The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-04
A CAR JOURNAL BROKE
Caused a Wreck on the Denver q
Rio Grande.
WOMAN KILLED OUTRIGHT
A Man Frightfully Crushed-Died on His
Way to the Hospital Nearly Every
Car In the Train Was Thrown
From the Track.

Pueblo. Col. Oct. 3.-One person
killed outright. one so wounded that
he died soon after the accident. and
others slightly injured Is the result Of
a wreck on the Denver a. Rio Grande
road at cotopaxi. az miles west Of Pu-
ebio at > o'clock this morning, caused
by the breaking of a journal on one Of
the coaches.
The train. the first section on the
narrow gauge from over Marshall pass.
was slowing down 10 take the siding at
colopaxi. while running 10 miles an
hour. q Journal ON the rear trucks of
the first day coach broke. The car
pitched over on It's side aud dragged
with IL all the cars behind. another
coach two sleepers and the company's
pay car. Three tourist cars. the bag
gage car and engine. all ahead of the
first coach. remained ON the tracks.
The ears were all crowded with ex-
cursionists bound 10 the Mountain and
Plain festival at Denver. There was
little excitement and not much wreck
age, as the train was running very
slowly. The railroad company fur
nishes the following list Of casualties:
The dead:
Mrs. r. b. Mcintyre. Silverton. Col.
i. w. Seyler. 20 years Of age. of 2so3
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. II. Howard, Roone-
willie. Mo-, hand cut and side bruised.
s. ID. Carleton. Alamosa, right hand
cut. Il. +. David. Denver confused
knee. scalp wound and sprained thumb.
John Mcdowell. Ouray. scalp wound.
l.. Il. II. Nandeventer. Delta, contu-
sions on hand. hip and back. r. II.
Posey. Denver. cut hand. bruised knee.
Ada Champion. Delta, scalp wounds.
Miss Lula Chase. Denver, scalp wound
Charles +. Bemendurfer. Denver.
sprainod back. Mrs. Robinson. Delta.
head and back inbired. serious. sent
10 Salida hospital. +. T.. Adams. Tel
luride. head cut. Mary Johnson. Tel
luride. face cut and shoulder bruised.
A. L. Barnes. Denver. confused head
and back. +. NJ. Steele Ouray. face
scratched. c. r. Struthers. Telluride.
confusion on left shoulder. ]. Midwin-
ter. Telluride. bruised side. George
Burgoyne. Telluride. confusion right
shoulder Mrs. q. w. Compton. High
lands, Denver. back injured. Mrs. r..
Saunders. Salida. lip cut. II. William
son. Denver. conductor. head cut and
face scratched. Frank Retman, Delta.
chest and arm injured. James O'Con-
nor. raymaster. Denver. confusion hip.
J. T. parlan. Parlan. slight bruises.
Mrs, Mcintyre was In lower berth
in tie forward sleeper and was found
after the wreck lying dead on the
ground opposite her berth window. She
was badly crushed. Mr.. Seyler was
starding ON the platform between the
Two coaches when the wreck occurred.
He was badly crushed but was con-
scious Ia the last and dictated several
kilograms to his relatives.
or the injured. Mrs. Robinson alone
Is seriously hurt and her death is
feared. She is at the railroad hospital
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
given attention. The railroad officials
have been overwhelmed with inquiries
all day and have freely given all the
Information at their disposal.
Wrecking crews were sent from
Pueblo and the track was cleared at
a. m.