The Meeker herald., 1897-10-09
A RIO GRANDE WRECK
CARS D,rcHED AT. coropAx,.
ve Psrsons Killed and . Large Na.ber
lsjared--A Bad Beginnisg fog FESTIVAL
visltors

o'clock yesterday morning jumped the
track a quarter Of a mile west Of CotO-
paxi few minutes later. and rolled
part way down the embankment of the
Arkansas river. causing the death Of
two passengers. the serious injury Of
one and the slight injury Of twenty
six others.
The dead are:
Mrs. Frank B. Mcintyre of Silverton.
Instantly killed.
Fred w. SeyIer, 29Os Germany ave
nue.. Cincinnati. leg crushed; died on
the train while being taken to Salida.
Seriously injured:
Mrs. Robinson OF Delta, injuries
about the head. probably fatal.
Those slightly injured are:
Frank +. Adams. Telluride. injured
about the head: deep cut under right
ear
Mrs. Mary Johnson, Telluride. injury
to right shoulder.
Mns. George w. Compton, 213O Os-
ceola avenue. Highlands. painful in
juries 10 back
Miss Laura Gates, 1879 Glenarm
street. cut on head
Mrs. James Kirk, Montrose. slightly
bruised.
Mrs. f. Saunders. Salida, cut about
the face and left shoulder injured.
]. II. Shay. Telluride. left leg and
right shoulder injured. and cut about
the head.
Miss Lulu Chase. $40 Sixteenth
street. Denver, cut over right eye.
f. Fl. Posey, Denver. right arm
bruised and head cut
John Moling. Telluride, slightly
bruised.
c. II. Bernederfer, Telluride, face
cut. injuries to right side.
Miss Ada Crompton of Delta. cut
about the head.
A. l.. Barnes. Denver, head and back
injured.
|. NJ. Steele, Ouray. scratched about
the face.
c. =. Strnthers. Telluride, confusion
on right shoulder.
]. Midivlnter. Telluride. bruised side
George BurGoyne, Telluride, contu-
sion on right shoulder.
III. Williamson. conductor of train.
cut about face and head.
Frank Retman. Delta, chest and arm
injured
J. 4. Parlan, slightly bruised.
A. ID. Howard. Bonneville, Missouri,
hand cut and side bruised.
S. d. Carleton, AlamOsa. right hand
cut.
b. F. David. confused head; scalp
wound.
John Mellow Ouray. scalp wound
f.. +. H. Nandeventer Delta, hip and
back injured.
Thomas F. Walsh, ouray, face and
wrists cut.
The accident happened to the re4u-
lar passenger train from Silyerton
through to Denver and due In this city
at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. The
cause has not been ascertained, owing
to the complete wrecking of the run
ming gear Of the derailed car4, hut II
is believed to have been due h.stle
fective journal box ON the rear Sxle
Of coach 27S. which threw that Tar
from the rails, drawing with 1t an
other coach, two Pullman sleepers ind
Paymaster O'CpnnOr's car. which vas.
the end of the train of nine cars. The
five derailed cars became uncoaplei
from that part of the train which re-
mained on the rails. but the over
turned cars remained coupled. which
prevented them rolling to. the bottom
Of the embankment. a distance Of thirty
feet into the Arkansas river. The
head coach left the track first, breaking
loose from the forward part Of the
train. and as it turned over the coach
1OlnWlnS. TWO I'uIlulHI SltFItEB ana
the pay car on the rear We're carried
with 1t. the five ears sliding down the
embankment. a distance Of from twelve
to fifteen feet and resting in the form
OF an immense V. with the apex point
ing toward the river bed. The acci-
dent happened about los O'Clock. and
following the derailment was a srene
of great confusion. The derailed cars
were all overturned and the lights ex-
tinguished, and there went up from the
wreck cries for assistance and the
means of the injured.
The AlamoSa Pullman. III Moro, was
next to the last car on the train and in
this We're most of the persons who
were injured. As this car left the
track 1t made almost a complete fevo-
luton. settling on one side and al the
first shock Mrs. Frank b. Mcintyre
was thrown from her berth through
window on the opposite side OF the car.
and as II rolled over the poor woman
was caught between the side Of the
car and the ground and crushed to
death
Fred ". Seyler. the other passenger
who was killed. was riding on brake
wheel on the platform of the day coach
which first left the track. and was
thrown between the rolling cars, his
legs being crushed In horrible man
ner and 1t is believed that he sustained
internal injuries which resulted in
death while he was being removed TO
the hospital at Salida.
As soon as word of the accident
reached Salida relief train was sent
out from that place with physicians
and supplies of blankets and stretchers
for the use of the wounded Paymas-
ter O'Connor. who was riding in the
pay car was badly shaken up. but i'm
mediately went to work to see that ev-
erything possible was done for the in
iured pending the arrival Of the relief
train. Pillows and blankets were
taken from the Pullman and tourist
sleepers and the cars remaining On the
rails were cleared Of passengers and
turned into temporary hospitals for the
wounded. Division Superintendent ].
T. Burns Of Pueblo hastened 10 the
scene of the wreck and had full re-