The San Francisco call., 1897-10-04
Two Persons Killed and
Many Injured by the
Disaster.
One Coach Ditched by the
Breaking of Journal Drags
Others After 1t.
All the Cars Crowded With Excur-
slonIsts Bound to the Mountain
and Plain Festival.

PUEBLO, CoLo., Oct. 3.-One person
killed outright, one so injured that he
die d soon after the accident and others
slightly injured is the result of wreck on
the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad at
Cotopaxi, seveniy-two miles west of
Pue plo, at O'Clock this morning, caused
by the breaking of journal on one of the
coaches The Irain, the first section, mar
row gauge, from over Marshall Pass. was
slowing down 10 take the siding a. Coto-
paxi. While running at ten miles an
hour journal on the rear trucks OF the
first day coach broke. The car pitched
over on its side ana dragged with it all
the cars behind-snother coach. two sleep
ers and the company's paycar. Three
tourist-cars, the baggage-car and the en-
gine, 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 Dem
yer.
There was little excitement and not
much wreckage, as the train was running
very slowly. The railroad company fur
nishes the following list of casualties:
The dead:
MRS. F. R. MCINTYRE. SIlverton, Colo. =
+. T. SEYLER. 20 years of age, of 2S09
Carmony avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio; 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, No.,
hand cut and side bruised; S. d. Carleton,
Alamosa, right hand cut; B. f. David,
Denver, confused knee, scalp wound and
sprained thumb; John Mcdowell. Ouray,
scalp wound; Z. F. Ii. Vandeventer,
Delta. contusions on hand. hip and back |;
T. II. Posey, Denver, cut hand and bruised
knee; Ada Champion, Delta, scalp wound !;
Lula Chase, Denver. seal wound; Charles
+. Bemendurier, Denver, sprained back;
Mrs. Robinson. Delta, head and back in
jured seriously. sent TO Salida Hospital; +.
E. Adams. Telluride. head cut; Mary
Johnson, Telluride. face cut and shoulder
bruised; A. L. Barnes, Denver, confused
head and back; +. NJ. Steele, Ouray, face
scratched; c. Z. Struthers, Telluride, CON-
fusion on left shoulder; ]. Midwinter,
Telluride, bruised side; george Burgoyne,
Telluride, confusion on right shoulder; ;
Mrs. g. w. Compton. Highlands, Denver,
back in jured; Mrs. +. Saunders, Salida,
lip cut: III. Williamso Denver, conduc-
tor, head cut and face scrat tched; Frank
Retman, Delta, chest and arm injured
James O'Connor, paymaster, Denver,
confused hip; L. I. Parlan, Parlan,
slightly bruised.
Mrs. Mcintyre was in lower berth 4. in
the forward sleeper, and was found after
the wreck lying dead on the ground oppo-
site her berth window. She was badly
crushed. Mr.. Seyler was standing on the
platform between the two coaches when
the wreck occurred. He was badly
crushed, put was conscious 10 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 ct SaIida.
The list of those hurt is complete, from
her case to those who received only
scratch.
hmm ediately after the accident a relief
train with surgeons was sent out from
Salida, and all were promptly given atten-
ton. Railroad officials have been over.
whelmed with inquiries all day, and have
freely given all the information at their
disposal. Wreckage crews were sent out
from Pueblo and the track was cleared at
o clock A. NJ