The daily sentinel., 1901-07-15
IN GREAT WRECK
Two Sisters of 7. c. Hickman in
Terrible Chicago & Alton
Wreck. They We're
Uniniured.

nlkut irou trip " beuVor, Wuere he
went to meet his two sisters, Misses
Mary aud Eta Hickman, OF Springfield,
Illinois, who were in the Illinois dslega
ton OF Epworth LeagIe people, bound
for San Francisco.
Mr.. Hickman stated to a Sentinel re-
porter this morning that his sisters were
on the passenger train on the Chicago &
Alton railway which collided with
freight train and in which so many people
were killed and injured.
The story OF the wreck and their es-
cape is about as follows, as told to Mr.
Hickman by his sisters
The cause of the wreck was the bull
headedness OF conductor OF the freight
train. The Chicago & Alton passenger
was coming west about 1916 miles west OF
Kansas City. A freight train of cattle
was bound east. At the station just
east OF where the wreck occurred the en-
gineer and conductor had orders to wait
for the passenger. The conductor, know
ing that the passenger was a little late
and was liable to lose some moro time
and being in hurry. determined to run
his train to the next station beyond the
meeting point.
He went to his engineer on the side
track and said, pull out: we can make
the next station before the passenger
reaches there. The engineer replied that
he would not move an inch, that he had
orders to wait and he would obey them.
The fireman stepped up aud said to the
cond lctor that il he wanted to fire that
train he could, that he would stand by
his engineer. The conductor then re-
torted, IL II run the train myself, il run
her to hell !" he took hold OF the
throttle and ran the engine and freight
train out on the track. He had gone but
a short distance when rounding curve
the passenger hove in sight. The two
engines telescoped and the wreck re-
sultei.
TIE two engines telescoped and turned
over on the right side OF the embank
meht. The passenger consisted OF all
sleepers. save two baggage cars. These
piled themselves on top of the engines
and a Pullman also ran up on top Of the
mass Fire resulted and the escaping
steam was the CAUSE OF the death Of
many in the Pullman sleeper. The Pull
man in which Mr.. Hickman's two sisters
we're was saved with several others of the
Pullmans. They describe the scene as
q terrible one and state that many OF the
Leaguers went back home and would
| M tho trin
| OMayor j. M. Sampliner spent Sunday
at Glenwood Springs.
Mrs. J. Fl. McCulloch and children are
home from visit to Ogden.
Mayor B. 7. Napier. Of Glenwood
Springs, is among the visitors to Grand
junction today.
Rev. j. A. Stout, Of Olney, i'll l. u
Long and r. G. Augustine, Of Decatur,
H., were the guests OF Prof and Mrs.
Alexander during the stopover OF the
special train Saturday evening
Mrs. May Barton, wife Of the late Ma
riou Barton, will leave in few days for
California. The prompt payment OF the
claim OF Mrs. Barton OF the Insurance. on
the life OF her husband, is a matter OF
satisfaction to all Woodmen.
The largest crowd of the season wac on
Main street last Saturday night to hear
the concert by the Modern Woodmen
band. great many Epworth League
excursionists were in the city, and highly
com plimented the concert. large de-
legation OF Illinois people we're close to
the band stand, and after lively &C.
lection by the band which brought forth
an encore, Senator Coager Of Spring
field, ILL.,, taking off hi. hat and waving
it proposed three cheers for Prof. Alex
ander. The crowd took it up with a
whoop, after which the band and Prof.
Alexander responded by giving three
cheers for the Illinoians. The visitors
were we'll pleased with Grand Junction,
and expressed delight at seeing 30 lively
and hourishing a little city on the West
ern Slope.
BEET THINNERS WANTED.