Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1900-05-18
WESTERN LIBERAL.
LoRDsBuRe. MAY IS, 1900.

Chan Olmstead was down from tue
Coronado ranch this week.
District Attorney Barnes WIS 10
town and stopped over between trains
Saturday.
S. W. VIM Of Chicago has beeu 10
the city this week, looking at various
mining properties.
The closing exercises Of the Lords
burg public SC oOls will he held in the
Knights OF Pythias hall this, Friday,
evening, at eight O'Clock. The pubic
is cordially invited.
Denny Mcknight, formerly a well
known member OF the Silver CITY Owl
club, died at the residence OF his
brother, at Allegheny, Penn, on the
9th OF this month.
John McCube WAS in from the AMI
mas this week. He said he VAS after
windmill timbers, hut a careful Oh
server noticed that he spent moCe tiue
hunting mint than he did in the lum
Der yard.
Owing to the illness of the LIBER-
Ais best typo, Rufus Smyth, WIN has
been laid up this week, aud the paten'
advertisement OF the Laura and CllrI
ludes, the LIBERAL Is a little shurt IN
the usual mou OF reading matter
this week.
The convention called by Governor
OteTo to meet at Albuquerque on
Tuesday of this week, was largely at
tended by people interested in the
waters OF the Rio Grande. Strong
resolutions wer, adapted protesting
against the passage Of the Stephens
bill, which is now before cnnpre.s,
which provides for the building Of the
international dam above FL PasO, and
prohibits the use OF the waters Of the
Rio Grande by New Mexicans. A del
egatiOn was selected to go to Wasi :
ington and lay the protest before cOn-
Rress.
The accident on the Arizona g. New
Mexico road occurred Thursday after
noon of last week and the LIBERAL
went To press Friday morning. Bul
little accurate Information could he
secured at that time, Consequently
errors were made In describing the ac-
cident. The most serious error was
in stating that Engineer Schlottman
had run by the red flag and gone on
the bridge before it was ss.e. AS a
matter Of fact he stopped and received
a signal to 20 ahead. AS the LIBERAL
now gathers the facts it earns that
the bridge in question, No. IL, was
being rebuilt by S. II. Buchanan, who
has the contract for rebuilding the
road. The work was being done by
p~ieceneal, a portion of the old bridge
would be taken out, and. the new put
in. When IA train would come false
work would be put in, everything stay d
and the train would cross over. On
this occasion the train stopped and
Buchanal's foreman ~signalied for the
train to go ahead, which IL did very
slowly. When the engine was on the
false work 1t began To sway and then
went down with a crash, carrying a
large portion OF the bridge with it,.
The train broke in two, a portion go
ing down with the bridge and a pr
tlcn being left safe. One car stood at
an angle Over the broken end. The
shock at the rear end OF the taain was
so slight that the passengers did MT
know any thing more had happened
than the stopping Of the train until
told by the train hands. Engineer
Schlottman was caught In the cab and
so badly burned and crushed that he
only lived ah hour and a half, never re-
covering Consciousness. Fireman Nc
Afee was caught under the tender,
where the wreckage held him fast.
The water escaping from the tender,
formed a pool, which threatened Tn
drown him, but Conductor Ru sci sue
ceeded in blocking his head up out nt
the water, and as o as jack screws
could be fitted the wreckage was lifted
and he was released. He was 50 badly
hurt that he died the next morning,
A mar was riding the bumpers anu
was killed. He had forty dollars in
his pockets. II he had bought a tick
Ell he would not have been hurt. Oh
Buchanan's carpenters several were
hurt and one may die. Luckily the
fire 10 the engine did not reach the
wreckage. The train was being
helped by an engine which was push
log, under the charge OF Thos. Sinip
son. This engine with the passenger
car and passengers, was run hack u
Clifton aud SION returned with doc
tors and plenty Of help. This is The
most serious accident that has eve
happened on the road and the officer
Can congratulate themselves that il
occurred through no fault OF any EN-
ploye OF the company, but through al
error 10 judgement OF an emplnye 0
s. II. Buchanan. who had the contrac
TO do this work. and was expected u