, right hand
cut.
b. f. David, confused head; scalp
wound.
John McDo~.-' Ouray. scalp wound.
Il. f., III. Nnndeventer, Delta. hip and
back injured.
Thomas Il. Walsh. Ouray, face and
wrists cut.
The accident happened to The reGu-
lar passenger train from Sllverion
through to Denver and due In this city
at S o'clock yesterday morning. The
cause has not been asccrtained. owing
to the complete wrecklng Of the run
ming gear of the deraiied cars. but 1t
Is believed 10 have been due to de
fective Journal box on the rear axle
of coach 2IS. which threw that car
from the rails, drawing with 1t an
other coach. twp Pullman sleepers and
Paymaster OC5hnor's car. which was
the end of the train of nine cars. The
five dcrailed cars became uncoupled
from that part Of the train which re-
maincd on the rails, hut the over
turned cars remained coupled. which
prevented them rolling to the bottom
OF the embankmcnt. distance of thirty
feet. into the Arkansas river. The
head coach left the track first. breaking
loose from the forward part Of the
train. and rs II turned over the coach
following. two Pullman sleepcrs and
the pay car on the rear We're carried
with II. the five ears sliding down the
cmhankment. distance Of from twelve
TO fifteen feet and resting In the form
of an immense V. with the apex point
Ing toward the river bed. The acci-
dent Happened about 1:55 o'clock. and
following the derallmcnt WIS scene
of great confusion. The dcralleh cars
We're all overturned and the lights cx.
tlnGnishcd. and there went up from the
wreck cries for assistance and the
means of the injured.
The Alamosa Pullman. III Moro. was
next to the last ear On the train and In
this were most Of the persons who
were injured. As this car left the
track II made almost complete revo.
luton, setilln" on one side and Mt the
FIRST shock Mrs. Frank u. McIntvre
wns thrown from her herih through n
window on tho nrposltn s'de Of tho car.
and MS II rolled over tho poor women
was caught beiweon tho side of tho
car and the ground AMI crushed TO
death.
Fred W. ecvler. the other PASSENGER
who was KILLED. wns riding on brake
wtee. on 'hc platform 81 tho dnv coach
which first loft The irrck. and WAS
thrown heiweon tho rolling cars. his
Ices holng crushed In horrible man.
nor nni II ls believed ihat III sustained
Internal irirrlcs which resulted IN
death whil" hc wee hqlng removed to
tho hosnIinl nt sNllda.
As soon ~ word of tho accident
reached Snllda n relief train wns son'
ont from that rlnce with physicians
md snnn'lps NJ blankets md stroichpns
for tho nse NJ tho wounded. pnvmas.
tor O'connor. who was riding In tho
paw rnr wns badly shnton un. hut I'm.
meh'nieiv went to work To SEQ that cv.
prvihinv nnssihle wns done for the IN.
inred pe"hir- the arrival of the rellcf
train. I'll. rvs md h'rnhc,s wero
inten from tho prllmnn md tourist
s'""ncrs and tho ears remaining on Tho
rails were cleared of nnssan"crs rni
turned into iampornry hnsni'nls for tho
wounded. n'vis'on Srpcrlntcudcnt Y.
Y. Burns NJ Pueblo hns'enci io tho
scene NJ 'hh wrock nri Ind frll re-
mott n tho accident wired 10 President
.'cno-v cnrlv Yesterday morning. Gen,
crnl ernorlnienient y. W. Gnmnle was
on train No. .. runnlng several hours
behind the wrecked train. returning
from lrlp 10 Asnep. ITS train wns