The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-11
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through bridge that spans Fountain
Greek near Pinion, COL, three crowd
ed cars and an engine of the Missouri
Pacific flyer is estimated to have
carried 1872 or more passengers to death
in the waters of the stream last even
ing. The bodies of three young women
evidently tourists and that Of En-
gineer HiDman, were recovered early
this morning half mile below the
wreck. 1t is feared many bodies have
been washed away beyond recovery.
Along the banks of the stream a small
army of men waited the coming of
dawn to begin their Rruesome task.
Several bodies have already been re-
covered. Two coaches did not fall
into the stream but stopped almost
miraculously on the brink. Relief
trains with all the collins and
stretchers in the city have gone to the
scene. The Rio Grande railway off,
Gals fear the loss of life is appalling
The accident was caused by heavy
rains. Conductor Smith and Brake
man Turner are among the dead.
Only eleven bodies were recovered
and brought here up to nine O'Clock
and of these only two have been iden.
titled. Three bodies were taken from
the river seven miles below the
wreck, Many of the bodies now
known have been swept down the Ar
kansas River by cloudburst aud
many never will be recovered.
In the first coach passengers were
standing IN the aislas for lack of seats.
1t is estimated that nearly 100 were in
this coach alone. The baggage car
and smoker have not been found and
are believed to have been washed
down Fountain river. The chair car
is at the bottom of the river about a
mile below the wrecked bridge, gorged
wi5h sand and bodies of victims.
Wells Fargo Oompany's safe was
found near the scene with the door
open and its contents gone. Probably
be made as the conductors reports
were Oh his person. His body has not
been recovered and may never be
found. Fireman Mayfield jumped
just as the bridge gave way and saved
himself. He says be is sure 100 people
were killed.
Pueblo, Colo, Aug, 9-The wreck
of the Worlds Fair flyer on the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad, near
Eden, seven miles north Of Pueblo,
Sunday evening, proves to have been
one of the greatest railroad distasters
in the history of the conntry. Two
crowded passenger cars and baggage
car were engulfed in the torrent that
tore out a trestle spanning Steele's
Hollow, other wise known as Dry
| Greek, aud, so far as known last
night only three of the occupants of
these cars escaped death. Fortunately
two sleeping cars and diner COM
| plotting the train remained on the
track at the edge of the abyss and
none of their occupants was killed or
injured. At O'Clock last evening rs
, bodies had been recovered and of
these 40 had been identified. During
the day bodies were recovered all the
way along Fountain river from the
| scene of the wreck to Pueblo,
Pueblo. Colo, Aug. 1o.-Late last
night the total number Of identified
bodies recovered from the Eden wreck
was seventy three; unidentified dead,
three. Seven more bodies were recov-
cred and number identified. A cor
oneTs jury yesterday viewed the
scene of the wreck and examined four
railroad men. District Attorney Lowe
states that the matter will be gone into
thoroughly.
Again the morgue and undertaking
establishments were hesieged by anX-
ious relatives and friends. The work
of Identification is proceeding slowly,
as the bodies now being recovered are
in bad condition. Many mistakes are
being made, in several cases the matter
hanging in doubt since Sunday night