Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-08
rAusEO BY A BIC CLOUODURST.
!. "a, as Can be Learned, Eighty TO
A Hundred Persons
Perished,
LOOKING FOR CONDUCTORS LIST.
o.,i,s Belop Discovered on Sandbars
Inflated Train Was the Mis-
souri, Pacific No. II.

poeblo. Colo. Aug, S.-One OF the
,..., terrible catastrophes in the rail-
,o,d history Of the Arkansas valley
,.nneoed last evening when train NO.
!, Of the Missouri Pacific, which runs
aver the Denver & Rio Grande tracks
h.,ceen Pueblo and Denver crashed
through restle near the little station
Of Eden eight miles north Of Pueblo
carving the smoking and chair cars,
which were Aled with passengers INTO
me swirlIng sursng torrent when
rushed underneath, and so far as learn
"a AZ this hour between 50 and 100
persons pehshed
Al 1880 the number Of bodies recov-
cred approxlmated %, few of which
have been identified.
Special trains are leaving Pueblo
every few minutes and thousands of
parsons are potrolling the banks of the
Fountain river INTO which the cars
we're carried by the food, searching
ioIbodes, hut the stream is so swol-
len that but little progress can be
made,
TREs1LE GAVE WAY.
AZ the engine struck the trestle,
which had been weakened BY the rush
Of waters, II gave way and the train
rlpnged down. one OF the cars being
etirely lost In the muddy stream ana
the other carried neariy four miles
down tho river Very few Of the per-
sons IN them could have escaped. Ow-
hg to the fact that the conductors list
Of names was lost I'm the confusion fol-
lowing the accident, only an estimate
Of the dead aud missing can be had, but
uinoad oficiale on the scene who are
fmllmr with the details admit that the
list will range between so and 100, and
pme place il even higher.
SCENE OF THE WRECK.
shortly after daybreak many humid
rds Of persons began swarming to the
scene OF the wreck and the greatest
excitement prevailed In this city, where
all kinds Of umors were circulated
and it was with difficulty any authentic
INNS Cuull Dc Oplalhcu'
WAITING FOR BODIES.
The banks OF the river were lined as
far down as the Fourth street viaduct
With people anXiously watching foi
bodies that might float past, and some
were taken out several miles from tn,
scene Of the accident. The fire anf
police departments OF this city placed
men at work early patrOlling and drag.
sing the river an the way from Pueblo
TO Eden. Their heroic efforts have
aya.ed but little owing 10 the swoller
condition OF the stream. Much better
progress win come shortly as the riyel
falling and When liz normal condi,
ton Is reached, 1t is not thought greo
aItoulty will be had In recovering tn,
bodies of the IN fatcd passengers o.
account OF having no boats and pre-
Nallance Of quick-sands at the scene
lne east side Of the river could not b,
reached and here, II is expected, many
bodies VIII be found
me rascuerS are suffering grea'
mfdships many OF them having beef
wlslanIiy nc work since last nigh
M'hout food or relief Of any kind, thu
them
force Of nearly 300 well organize,
ieh are now at work under the direc
llon OF able officers and rapid develop
mehls are promised.
MANY PEOPLE LOCATED.
Many persons reported as lost earle
.Sle since been located and many o
tHvn' hai narrow escapes some %
uen oelng severely hurt. The escap
me fireman, Dave Mayheld was al
%VSl miraculous, crawling out OF tn
p IN which his companion, the engi
IVY had perished He searched vain
lol tne latter finally abandoning tn
@aIeh' he walked the distance TO tn
station and gave the alarm. He the
rrGuapsed and was brought 10 the hos
",ai IN serious condition.
vohh NJ Killen of Pueblo also had
nal'VW escape being found unconsclou
NY taken from the top of car whic
10y neen washed down the river. u
ueol w more bodies had been adde
nv vac Identified list but the morgue
ta0nleu such a confused appearance
Glow. No' h'cesaa'i'y NeF
,0d lne list OF missing also has been aug
aSI considerably every few minute
story. '''V ue'"'s Oh III
SOME DEAD.
Az II o'clock the river Is recodln
ON wy 9nd bodies are being discovere
% ma sand bars partially covered by IN
I'M INV ana sand washing over then
ti ",y are being brought to the city an
'OtQ IN me morgues, whore % 40 IA
bs s,e Deer, ogen taken only six Of which hav
YIN ldentliied,although the bodlea hay
INV viewed by thousands of peopl,
% %lss Irene Wright, Pueblo.
DDuIoihy Johnson, Pueblo.
gag W II. Whitman of Kansas.
=, . Reese, expess messenger.
"4IIes Hlndman. engineer, Denver.
Is Hoes, Pueblo
pn%lils,. John S. Moltcr and two children
Qlctor. Denver. Wv W.
Niheloa Davis, Pueblo.
Iladenburg, Pueblo
Holland puchlo