Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-04
A SUNDAY R.. R. WRECK.
ALL THE CARS ARE DRAGGED DOWN


pueblo. Col, Oct. 3.-One person
tulad outright, one SO injured that he
llod soon after the accidentand TWEEN
,y-nve others injured is tho result of
fl wreck on the Denver & Rio Grande
roiIroad at Cotopaxi, seventy-two
miles west of Pueblo. at o'clock this
morning. caused by the breaking of u
i,urual ON one OF the coaches.
The train, the first section, narrow
,eure from over Marshall pass, was
slowing down to take the siding at
Cotopaxi. and while running at ten
miles an hour a journal ON the rear
trucks of the first day coach broke.
Tho car pitched over on its side and
dragged with it all the cars behind,
company's pay-car. Three tourist
another coach, two sleepers and the
cars. the baggage car and engine, all
aboad of the first coach, remained on
thp tracks. The cars were all crowded
with eNCursionists, bound to the fesu-
Val Of mountain and plain at Denver.
There was little excitement ana not
much wreckage, as the train was run
Mug very slowly. The railroad com
pany furnishes the following list Of
casualties;
The dead are:
Mrs. L. H. Mcintyre. Sllverton, Col.
r. w. Seylcr, 20 years OF age,uf 2sO9
CaImony avenue Cincinnati, o., legs
crushed; died on the way to the hos
pital.
The injured include the following:
Laura Gates, Denver, scalp wound.
Mrs ]. Kirk. Montrose. side bruised
a. ID. Howard, Bonneville, Mo,
hand cut and side bruised.
$. d. Carleton. Alamosa, right hand
cut.
b. Z. David, Denver, confused knee,
scalp wound and sprained. thumb.
John Mcdowell, Ouray. scalp wound.
". f. II. Vundevcnter Delta, com
tusions on hand, hip and back.
e II. Posey. Denver. cut handknee
bruised.
Ada Champion, Delta, scalp wound,
Miss Lulu Chase, Denver, scalp
Charles T. Bemendurfer, Denver,
sprlined back
Mrs. Robinson, Delta, head and back
injured; serious; sent to Salida hos
Il. e. Adams, Telluride, badly cut,
Mary Johnson, Telluride, face cut and
shoulder bruised.
A. l., Barnes, Denver, confused head
and back.
+. NJ. steele. Ouray. face scratched.
c. =. Struthcrs, Telluride, confusion
on left shoulder,
]. Midwnter, Telluride, bruised side.
George Burgoyne. Telluride, contu-
sion rlght shoulder
Mrs. q. W. Compton, Highlands.
Denver. back injured.
Mrs i. Saunders, Salida, lip cut.
H. Williamson, Denver conductor,
head cut and face scratched.
Frank Retman, Delta, chest and arm
injured.
James oConnor, paymaster, Denver,
confused hip.
J. r. Pnrlan. Parlan, slight bruises.
Mrs. Mcintyre was In lower berth
No. 4, In the forward sleeper, and was
found after the wreck lying dead on
the ground opposite her berth window.
She was badly crushed.
Mr.. Seyler was standing on the plat
form between the two coaches when
the wreck occurred. He was badly
crushed. but was conscious to the last
and dictated several kilograms to his
relatives.
OF the injured, Mrs Robinson alone
is seriously hurt and her death is
feared She is at the railroad hospital
at Snlida The list Of those hurt is COM
rlcte from her case to those who re-
colved only n scratch.
Immediately after the accident re-
lief train with surgeons was sent out
from Snlida, and all were promptly
given attention. Railroad officials have
heeu overwhelmed with inquiries all
day and have freely given all the In
formation at their disposal. Wrecklng
crews were sent from Pueblo, and the
track was cleared at o'clock this
morning