The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-08

state. General Manager and Vice Presi-
dent Schlaoks being in New York General
Superintendent Coughlin on his vacation
and Manager Edson on a trip OF inspeo-
tion I'm Utah, but the officials in charge
gave prompt directions 10 furnish imme-
diate relief TO the injured and spare no
pains to recover the bodies OF the dead
The disaster was the worst that has
ever occurred on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad. Dry Creek. where the
accident happened is one OF the most
dangerous points on the road. IL IL not
far from Butte. where two years ago
washouts occurred which crippled the
line but eutailed no loss OF life II Is close
to the foothills and by reason OF repeated
cloudbursts and washouts the bed OF tho
creek had gradually deepened until It
has reached a depth Of about Is feet.
Trains No. and Is preceding No. IL,
passed over the bridge and reached Pueb-
10 safely.
NO THOUGHT OF DANGER
The rains had been severe but officials
did not apprehepd any danger at Dry
Creek as a recent inspection showed the
bridge TO be In first class condition.
Just prior to the time or the accident
there was a report that a heavy rainfall
was In progress In the vicinity OF Eden
but there were no intimations OF a cloud
burst
Whether the engine and the torrent of
water from the cloudburvt struck the
bridge simultaneously or whether the
torrent had already undermined the struc-
ture. Is not known.
Reports made to the Denver office OF
the road say that the air was turned on
and that this saved the diner and Shoppers
from being precipitated into the creek.
CURRENT IRRESISTIBLE
II the water was at a high mark tho
depth ranged from 20 TO 25 feet, and the
current was Irresistible. When the bag
gage car. smoker and chair car left the
tracks and plunged into the stream they
were swept down by the current and
the trucks torn or. This lightened them
and the force and volume or water can be
understood. when II was reported by
Superintendent Boweren that they were
carried four miles before they went
ashore. The three cars were found near
each other.
The wires being down only bulletins Civ
| Ing meagre details OF the disaster could
| be obtained here. A relief train was
sent out from this city today. carrying
Dr. J. w O'Connor. chief surgeon OF the
Denver and Rio Grande. and other
! physicians. The officials have not yet
made an official statement and explain
that they cannot furnish list OF dead.
sUPBRTNTENDENT's REPORT.
New York, Aug. S.-'rhe New York of
| ice OF the Denver and Rio Grande has
received "a telegram from II. H. Boweren
division superintendent saying he takes
! the estimate of 20 persons dead az re-
| suit OF the Pueblo wreck as correct. In
| his telegram Mr.. Boweren said:
The express car safe was open when
| found. but ! do not think ~ was robbed
as baggage car was In middle OF river
/ ana Inaccessible. Special agent was on
train and looking out Dining Ger and
| one sleeper all right. Nestibuie damaged
/ on other sleeper and one truck slightly
| damaged
| broken to pieces and contents washed
/ down stream, except the safe. which was
| recovered. The smoker and chair car also
! destroyed.
Il think estimate OF seventy probably
| correct. Have nc means OF getting accu-
| rate figures until conductors remains are
| found and tickets counted. Brakeman
! who went through coaches after leaving
| Colorado Springs thinks this number
! about correct
Train No. passed over bridge about
a. minutes before No II reached there.
The cioudburst occurred between T.sG
and O'Clock but heaviest water from the
hills evidently ala not reach track until
after No 4 passed the bridge.
"The track was not washed out between
Pueblo and Bridge. ono small culvert
partly washed out about a mile and q
bali east of the bridge. There were q
passengers IN sleepers and dining cars"
You can't take two from two and
leave one, you know"
mo" replied the South Dakota Judge
hut I've often taken one from one anc
! left two."-chicago Record-HeSald.