The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-11

r~.leA~s and the Ruins Are
..e4 with Many oecuDanfs-
!. Last Thirty Dead, Few of
~. Are Identified, and Eight
q injured.
-rAsTLE. Colo. Sept. 10. - The
- ,sl,road wreck In the history Of the
- a Colorado occurred az les this
s..rs an the Joint track OF the Denver
80 crande and Midland railways. one
All miles west OF this place. After
.,-. hours incessant work by the
-..gsns crews In clearing away the
800 Ara rescuing the bodies Of those
- rsrtshsd. II In yet impossible TO Sc
-. r,cre thar an estimate Of the loss OF
~. "a not half Of those known 20 b.
- hsve bsen identified. Many OF the
-s..-surates never will be known. and e
!. sss.ss,s mat the number killed viii a.
-. \. tn Doubt. From the best inf0rma-
- 1bfainabss now, fully thirty persons
1919 while eighteen were taken out
q ~ wreck suffering from serious In
Fire Follows the Smash.
~ wreck was caused BY a headend
..siast.n between a Denver & Rio Grande
1870 train running forty miles an
{eur snl q special Colorado Midland stock
syaln running at speed Of probably thir-
= niIes 80 terrific wac the conclusion
a. both engines, baggage and express
~ smoker and day coach and two stock
- vers totally dem siishsd and the track
nm ~ for rods in both directions. To
IA 70 the horror Of the scene. the wreck
- q once caught fire from an explosion
4 Ptnssch gas tank on the passenger
ssain. ana burned so rapidly that many
saapeassrs pinned beneath the debris were
burned to death before help could reach
ban
Trsinmen's Criminal Conduct.
Ths most generally accepted theory as 10
- Cause OF the wreck seems to be that
Conductor Burbank, OF the Midland spe-
al anticipating the time Of the passen-
~, undertook to steal a station and
Ssat the passenger into Newcastle. Bur-
ksak escaped unlnjured and. upon orders
from Coroner Clark. has been placed un-
Il arrest by the sheriff.
Midland Engineer Ostrandsr Is missing
sBa thorough search all about his en-
rns falls 10 reveal his bones or any ves-
- Il bis remains. 1t Is thought that.
rsably when he saw the threatened dam
1sr, he Jumped from his engine and. real
t.rk his negligence. took to the hills. Mr..
snd Mrs E. H. Strouse. who live one
bgrth Of mile from the scene of the &C.
Gdent report that. when the two trains
n<t the shock was so great az 20 literally
lM them out Of bed. Some say the
aclss was heard and the shock felt at
Kfwrstie
he List Of the dead and injured as far
= kIown Il as follows:
Dead.
JF KEENAN,, mail agent. of Denver.
ROBERT g HOLLAND. fireman d. a
4 @. Of SaIida
MA ALEXANDER HARTMAN. and
tro inns, OF Hercher Ills.
JAMES ERR1CK, OF CHICAGO.
Mr. CHARLES. Leeper. PA.
WIN GORDON, engineer OF passenger
WILLIAM HINTS. fireman.
tpjared.
REV. ALEXANDER HARTMAN. Her
bamed. 'a''s
JOHN s. sTRANDER. of glanksoos
Esho leg broken and face cut and burn
and bruised.
AIsS PEARL CORNELL. OF Alciei.
Gseon, hip dislocated.
hisrnaIly. ''''u''u
b wounded.
hrs. MARY ISRAEL. of 81 PAM
NM. slightly injured internally.
eighty burned.
burned. s"''' race
y TYSON. OF cockrsil Mo. cut
ms'y about head.
tnsd u ,'''0aso' BACK
had LOUIS cut on FORE
THOMAS NASH. Mohah. Utah ,err
: % osoksn badly. burned on face.
,eAANh T. MANNfx. Victor. Col. I
asssa and slightly burned.
hs.I sHoIT. Leepcr. Ia. badly
s,,s,a sll KNAPP. leg crushed
kglssd. eNP'esS messenger,
, VILLAIN S. ANssEMER. express
s.ssenger. h-ulasa.
,,s s.s case o. Engineer ostrsnder. OF the 1
1eH's ~ stu fn doubt
rcd Bodies I'm the Ruia,.
a.. ooaies were found IN the ruins ~
- ssf aud four In another. The cher /
q '.laains OF two women ennaran,tV,
~ n each others arms. vera found
- aeads and lower limbs were bnvnes
hs.. the dress bosom Of each was
a A.. ..ay gold wa-oh. upon one sits
Nsa W Of which wns inscribed "rro,1
ss,.. 70 Mamie" Teierrams from, an +
- 3 me country inquir,ng for frten0s
rla,ves are pouring IN
Asursfvor's Dcxcrt,.,ac-
Vs. Asnnix. a newxraner man a,
ssssas. .oa, who was In me smoker ana I.
s. -, sala today: 1'7es ana
se,. eslhe' express the horror q. sha
kssa. me crash came unexnNcssI,y
sn.s AZ was darkness. ira ssr u-ss
sss-s eihaefs. spnnter< and heated
-. .acn Tie sames aar+@s ,,n =,
ssss s. sue The scene was slmp,v .rs.s-
fs.as.ss Ane flames were "a. a Sn,ss a
W.. $50 ~ With their aid the windows
"a sa,.. .,ea' even though ne ssenger< had
~ .aroagh the flames"
- 80 fragments OF limbs ana bodies
o.. :. $500, 49, 81 persons have heen taken
tnv 49,. .e runs. eus Il + not rkeIv that
s.s 80, eVo'es viii he positively i6ensi-
ls..s ~, : s'eS'ls Certain that the nuuAser
n. e..s aNsSs remain in Doubt
.Ae r.,,. ~. found shaving mug with
fes ra,,s ", NICHOLSON" upon Il. also
Ter .r.-s 81 1ae Sanle 81 -. &. POa-
r. ssN On the outside.
~. Els, man 70 arrive 8, ~. ,-~..,,y
l IL stronss who rss,.sss m hiS