The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-11
LEAsr rHiErr PERfsHrD.
Head-End Collision Between Fast Trains
in Colorado.


NEWCASTLE Col. September 10.-'rhe
worst wreck i'm tho history Of Colorado
occurred at 1926 this afternoon ON the
Denver and Rio Grande and the Colorado
Midland railroads one and one half miles
west Of here. After twelve hours work
it is impossible 20 moro than estimate the
loss of life and not even those known 20
be dead are Identified. Many of the un-
fortuuates will never be known and it is
possible that the number killed will always
be in doubt
From the best Information fully thirty
persons are believed 70 have Derishcd,
while ls5 We're taken ont OF the wreck suf-
fering from serious injuries. The wreck
was caused by "a head-end collision be-
iweou a Denver and Rio Graude passen-
ger train running at the rate OF forty
miles an hour and q special colorado Mid
land stock train running 8t thirty miles.
So terrific was tho c0ncuss,On that both
engines. baggage ana express cars. smoker
and day coaches and two stock cars were
NOtally demolished and the track torn up
Cor rods in both directions
To add 90 the horror OF the scene. t.e
wreck caught fire from an explosion OF
pinch gas tank. and the fire bdrncd so
rapidly that many passengers pinned Dee
meath tho debris were burned % death.
The most generally accepted Theory as
10 the cause of the wreck ~ecms to ho
that Conductor Burbank. on tho Midl1re
special. anticipating the time of the pas-
scngcr train, undertook 90 "stoai d" .'a-
ti0n and beat the passenger into New
castle Burbank escancl uninlured. ana
upOn orders from Coroner clark. nas
been placed under arrest by the sherin. .
Midland Engineer Ostrludor is missing.
and "a thorough search about his engine
fails 10 reveal any vcstiEe of his remains
It is thought that when he saw the
threatened danger Doc jumped.
The dead as recognized are. j.. j. Kce-
nan, mail agent Of Denver. Robert s.
itoilaud. fireman ID. a. R. O.. railroad
salada; Mrs Alexander Hartman and two
sons, of HcrsCher ILL.,. James Errlck Of
Chicago; Charles Leeper of Clarion. Pa;
Nliliam Gordon, engineer passenger
train; William Hines fireman.
The injured are Rev Alexander Hart
man, of Herschcr Iil both legs broken
and badly burned; John H. Stander, Of
Blackf0Ot. Idaho. leg broken. face cut and
burned and bruised. Miss Pearl Cornell,
of Alciet ore, hip disl0cated. j. O.. Yea
ger. OF Toledo o.. injured internally, j.
L0gman, Of whittier. Cal. slightly wound
ed, Mrs. Mary Israel of st. Paul Mimi,
slightly injured internally; j. ~ Snyder,
or Independence. Kan. slightly burned.
d. II. AlcAueney of Victor, col, face
burned. d. Y. IltsOu or Cooker Mo,
cut badly about the head. r. III. Brckley
of Chicago, back injured. j. O. Young. OF
ST. Louis. cut in the forehead not serious;
Thomas Nash, of Mohab, Utah. left arm
broken. badly burned in face, Frank =.
Mannix Of Victor. Col. bruised. k w.
Shot, Leeper. Pa. badly bruised. Brake
man Knapp. leg crushed. James O.. Foley,
Express Messenger bruised, william $.
Missemcr Express Messenger bruised
The case Of Engineer Ostr1ndcr OF lho
freight train IS still in doubt.
Charred fragments Of limbs and bodies
Of n number Of persons have been taken
out Of the ruins but IT. is noe likely that
any more bodies will be positively ldenu-
fed and it seems certain that the number
killed Will remain I'm doubt
As soon as the news OF the wreck
reached GlcuwOod a relief train was sent
from that place and this afternoon the
more seriously wounded were removed
10 the Denver and Rio Grande Companys
hospital az salada. Ten bodies were
found On the ruins of one car and four
Inn another The charrcd remains OK TWO
women were found, their heads ana
lower limbs were burned or In the
droes bosom OF each was found ladies'
gold watch. upon one OF which was IN
scribod. prom Mother % Mamie
TeloQrama from an parts OF the coun-
trv enquiring for friends ana relatives are
pouring in constantly