The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-13

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Pueblo, Colo, Aug. S..-The
wreck of the Worlds Far Flyer on
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
near Eden, seven miles north of
Pueblo, last evening proves to have
become one Of The greatest disasters
in the history Of this country. Two
crowded cars and a baggage car
were engulfed in the torrent. that
tore out a trestle spanning SteePs
Hollow, otherwise known as Dry
Creek, and so far as known to-
night, only three of the occupants
of these cars escaped death. Forum.
ately, two sleepers and diner,
completing the train, remained on
the track at the edge of the abyss,
and none of their occupants were
killed Or injured.
How many perished probably
will never be definitely ascertained,
for the treacherous sands are drift
ing over the bodies. Searching for
the dead was begun about midnight
en- an extensive scale, and is still
in progress tonight.
All corpses found were brought
to Pueblo and placed in four
morgues here. At 8 o'clock this
evening 80 bodies had been recov.
cred, and of these 60 had been iden-
tilted. Thirty-three are still miss
ing. During the day bodies were
recovered all the way along Foun
tain river from the scene Of the
wreck to this city. At 1 O'Clock
this afternoon two bodies were tax
ken from the stream at First street
more than eight miles from tht
point where the disaster occurred
and it is probable that some may
be recovered even further dowr
stream. None of the bodies wer,
; barely mutilated, and all are in suct
condition as to be recognizable
Many identi6cations have beer
made by articles found on the bod
, les, no persons who Viewed then
recognizing the features.
A visit to the morgue presented
; a horrible picture. Relatives an,
friends were anxiously seekin
friends and loved ones who are sup
,. posed to be among the blackene,
: bodies piled in rows in diferen
; rooms of the Undertaking establish
ments.
The work was apparently cor
! Quoted with as much system aspos
sible, bodies being carded as fas
, as Recognised, and. many of then
being taken away Immediately an,
several sent to their homes in othe
: cities.
The streets of this ci4y present
picture such as was probably neve
, witnessed before. Women and mel
. are to be seen rushing 'frantical1
: from one place to another, wringin
. their hands In anguish and implol
. ing those supposed to be in posses
sion Of information to tell them th
fate of their relatives and friends
: and every few minutes a wall ca
J, be heard as they have found wha
:. they sought for, yet hoped not t
t fnd, the horrible reality thai thei
fears were confirmed.
e Peculiar pathos attaches to th
Q death of Miss Stella Mcdonald, {
9 Pueblo, and. DR.. James B. Mac Gre
). gor, of Ballard, Wash, who wer
9 drowned together. Their engage
: ment was announced last week
d the friends Of Miss Mcdonald an
the wedding was planned for th
: sear future. Miss Mcdonald ha
e been connected with the Puebl
. schools for several years and ha
: been the principal of the centrs
3 high school one year.
Is Another very sad case is that {
70 Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gilbert, {
e Oklahoma City, who had been mai
IS ried only two months and were o
d their honeymoon trip. Gilbert
10 one OF the three men who msrve
Z ously escaped from the chairca
9 His wife, who was sitting besid
le him, was lost, and although he
j. unscathed, her death has made hil
o a nervous wreck. He is now
the Pueblo hospital.
l. w. Vance, porter on the forwar
Is sleeping car Wyuta, was one of tt
heroes of the disaster. To him an