The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-30
TRAIN WRECKED
in UTEP PASS.
Seven Cars Piled in a Shapeless
Heap Near Cascade.
Broken Rail Sends Coaches Over
an Embankment.
WAS CHOKED TO DEATH
One Man Killed and 30 Injured
Some Fatally.
Second Car Of Train Was COM
pletely Ended Over.
WAS CHOKED TO DEATH


from Cripple Greek. struck broken rail I
and seven cars piled into shapeless /
mass One man. Francis NJ English, a /
prominent musician of this city was
instantly killed and about 30 other pas /
sengers were more or less injured, three
or four PROBABLY fatally The complete
list OF lzilled and injured follows. Dead;
FRANCIS NJ ENGLISH. Colorado
Springs.
The injured.
Mary O'Rourke, aged 10. left arm torn
of. face cut and internally injured may
die
Or. Estene Lewis. Cripple Creek. eight
ribs on right side broken, left wrist frae-
cured. bruised and internally injured
james w. Green. Cripple Creek, leg
broken. face bruised.
Frank Guyer Cripple Creek collar
Mary Kintezeu, Goldheld. hip cut and
face bruised
Mrs Wander Weiden, Cripple Greek
face badly bruised
William Wander Welden, her SON leg
badly spiained.
Wander weiden, baby daughter
face bruised
b. 4. smith. Cripple Creek. all teeth
knocked out mouth and thumb cut.
Mrs Simon O'ROurke neck sprained-
O Bourke. her son, face cut and
A. F. Parker. Cripple Creek, leg
spraiued and cut
Parker, head badly cut
j. r.. Weymar Colorado, Springs, head
cut.
Henry Pieisens, woodland Park back
sprained.
Mrs. George Powell, Omaha, leg brok-
c. Furange. Cripple Creek. badly
Shaken UP and bruised.
T. T. Dispute, Cripple Creek, knee
badly hurt cannot walk
i. w. Hadden. Goldfeld, bad scalp
wound.
r. Baker. Cripple Creek, lip cut and
scalp wound.
G. j. Gotten Cripple Creek. cuts and
bruises
q 3 Tucker. Denver, cut, bruised and
d f. oids. Cripple Creek, cuts and
If NJ Parker. Victor. cuts and
Mrs White. Cripple Creek cuts ana
Rose Bedford. Cripple Greek. cuts and
H. Henenbine Victor. cuts and
bruises.
g. A Grant. Victor cuts and bruises.
H. A. Chamberlain. Divide, cuts ard
Rachel aIartz. Goldheid. cuts and
Mrs. NJ. Kintzeu. Goldheld. cuts and
H. Hoistrom. Goidaeld. cuts about
head
oscar Peterson, Cripple Creek. back
John II. Concannon. Goldheld. cuts.
shiray. Cripple Creek. badly shaken
The wreck occurred at an abandoned
station known as Culbers Siding, one
mile east of Cascade. in Ute pass, anC
~ miles from Colorado Springs. A pas
senger rate war that has been in effec
#n 6 Nrssn
running from this city to Cripple Greek
had been called off. the rates to go III
July I. and as "a result the train wa
crowded TO it's uttermost
The cars that left the rails and wen
over the embarrassment north of the tract
contained 81 passengers. and it wa
only oy the most miraculous esca pc
thar could be imagined that the deaf
list was not enormous. The second ca
on the train. a day coach. was crushe
10 Nudhng wood. being turned com
pietely over on it's end. so that til
rear end of the coach was forward TIL
third coach plunged clear through III
second. and it was in the forward en-
of this car that MI English was kiliet
His neck was caught between two seat
and he strangled before the people coul
reach him He suffered severe seal
wounds and fracture of the jaw ais
and would doubtless have died. eve
had ne not been caught and choked. b
was coming to Colorado Springs froi
Cascade to play the organ at st. Stepi
ems Episcopal church. where he ha
been orga mist for several years.
relief train went to the scene fro
this city at once and returned bringin
the dead and injured. The injured wei
taken TO St Francis hospital VI here a
are doing as well as can be expecte
The lttle o. Rourke girl is expected
die a any time. and Miss Estelle Levi
dentist of Cripple Creek, is i'm vel
critical condition Dr. II. p Packat
of Gillett Col. who was en- route to tn
ras ris11r nh f.-fr
train. He had his Instruments with hi
and did most heroic and efficient servi
before the physicians and relief su
plies could be rushed to the scene fro
this city The location of the wre
was such that there is no delay to ira
fc The track is torn up for fully ]
yards, but it is an old siding and t
sidetrack was not blocked This faci
tates the work of clearing the wrec
Engineer J. p. stephen and Conduct
Ben Heynon were in charge Of (
train
WAS SECRETARY TO LILIUOKA
AMI
Colorado Springs, Col. June 30-Fra
els M English, who was killed by t
wreclzing of a Colorado Midland train
Cascade yesterday. was born in Engla
and was a graduate of oxford where
was educated Tor the bar. He subs
quently became a barrister in the En-
lish courts and on coming to Colora
ws- admitted to the bar of this sta
lie IVES Tor tnree years private sscl
tsry to Queen Liliuokalani Of the r
waisau Islands. He was the autacr
the famous proclamation which
made 10 the American people Just :
fore she was dethroned. Mr.. Engli
Travelled extensively on the cOntine
and made a circuit of the globe nui
her of times. spending a few years
New Zealand and islands of the soul
ern seas. In his earlier life he "
many times a millionaire He was
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