Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-10
eight, and the injured at the same

number,
The first coach was filed with i'm
migrants, and 1t is thought that all
OF these are dead.
Seven other coaches jumped into
the ravine, the private car OF n New
York capitalist by the name of Ryan
alone remaining ON the track
AT $3.50 this morning sixteen corp
ses had been dragged from the wreck
The operator at Tabor saw the
flames from the blazing train, and went
to the scene as fast as handcar would
take him. A wild spectacle met his
gaze. The coaches We're blazing
fiercely, one above the other Such
passengers as We're not disabled were
running about frantically, while 9th
ers were striving to rescue those pin
ioned in the wreckage and screaming
for fear of death by the iiames. Day
light had not yet broken when the
wreck occurred.
SAN ANTONIO Tex, March l.
All manner of reports reach here this
afternoon regarding the list of dead
in the Southern Pacific passenger
wreck, near Maxon this morning 1t
is known that there have been twelve
bodies recovered. Among them are
Engineer A. Most, Fireman Henry
Berstsch and Express Messenger Ad-
ans. Conductor Stockwel was the
only train man who escaped injury.
The first coach suffered more than
any other 1t was filled with emf
grants and ten of these perished
Seven other cars We're overturned.
The only one remaining on the track
was the private car belonging to Mr.,
Ryan, a New York capitalist. He
and his family We're not even awaken
ed by the disaster The accident oc-
CURED seven miles from a telegraph
office, and Conductor Stockwell had
to walk there to warn approaching
trains. The scene of the disaster is
the loneliest spot on the entire sys-
TEN. 1t is at the top OF rayine and
is half way between here and FL Pa
so. The little station is utterly with
out news facilities. Surgeons, nurses
and train officials arrived on the
scene at II O'Clock this morning, and
did all that was possible to relieve
the suffering of the injured
HYDRO, o. r., March THE
Choctaw passenger jumped the track
near here this morning and tumbled
down an embankment. The engineer
was killed.
LIVERPOOL, March when the
passengers of the steamer WaeslanG
landed here this morning they were
dressed in their night clothes. over
which blankets and old garments loan
ed by members oil the crew of the
Hermouides. the steamer which
crashed into the Waesland at mid
night in fog and sank her. All the
passengers but two We're saved the
latter being Bangor Field. aged g., ,
of Scranton. Kan, and Elsie Emmett
the daughter of cabin passenger
Bangor Field leaped into lifeboat,
causing 1t to tip. both he aud the
girl drowning
The passengers were loud in their
praise of the heroic and cool work of
the crew in saving the passengers.
Captain Apfeld of the Waesland lost
the savings of thirty-five years. which
was in specie in the cabin.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March IA st.
Paul dispatch this morning says that
Minnesota Off icials have been thrown
into confusion by finding that the re-
cent decision of the United States su-
preme court prevents them from TAX
ing any action in any form against
the Northern Securities company and
railroad merger.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. March L.
The house committee on foreign af-
fairs continued its session this morn
| ing. which ran over from yesterday
afternoon. II has been giving hear
ing to parties interested In the Stew
ems bill for an international dam and
reservoirs for lei Paso,
| DR. Boyd. representing the Ele-
phant Buttes Dam company, appeared
against the bill. and Engineer Follett
of Colorado argued for IL. DR.. Boyd
argued against the right OF Mexico
to claim either damages against the
| United States or right to water frorn
| its catchment area. Delegate Rodney
of New Mexico, who strongly opposed
the bill. said: That the present lob
by which was advocating this bill was
growing insolent." He said. too. that
other states would have to take q
hand in helping New Mexico or else
that irrigation In the west would gel
a decided set back.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March l.
The senate today passed the diplomat
i-c consular appropriation bill. ex
pending almost two millions. 1t wa,
amended to add ten nonpartisan stu
dent interpreters 10 the Chinese lega
tion for ten years
A petition from the Maryland legls
lature asking that resolution o
thanks to Admiral Schley be rendered
was read this morning and referre'
10 committee.
BUTLER, Pa. March 7.-Willian
Smith. a wealthy farmer, was murder
ed by masked robbers last night. Tn
wife was tortured until she reveale'
the hiding place OF the couples mon
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