The daily sentinel., 1903-05-18

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of Palisades last night at a point
known as the Adobe Bluff. Engineer
George Stewart was fatally injured
dying few hours later and his fire.
man was instantly killed.
Train No. . was an huor and fifteen
Springs. The train was in charge OF
Conductor Gilmore. At the point
where the accident occurred the train
according to passengers was running
at the rate of about twenty miles an
hour.
The point is considered dangerous
one and extra precautions are general
ly observed.
According to the best information
when the engine, which was No. 511
struck it swerved from the track and
ran into the bank on the right hand
a part of the engine was buried in the
side of the mountain.
The mail car broke loose from the
tender. the rear end swinging around
and running down the bank into the
river followed by the baggage car.
About ten or twelve feet of the mail
car was in the river The mail car
was telescoped by the baggage car
and the baggage car i'll turn by the
first coach forming kind of bridge.
DR.. E. f. Eldridge, who was pas
senger on the train and who did all
hrrFtn cE n fn oil To hn
sufferings of Engineer Stewart. before
his death, gave the following account
of the wreck, as far as he knew them
to . Sentinel reporter this morning
He said in part as follows:
''I was riding in the day chair
coach. L had been to Glenwood
Springs. To while away the time as
we approached DeBeque, L pulled out
my watch and attempted as near as l
could to time the speed the train was
making by the manner known as mark
ing the number of rails crossed by the
sound. in a certain length of time. AT
DeBegue as near as l could judge we
were running about forty miles an
hour AS we cleared the tunnel it
seemed to me that we slowed down
considerable. / had just glanced at
my watch when l heard the air being
put on hard and it was then exactly
IL 80 O'Clock. From previous exper-
fence when the air was applied sud-
denly l felt that something was
wrong. The train gave several
bumps, but they did not effect the
passengers to any extent. in fact no
one was thrown from their seats or
forward against the seat in front.
When the train came to a standstill,
| rushed forward and saw Conductor
Gilmore jumping from one of the
coaches with the brakeman following.
We went forward. 1t was very dark
and there seemed to be a slight fog.
We heard someone groaning forward
and we began an investigation. In
space Immediately behind the ten
der of the engine. made by the cars
telescoping and forming sort of
bridge. we sound Engineer Stewart
lying right on the tracks. Conductor
Gilmore and the brakeman and myself,
as SOOn rs we cOulu Nlpe
from his eyes. ATTEMPTED to move him
from that position, as l thought we
were all standing in a place where
the cars might suddenly fall on us,
as this space 1 speak of was made by
the telescoping of the two cars. We
could not move him. as we intended
to do. as he is large man and we
called assistance and then carried him
back to Pullman and got him in
birth.
In the meantime Fireman Wood was
discovered, but he was dead when
found. He was found crushed be-
tween the engine and tender. on the
fireman's side of the engine. From
his position when found, as he was in
| an erect position and hung there until
he was cut away, he had evidently
been ON the point of jumping which
was afterwards confirmed by Engineer
Stewart, who told me that he had
told Wood to jump. He had his left
foot raised, as he stood on the tender.
with his hand fast to the hand hold of