The record-union., 1899-09-24
Six Persons killed Outright, and Five
Others Badly Injured.
The Accident Occurs Near Florence,
ed Passengers and the Pullman
Train Bound From Boston to
California.

DENVER, Sept. pa special to the
! News from Florence, Col, says: One
of the most appalling accidents in the
history of the Denver and Rio Grande
Railroad occurred at 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon. four and a half miles west of
this city. Six persons were killed out
right, and five badly injured.
! The killed are: F. Salter, conductor
of the Pullmans; Eva M. Walker, aged
| Il, of Westford, Mass; Eugenia b
Judkins, aged II, Spokane, Wash; Ad-
die F. Judkins, aged 10, Spokane,
Wash; George H. Judkins. aged g.
Spokane, Wash; - Wills, boy aged
q, Los Angeles, Cal.
| Injured: Mrs. F. A. Wills Los An
geles, badly hurt; Harry Walker, aged
| I'D, Westford, Mass, internal injuries
not serious; Mrs. Grant Biddle. Cole
Camp, Mo-, internal injuries; Miss Ella
Biddle, aged y, Cole Camp, Mo-,
bruised; c. r. Cook, aged % Millers
Ind, bruises
| The killed and injured were passen-
gers on a Phillips-Judso excursion
train, westbound, which collided with
an eastbound freight train The excur-
sion train consisted of one day coach
and two Pullman tourist sleepers
There were about forty passengers
most of them from Massachusetts, er
route to the Pacific Coast.
The special had orders to run to
| Reno siding, and when only a few hun
dred yards from the siding it collided
with the freight train. The trains came
together with terrific force. The sec
ond Pullman telescoped the first one
and the day coach is a. complete wreck
| The freight train consisted of fifty nar-
row gauge cars, loaded with ore anc
lumber, and Wreckage is strewn along
the track for nearly half mile.
All the trainmen saved themselves by
jumping. It is understood the freight
had orders to take the siding at Reno
but for some reason it failed to do so
A special with physicians was sent
from this city to the scene of the
to this city Later the injured were
taken to Pueblo. Mrs. Wills is how
ering between life and death The 9th.
ers will recover.
| E. s. Plaisted, one OF the excursion
party, from Revere, Mass, said: "Oul
party of thirty-five or forty persons
lett Boston on w eQnoSOdy morning las
on a pleasure and business tour to the
Pacific Coast. / had been riding ir
the first sleeper, but had just entered
the day coach with the Pullman con.
! ductor, and had got comfortably seat.
! ed when there came an awful crash
/ 1t seemed to me as if ponderous
stone bridge had fallen upon our car
/ quickly doubled myself up and wait.
| ed for the worst. / found I was MOI
seriously hurt, and with a. little eff
fort was soon extricated from under
the debris. I looked for the conductor
who sat by my side, and there he lay
| a corpse. Two other men in the samf
| car (there were but four in the DAY
| coach) escaped also. This car was G
complete wreck, as was the touris
| sleeper next to 1t. There were six per.
sons killed, five young people and oul
| Pullman conductor, who came with II:
| from Boston. George J. Judkins, who
was travelling to his home at Spokane
| Wash, had the misfortune to see al
of his three children killed, while hi
! escaped with a few bruises anc
scratches. The poor man is almost dis.
tracted with grief"