The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-30
Cheyenne Flyer Crashes Into Boul-
der Valley Train,
A MAN BURNED TO DEATH
FOURTEEN OTHERS WERE BAD
LY INJURED.
Brakeman Pinned Beneath the Cars
Cut Off His Leg With a Pocket
Knife-Flames Break Out In the
Debris Conductor Tries to Com
NIT Suicide.

Denver, Colo., Dec. zy.-The Cheyenne
Flyer on the Union Pacific railroad
crashed into the Boulder Valley train
at Brighton, Colo, at o'clock this
morning. One man was killed and
fourteen persons injured as follows:
Killed.
Winfield Randleman, express mess
senger, Denver; body burned to crisp.
Passengers Injured.
B. S. Hooker, olin. Ia, head cut
badly.
Mrs. Margaret Young, Mansfield, Mo-,
forehead cut.
S. G. Hurst, banker, Brighton, badly
cut and bruised.
F. V. Davisf travelling salesman
Denver head badly cut, back injured,
ribs broken.
w. G. Tompkins. travelling salesman
for Bradley, Anderson & Co., Kansas
City. head badly cut, back injured.
c. Payne, Laramie, Wyo., head badly
cut, right hand injured.
Mrs. McCanna, Laramie bruised.
Trainmen and Section Men Injured.
Fred Laws, brakeman, Denver, right
leg cut off.
Michael Regan, section foreman, head
badly cut.
Thomas McGovern, section foreman,
leg bruised, head cut.
John Kennedy, badly cut and bruised.
John Darlington, head cut.
Frank Sloan, cut and bruised.
Jerry Flanney, back hurt.
How the Wreck Occurred.
The Boulder Valley train left DEM
yer a little late this morning, and as
cfn OF pt-ie ~ i11, fIa
junction for the Boulder Valley line
from the main line TO Cheyenne. 1t
was here that Banker Hurt of Brighton
got on the train, JUST before the col
lision. y
The Cheyenne Flyer, Union Pacific
train No. 3. also left Denver late, and
coming into Brighton in the early
morning dusk ran into the rear end of
the Boulder train, telescoping two or
three cars and derailing the passenger
locomotive. The section gangs from
the Denver yards and half a dozen
passengers occupied the Boulder train.
The mail and baggage car and the
smoker of the Flyer were barned.
Mrs. Young was in TIE chair car with
six children. None of the children were
hurt.
Superintendent Deuel. went out on a
special train from Denver with Drs
d
of stretchers and other supplies. They
found all the wounded at the Brighton
hotel being cared for by the citizens
The Brighton Hose company was pour
ing water on the blazing baggage car
and had discovered the remains of tho
dead baggageman.
Conductor Was Crazed. -
Superintendent Deuel. says he cannot
understand why the Boulder train was
not on the sidetrack as it had twenty
minutes to clear the Cheyenne Flyer
The Boulder train consisted of four
teen loaded freight cars and a heavy
caboose. Engine No. SIS, the big To-
connective hauling the Flyer, lies out
on the prairie. a total wreck, an evil
dence of how hard the crash was The
wounded were brought to Denver about
noon and taken to hospitals.
Conductor McAllister OF the Boulder
Valley train was crazed by the acci-
dent. He attempted to jump into the
burning wreckage and had to be forci-
bly, restrained.
Remarkable fortitude was shown by
Fred Laws, brakeman on the Boulder
Valley train. He was making a COUP
ling near the head of the train when
the collision occurred. He was thrown
down and a wheel ran upon his leg.
pinioning him down. His cries for helm
We're not heard, and he drew a knife
from his pocket, cut off his leg and
crawled from under the car. His rec
covery is doubtful.