The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-29

ason between a. niles from Tue.
sil'sI a are people are known to nave
very .a, and many we're injured Inc
10 slsa Az 10 have s.Ssn due to the fail
y !, George cOuGh telegraph opt era snn AZ
~ s'a,'v y slde track. While only TWEEN
aniiea .,sa been taken from the wreck
.slch vas partly burned 1t If '"V
!. ~. m under the debris
r. a,s sIToN. Cambridge, Mass
y BRUCE, engin,eel,
n y WiLKEY, engineer,
gscMr " GRATH, fireman.
1 he sFfiou5SS Susro. .Iuarez, Mexico,
v, nonobuc. Battle Greek, Mich.
Y. saNyer, mail clerX,
sliyerton, New 'rA'
2 Gilbert, fireman, =. -
4 g y uSssord. May HUI, n, \.
i 20 b'1ps Sshm' ggageman; NJ. NJ NIGEL
y y gsIsrk; S. r. Glidden.. Cnmbrldge.
a R Fl. Esquira, HermosiIio' MeAlco'
walker, Tucson, Aliz; pr, Meyers
Il Lreen Ohio; y, hh''"N -, IL
Mics Irene Ellington InoeniiN' AI I.i, I,
4 Rsdforl, Canyon CITY, Ooio" were
Iiil /. la' nmm0er Of others were cut by
W. Engineers Bruce and WilkeN
's'p rs ssu Mctirath were burned TO
4 s,,,.l unidentified
=, ,sn Of J. NJ. Hilton who was killed.
ssrFd , -,
IA stopped at Wales station. 1t was
t,rss az Conductor g W. Parker and
4 8..,.s- lack Bruce. The conductor and
'r,sr had orders to pass an eastbound
M, train at Wilmot station. Another
J. 10 meet the train known as the Ores
I. ri,r EXPRESS at Esmond, awaited them
r,g,s This order, = is said. the oper-
!, hned to deliver and the limited passed
rtsopt the right If way aud with no
IN concerning the Crescent city OK
,,u When six miles west Of Wales, run
\. fits miles an hour, rounding a sharp
n, he limited crashed into the cast
VA train. The locomotives reared UP
n crushed the boilers. aud the cars
,asd up on the piled-up and tangled
Eaia
Fn broke out IN the wreckage and the
vS. mass was soon in flames. Those who
sapsd from the cars In the rear OF the
aas ran to the rescue, but their efforts
Essr futile, us the flames We're fed with
b ion tie tenders OF the locomotives.
sHois from the burning oil and cars
,IHA tho rescuers Even in the face ri
AR Obstacles the passengers and train
JH rendered considerable aid to the
TaHssi. Many of these were quickly re
uas and taken to places Of safety at the
lis q the tracks.
4 sleeping car on the rear of the east
lrlt train was detached by the force 81
na collision and ran down the grade tC
tlgs@, crashing Into switch engine.
+ Sah The engine and the car were damaged
A ,t 10 one was hurt. The arrival Of the
EitEsy car was the first news Of the
vyk TO reach Tucson, although It had
YEA nid that Operator Clouch, at Wales
arns II his fatal error when the linn
. ~ Departed, told the dlspatcher's Office
n IuSon that a wreck would occur. Soor
flfs he Pullman car ran into Tucson Q
'nHman arrived from Wales, bringing
'1s Of the wreck.
relief train was quickly made ready
~ with Dr. Fenner, n railroad surgeon
II Two assistants, hurried to the scene
DE wreck.
A'n and women were running to and
? 'zcliedly, some clad only in their
sii clothes. Many Of these were suffer
/ Y from painful injuries. The cries of tho
iifkcned passengers could he heard com
from the wreckage. Sixteen of the
ar severely Injured we're put aboard thu
MI train and taken to Tucson, where
w we're made as comfortable as possible
las railroad hospital
W Of these are not expected to recover
10 work Of searching for the dead hegai
soon as the fire subsidized, Engincc
siIces chsrred remains were found at thu
w. y the lccomtiye, partly under the oil
Ivy The only means Of Identification wa
Is watch. d,
nA fireman. Joe McGrath. was foun'
" ais head under Bruce's body. Bruce
~ Nand clutched that Of McGrath. Ep
~ Wilsie Of the Crescent City express
aacrsp
y'e body pulled out OF the burning
pAse held In the charred hand poke
W W WITH the name Of Morris p. WI
y The handle, Two burned womcl
uAea from the wreckagc. but coul'
s,.. y Identified. One had her hand
Sssa' as II in prayer.
~ Ooay Of a man, evidently n soldier
'Oaaa crushed on the trucks Of a car
n K. conins were taken to the seen
x wreck and at 2 O'Clock fourtee
~. ~. =, hlled with charrcd bodies. The
IMAM seh to rucsan The searching nort
in,s, lN work The bodies of fou
b e's found later under the wreck
as,,l,.' hidden and II. NJ. Hilton.
''g,iAs, /, cambridge. Mass, were sittini
va oc." ~ me smoking ear when the col
srv cyda., The force of tho impac
NJ f,om l u. through window and tw
ssse n var Whom he recovered hi
"a found MN NM N search of mis- companioI
y Nm l nm pinned in the burning wreck
isscue w,,o Yss'oie way OF escape. Effort
>-e.e uuavaillng and Glidden wa
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