The Springfield herald., 1904-08-12

Springs. not less than thirty passengers
boarded the train there, so that II the
total changed, 1t is not unlikely that 1t
was increased.
With the breaking of day the full
horror of the scene, which was con-
cealed to great degree by the mantle
OF night, became apparent. Wreckage
Is visible in all directions, dead bodies
being visible here and there in the
piles of debris from the cars, driftwood
and mud.
1t Will be several hours before the
number of dead can be announced with
any certainty. Many of the bodies OF
those who perisbed were carried down
Fountain creek by the wall of water
which had force enough to carry sew
eral coaches nearly four miles away
from the point where . they went
through the bridge.
Denver. Aug. 8.-Passenger train
No. II is the fastest train sent out Of
Denver by the Denver & Rio Grande. 1t
makes the Missouri Pacific connection
for Kansas City and st. Louis, and
usually carries heavy load of travel
ers.
Yesterday afternoon the train was
made up of six cars-express, smoker,
diner, chair car and two sleepers.
Nearly every coach was we'll filled
when the train pulled out of Denver at
5 o'clock.
The train makes the run to Colorado
Springs in two hours and five minutes.
and all went well that far last even
ing. One hour and ten minutes is the
schedule to Pueblo. and the heavy train
was whirling along through the storm
to make this fast time when it
dropped into the stream.
Last night the train was in charge
of the following crews: James H.
Smith, conductor, living at 269 South
Sherman avenue; Thomas 9. Rees,
messenger the Globe Express Com
pany, living at 1875 Winona street;
Henry s. Hinman, engineer, 800 South
Eleventh street; Thomas j. Turner,
fireman, Denver.
The first intimation of the accident
was received from Pueblo and all ad-
Vices to the Denver Office of the road
came from that point.
When Division Superintendent Bow
rem of the Pueblo division was notified
from Pinon station by passengers who
had escaped and who had walked
through the binding rain to the near
est telegraph station, he Immediately
sent hurry call for all surgeons and
nurses in the city to follow him on re-
lief trains and taking an engine and
car. hurried from Pueblo to the scene.
One train followed another from the
city In quick succession, and every
available physician responded to the
call, accompanied by large supply of
medicines and number of nurses. In
the meantime measures were taken
for the equipment of hospital train,
and that left Pueblo later in the night.
The first relief train left the station
about 12 O'Clock, and second fol
lowed soon after. In addition to the
surgeons and nurses carload Of cof-
fms was sent to the spot.
Superintendent Bowren arrived on
the scene first and Immediately COM
municated with Denver.
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Former Victor Marshal Killed.
Denver, Aug. Michael w. o'Con-
nell, former marshal of Victor, Colo
RADIO, who was released only few
days ago on $4,000 bail from the
"bullpen" in Victor, came to his death
suddenly in Denver last evening. He
fell head foremost from window on
the fourth floor of the Markham hotel.
Death came instantaneously, for his
skull was crushed like an egg. A ru-
NOR that he had been attacked and
hurled from the window by murder
ers was circulated. but Chief of Po-
lice Delaney, who conducted a thor
ough examination into the circum-
stances, discovered no evidence of
murder. It is generally believed by
all who Investigated the case that
O'Connell committed suicide.
O'Connell, who arrived in Denver
from Pueblo Friday afternoon. accom-
panied by his nearest friend, John
Horrigan, registered at the Markham
Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, and
both men were assigned to the same
room on the third floor. O'Connell
was in a respondent frame of mind
and weak physically. In fact. he was
in such condition that his friends
thought II wise to keep constant
watch upon him.
Many of the friends and acquaint-
ances of O'Connell-and he was known
to thousands in Victor, Cripple Creek
and Leadville-on first hearing Of his
death were under the impression that
it must have been the work of his enc
mics. Chief Delaney. Captain Connor
and three detectives. however. made a
very close investigation. Not one of
them could find any reasonable ground
for the murder theory.