The record-union., 1897-10-04
Caused by the Breaking of a Journal on a
Coach.
The Car Pitched Over on It's Side,
Dragging With It All the Cars
Behind It-LuckiIy the Train
Was Running Slowly, as It Was
Crowded With Excursionists
on Their Way to the Festival
at Denver.

PUEBLO (Col), Oct. 3.-One person
killed outright, one so injured that he
died soon after the accident and others
slightly injured is the result of a wreck
on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
at Cotopaxi, seventy-two miles west
of Pueblo, at 2 o'clock this morning,
caused by the breaking of journal
on one of the coaches. The train, the
first section, narrow gauge from over
Marshall Pass, was slowing down to
take the siding at Cotopaxi. While
running at ten miles an hour a jour-
nal on the rear trucks of the first coach
broke. The car pitched over on it's
side and dragged with it all the cars
behind it, another coach, two sleepers
and the company'S pay car. Three
tourist cars, the baggage car and the
engine, all ahead of the first coach, re-
mained ON the track The cars were
all crowded with excursionists bound
to the festival of Mountain and Plain
at Denver.
There was little excitement and not
much wreckage, as the train was run
ming very slowly. The railroad COM
pany furnishes the following list of
casualties:
The dead: Mrs. F. B. Mcintyre, Sill
verton, Col. F. W. Seyler, 20 years of
age, 2SO9 Carmony avenue, Cincinnati,
o., legs crushed, died on the way to
the hospital
The injured: Laura Gates, Denver,
scalp wound; Mrs. J. Kirk, Montrose,
side bruised; A. D. Howard Bonneville,
Mo-, hand cut and side bruised; S. d.
Carleton, Alamosa, right hand cut; B.
F. David, Denver, confused knee. scalp
wound and sprained thumb; John Nc
Dowell, Ouray, scalp wound; E. F. H.
Vandeventer, Delta, contuSionS on
hand, hip and back; F. H. Posey, Den
yer, cut hand, bruised knee; Ada
Champion, Delta, scalp wound: Miss
Lula Chase, Denver, scalp wound;
Charles F. Bemendurfer Denver.
sprained back; Mrs. Robinson, Delta,
head and back injured, serious, sent
to Salida Hospital; f. E. Adams, Tel
luride, head cut; Mary Johnson, Tel
luride, face cut and shoulder bruised;
A. L. Barnes, Denver, confused head
and back; F. M Steele, Ouray face
scratched; c.. P. Struthers, Telluride,
confusion of left shoulder; J. Midwin
ter, Telluride, bruised side; George
Burgoyne, Telluride, confusion right
shoulder; Mrs. G. w. Compton, High
lands, Denver, back injured; Mrs. F.
Saunders, Salida, lip cut; H. William
son, Denver, conductor, head cut and
face scratched; Frank Retman, Delta,
chest and arm injured; James O'Con-
nor, paymaster, Denver, confused hip;
j. T. Parlan, Parlan, slightly bruised.
Mrs. Mcintyre was in lower berth
four 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 die
tated several kilograms to his rela-
times.
OF the injured, Mrs. Robinson alone
is seriously hurt. and her death is
feared. She is at the Railroad Hospi-
tai at Salida. The list of those hurt
is complete from her case to those who
received only a scratch.
Immediately after the accident a re-
lief train with surgeons was sent out
from Salida, and all were promptly Civ
en- attention. Railroad officials have
been overwhelmed with inquiries all
day, and have freely given all the in
formation at their disposal
Wrecking crews were sent out from
Pueblo and the track was cleared at
5 o'clock a. m.