, 1899-02-23
KILLED IN A WRECK
EAST-BOUND PASSENGER DE-
RALLIED BY A BROKEN
RAIL.
]. C. Perry of Denver Killed and Seven
Injured-Injured Taken to Chey-
enne-Two Freight Trains Wrecked
West of Laramie-Storm Causes
the Trouble.

AT sos last evening a serious wreck
occurred on the Union Pacific at Weed
tank, 50 miles east of Rawlins and
about 100 miles west of Laramie. Part
of the east bound train which leaves
Rawlins at 6:55 was ditched by a
broken rail. The train was pulled by
Engineers Kellett and Haskins with en-
gines 1902 and 1856. The engines, mail
and baggage cars, the composite bag
gage and buffet a and also the Den
yer sleeper passed over safely when the
ears left the track. The dining car Es-
mond and SanFrancisco sleeper went
off the track but remained on the ties
and did not turn over but the tourist
car and chair car ploughed their way
out on the prairie and turned we on
their sides.
The breaking Of the train in two set
the air and Engineer Kellett, as soon
as he learned what was the trouble, cut
loose and went to Simpson, ten miles
east, to report and secure aid.
A wrecking car and six cars with
physicians and surgeons were sent out.
Drs. Maghee, Abbott and Kelly Of Raw
Inns, Carter Of Carbon and Reed OF
Rock Springs all went out from Raw
Inns to render medical assistance to the
injured.
The following is a list of the KILLED
and injured:
J.. C. Perry, 1915 Wazee street, Den
yer, Colo, crushed about chest; fatally
injured; died shortly after accident.
VIM. Lewis, 1771 Gross street, Oak
land, CAL, porter III tourist car, right
arm and hand badly cut by glass.
Josephine Smith, 81 years old
daughter Of Mrs. NJ. Smith, 9237 South
Chicago avenue, Chicago, head slight,
ly cut.
Arson Black, colored, soldier from
Henrietta, Tex, right hand bruised, cut
over right eye.
NJ. Cafero, Fifteenth street, Coney
Island, N. Y, back slightly s%prained.
Mrs. NJ. E. Appleda. Caboure, Mich.
hip and ankle bruised by being pulled
through window of tourist ear.
Mrs. P. ]. Hines. Green River, Wyo.
cut ON forehead and right side of head
right hip and leg bruised.
H. ]. Sarvy, 1915 Morgan street, St,
Louis, Mo-, scalp wound and back
sprained.
H. E. Copeland, Thirteenth and
Chestnut street. Denver, Colo, hip and
back Of head bruised.
Brakeman l.. p. Single. finger
smashed and bruised.
The train was the first section of No
2, the second section being two hours
late, was not near the wreck. Had IL
been on time the two trains would have
been ten minutes apart and the conse-
quences might have been more serious
The first part CT the train, together
with the injured passengers. proceeded
on east and arrived at Laramie about )
O'Clock this morning. Those unable
to travel further were left at Cheyenne.
The damage to the cars, track and
road-bed was not heavy and at the
place of the accident the track was
nearly level with the prairie, and con-
sidering all things, it turned out very
fortunately because at this place the
trains go at a high rate OF speed to get
up Simpson hill.
General Manager Dickinson and
Superintendent Harris Of the Wyo-
ming division, were neal this place
experimenting the work of the snow
plows and rotaries and at once pro-
to the scene OF the wreck and
assumed personal charge Of matters.
Trainmaster Hay Of Green River also
went out from Rawlins. The track was
not blocked because the wreck occurred
between the two switches 4 Weed st.
ton and the side track was cleared OF
snow by the rotary and no delay to
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