The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-30
Seven Cnrs Wrecked While Running
Down Ute Pass on the Colorado
Midland Road.
MAN CAUGHT BETWEEN SETS
FRANCIS VI. ENGLISH, a MUSICIAN
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Thirty Other Passengers Injured
Some SeriOusly-Two Men Killed
Near st. Louis.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. June 29.-An
excursion train on the Colorado Midland
Railway coming down Ute pass from Grip
pie Creek to-day struck a broken rail and
seven cars were wrecked. Francis NJ. En-
glish. a prominent musician of this city.
was instantly killed and thirty other pas
sengers were more less injured. three
or four of them probably fatally. The most
severely injured are:
MARY O'ROURKE. aged thirteen, Vic
tor, left arm torn off, face cut and internal
ly, injured; may die.
DR.. ESTELLE LEWIS. Cripple Creek
eight ribs or right side broken, left wrist
fractured bruised and internally injured
may die.
H. B. TUCKER, Denver, cuts, bruises
and severe shock.
j. w. WYMER, Colorado Springs, head
badly cut.
PARKER head badly cut
Others injured are: James w. Greene
Cripple Greek. leg broken and face bruised !:
Fra nix Guyer. Cripple Creek. collar bone
broken; Mary Kintzell Goldheld lip cut
and face bruised; Mrs Van der Weiden.
Cripple Creek, face badly bruised; William
Van der Weiden, her son, leg sprained; -
Van der Weiden, baby daughter face
bruised; Charles Carton. Buffalo Springs
face cut badly: ID. Fl. Smith, Cripple Creek
all teeth knocked out, mouth and thumb
- o Rourke her son. face bruised; ~. r..
Parker Cripple Creek, leg sprained and
head cut; Henry Pickers Woodland Park.
back sprained; Mrs. George Powell, Omaha,
leg broken; G. Turnage, Cripple Greek,
badly shaken up and bruised; oscar Pear
son. Cripple Greek, back sprained: ]. H.
Cripple Greek. badly shaken up: l.. +.
Disque, Cripple Creek. knee badly hurt
F. Baker. Cripple Creek, lip cut and scalp
wound; B. H. Olds, Cripple Creek; c. L.
Cotton. Cripple Creek: II. NJ Parker. Vic
tor; Mrs White. Cripple Creek Rose Red
fir. Cripple Greek; II. Hellenbin. Victor; G..
A Grant, Victor; B. w. Chamberlain.
Divide: Rachael Martz, Goldfeld Mrs NJ
Kintzell Goldfeld; II. Holstrom, Goldfield.
The wreck occurred at an abandoned
station known as Culbers Siding, one mile
east of Cascade. in Ute Pass and twelve
miles from Colorado Springs. A passenger
rate war that has been on for several
months between the roads running from
this city to Cripple Creek had been called
| off. the rates TO continue to July 1. and as
a result the train was crowded to it's ut
most capacity. The cars that left the
rails and went over the embankment north
of the track. containing 81 passengers. The
second car on the train. a day coach. was
! crushed TO kindling wood being turned
! completely over on its end so that the
| rear end of the coach was forward The
/ third coach plunged clear through the
/ second and II was in the forward end of
/ this car that Mr.. English was killed His
neck was caught between two seats and
he was strangled before the people could
/ rescue him. He was coming TO Colorado
/ Springs TO play the organ al ST stephen 5
! Episcopal Church, of which he was
/ organist.
4 relief train went to the scene from
! this city at once and brought in the dead
/ and injured The injured were taken TO
/ St Francis Hospital where all are doing
as we'll as can be expected. The little
/ O'Rourke girl is expected TO die at any
\ time and Miss Estelle Lewis a dentist
/ of Cripple Creek is in a very critical
/ condition.