Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-10-01


wrecked iuat paa' bridge No 500 three
miles south of tbis city nt iifi O'Clock
. Ihia mnruInH Spreading rails caused
the oneIno f0 leave fho TRACK. and mail
/ ear so %. combination haggago and
I WvIls Fareo car $50. 200. haHgaee car
. $50. 2Ho aui sleeping ear SO. i2tf fol
I lowed tho mail and haepneo cars
/ nunauf down "a tcn foot cmhunkmont.
. me mail and express cars finally land.
uF 0n their sides The sleeping car
Eas torn from ita trucks and was
thrown io one side of ,hc track. tho
front end starting down tho cmhanh-
meat
o. was occupied hv detachment OF
tho First Battalion of Philippine
scouts in command of Second Llouton.
I auf McCuo The berihs we're thrown
about Che car ana thn occupants. most
|uf whom had retired. were badly shak.
Uu uu hlt nome are reported Injured.
narrngo ear 80. 2O5 wBa In use as
| o1mm.Hslry car for Inc soldiers. its
contents and army equipment were
piled up and some of 10 was badly
mashed.
Mail Clerk Wade Escaped Without
Injury.
The mail car was ln charge OF W.
/ o.. Wade. of 3ii West Coal avenue.
iie WIS seen az the wreck this morn.
.nr and said:
q hat iuat begun work when the
crash came wuH Hi1rtlur u Co
[ hams up tbo mcF WHOM thc cor bo.
pan f0 jump { raurht hold 0f ibo rack
land ho'd on with an my mIrht . was
I'M ibD 'Uffrr end of the car and t0
|'hH attribute my escape After
lthe car had settled down I Thought
I1l .hg eae. ana began looking around
Cor o. way to got ont an tho doors
. | were locked Tho engineer knocked
ono omen and Doe me- out"
Express Agent Harris Had Marrow 60
cape.
So IS Harris. Wells Fargo express
J agent of 1926 ID. West seventh street,
ils Angeles. was in charge of OK
. nr"ss car No. 206. Ho had tnkon No
HIt last night ahead of Dts regular
rrH FOB Accommodate q brother agent.
. Harris was seen ~ tho local Wells
. Fa~vo express office this morning
J TIE head was swaibod loo handaros
but ho wnE nt work checking over ma
! express packages of the wrecked car
iiis head and face we're badly bruised
and scratched ana HE right ear was
! severely torn. Iio said;
- was smoking when the crash
came md my pipe was broken shorI
loft Whom the car settled down
found myself confined under a pile oI
hagnEc. with The through 600 poun,
safe. which ! had iust finished locking
ou .Du uf me baguro Tho space lr
which . res confined wac very smm
, and I could nnd uo Wbg ont OF 30
After several minutes some one knock
, ed the door open and helped mo uut
Ny cscuor was Engineer R0hdDr
Twin leave for los Angeles ON The irs
train. for want to get homo
The Dead Tramp
Tho body uf tramp WB6 fOuu,
crushed between the first and SEQ
ond cars The face was black ans
o. Hn $50 1ut thought that tho bod
was that of negro bu' an examine
. ton NJ the hands and logo reyoalc,
: white skin The right log was cauEh
between ihc edges OF the cars aui
. severed from tho body The maj
4 looked to be about 800 years of age
and of large proportions. The trDuapu
y he wore were of heavy RHy material
fhe coat was OF black material and
black SLOUGH haf covered his bead
Tho body was unidentified UH
d death must have been sudden auI
painless
The First News.
d Tho first news uf the wreck eaml
Z shortly after 1ciook this muruiuf
o. Do was moaEor ana gave me vrerE al
!. lot little consequence o. said ina
Fl tho engine tender bad Ion tho track
D Inr SECOND messenger br1ughta large
b account o. wac chan No. 2 bad me-
/. with O. disaster and mo number hleO
Was unknown This report gained aid0
circulation uHu nuI until ate thI
b. morning d.d substantial news roac.
b tbe city
y A train was sent I0 tho scene %
iho wreck ul O'Clock tha mqrnIu.
i and fhe passengers from O 4iua SO.
9 g. 2 ana 22. which arrived from tb0
% south aad were caught behind m
. urucEaFa we're transferred au.
: brought t1 tha cts
b The WreCkuF train sas sent dow
b early this morning and WorH OF clear
p Ilug We track began Immediately.
Q Tho engine Waa put bach ou Ih.
rails The trucks Uf four cars atu
. piled up and blurd lu ne ground
3 mass of twisted steel ana suIntsro.
! wo0d The rails woso twisted an,
, bent sa DO hut mere stnWa How enc
! traIumuu escaped Dr. myaley.
b Engineer had Slow Orders
J Engineer Harry Render bad SLOW
. running orders The steam bad been
shut on and the train was carryul
. Itself a.ong with Ita oWn momentum
A track construction gaug has boor
NorklnE 0ut from Bare station. "a p0iul
! hFe miles south u the c.ty. iayinl
! |ueW steel This was JhD reason foI
, the Slow rsnuIns order Fhr train Wal
. going at about twenty mHa au n0ui
. Nhen BE- struck tho opening Tho sn
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