, 1897-10-04
WRECK ON THE D. R. G.
A BROKEN AXLE CAUSES DERAIL>
MENT NEAR THE ROYAL
GORGE.
Two Were Killed and Thirty Injured
Five Crowded Cars Turned Over
Upon the Rocks-Maid of Honor
Unhurt-An Unknown Man Saves
the Wreck From Fire.

Denver, Oct. As Denver and Rio
Grande rain No. 6 loaded with visitors
FOR the festival OF Mountain and Plain
was speeding down the canon OF the Ar
kansas i short distance above the Royal
Gorge, at las Sunday morning, a
an instant five cars were bottom side up
On the side OF the track next to the river.
One woman passenger vas Instantly
killed, one man died in a few hours aft
er from his injuries, and 80 were more
Or less injured, but as far as could be
discovered. none seriously.
Train No. 6, a narrow guage train. was
due in Denver at s o'clock a. NJ. II is
known as the San Juan and New Mexico
mail. Yesterday morning. owing 10 the
crowd OF festival visitors, it was running
in three sections. The wrecked section
consisted Of a baggage car, three tourist
sieepers, two day coaches, two standard
Pullman sleepers and pay car F, which
vas occupied by Paymaster O'Connor,
ana some friends. Part OF the train came
frcm Siiverton and Durango and at
Mears Junction was Joined by the sleep,
ars from Rico, Telluride and Ouray.
The train was running as first sec,
ion Of No. 6. Ii LETT Salida a few mo-
ments late and had reached a point
about a quarter OF a mile above Coo
paxi. when there was a sudden jar in
he forward day coach. The five for
ward cars of the train bounded along
On the ties for a short distance. then
plunged over the embankment, turning
On their sides on the ragged rocks
wnich protect the railroad embankment
from the river. The shock extinguish>
ed all the lights in the cars. For a mo.
ment there was silence. followed by
shrieks Of women and calls Of men for
help. The fore part OF the train. when
broken loose from the wrecked part, had
come to a standstill almost as 500 as
he wrecked cars, the breaking OF the
automatic air brake hose having applied
LIE vi thcS. II lihllliCu SauES iah-
ling back with their lanterns and the
work OF rescue was at once commenced.
II was found that the cars had all
smashed into each other as they went
ever so that it was impossible to rescue
anyone through the doors. but the win>
dows were easily reached and soon ali
were taken ut in that way. 1t was some
lime before the body Of Mrs. Frank B.
Mcintyre was found under one OF the
sleepers. She had evidently been thrown
clear across the car and through a Win>
dow as the car went over. and her life
was crushed out on the rocks. Fred
w. Seyler, OF Cincinnati, had been rid
ing on the platform between the W
s!eepers as the train went over. He was
found with his legs crushed between the
car and the rocks. He was taken out
and given every attention possible. He
died while being taken back to Salida.
An investigation showed the cause OF
the accident to be a broken journal on
the forward day coach. The axle drops
ped to the ground. spread the rails and
the coach went off. dragging the rest Of
the train with it.
DR.. G. w. Compton OF Denver was a
passenger with his wife in one Of the
s~leepers. After rescuing his wife. who
was severely injured, he did everything
in his power for the injured passengers
until a special arrived from Salida with
Drs. Cochems and NATION. surgeons Of
the company. A wrecking train was
sent from Salida and one from Pueblo
and by 6 o'clock the track was open
for traffic. At Pueblo the wounded pas
sengers were again examined by com
pany surgeons and all given breakfast
and the delayed train proceeded. arriv-
ing in Denver at $40 p. m.
The second section Of the wrecked
train carried the Indians and a large
number OF festival visitors from the San
Juan country. The section was far
enough behind to be stopped before 1t
reached the wreck.
FEVER UNDER CONTROL.