Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-09-17
TERRIBLE WRECK!
The Worst Railroad
Wreck on Record.
Hon Vim. j. Bryan on Board.

The most disastrous railway wreck
that has ever happened in Colorado
occurred at l2:t5 this morning, n
mile and II half west of this town.
The Denver and Rio Grand passen.
ger train No. west bound, collided
with the Colorado Midland stock
train, going east, wrccliing both en-.
gines aud several cars in both trains.
Shortly after the collision fire broke
out in the ruins. The mail, baggage
and express cars, smokers, day coach
and tourist sleeper were burned.
a number of passengers who were
not killed outright, but who were
pinned in the wreck and could not
be cXiricated, perishod in the flames.
There were about two hundred
passengers. 1t is estimated that
twenty-five were killed and rs many
more bruised, scaldcd and burned,
OF whom six are likely to die
Times, CBristol)
MIR. BRYAN JUMPS THROUGH
a WINDOW.
Iowa, Kansas, sept. l0-Mr Bry
an had spoken at Birlingamo yester
day afternoon and was on route to
lola, riding in The middle of the for
ward car. The train was moro than
an hour behind time, und after Usage
City had been passed, tho speed
was increased so visibly that Davo
Leahy, ono of the reporters, who
was riding with Mr.. Bryan, leaned
over and shouted TO him above the
clamor: SHES hitting II sixty.milc
clip"
An instant more and there was n
irightful bursting shock that tore
the lamps from their fastcnngs and
hurled seats about. The crash was
deafening, stunning
III seemcd, said Mr.. Bryan after
waid that the car would never stop
pitching and humping and bound.
ing ahead. The passengers were
hurled from their seats. The lights
went out, screams of frantic men
and women sounded through the
darkness, amid the breaking and
crunching of the cars, and then the
car stood nearly still, although rock.
ing up and down on tho apex of a
pile of debris fully twenty feet high.
Through the smashed forward
end the steam poured in, filling the
car. Men aud women rushed for
the doors and others stood up on
car seats and kicked out windows.
1t was through one of tho windows
that Mr.. Bry an escaped.
1t was drop of ten feet to foot
ing on the wreck below, but Mr..
Bryan landed without the slightest
injury. Without loosing n moment
Mr.. Bryan plunged into the work of
rescue, and for nearly three hours
rendered invaluable service, not only
by the direction of cool head, but
by The strength of his willing arms
as well, for he lifted and carried
while experimenting the work OF the
more excited men.
SAVED MANY LIVES.
1t is not too much credit for Mr..
Bryan, to say that lie undoubtedly
saved many lives last night; how
many no one can know, but it is
morally certain that but for his
magnificent energy and generalship
some Of the injured men would
have been left beneath the debris of
The wreck until the fire had reached
them and finished the work the col
lision began.
1t was known in Enporia that
MIR. Bryan was TO arrive on the first
mail from Burlingame and was to
tay here through the night. More
than 1000 people were gathered at
the depot to welcome him when they
heard the news Of the wreck. Every
one thought of Bryan. More than
thousand people shook hands with
him IN front OF tho telegraph office
last night.
Mr. Bryan said to journal cor.
respondent this afternoon: 81 have
Travelled thousands upon thousands
of miles on railroads, and never
was in wreck before. did not
feel tho shock very severely where
was, but from the way things
looked after L got outside, could
pof coa fn, ibo Ef, ae