Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-08
PLUNGED into CREEK
Frightful Railway Wreck in
Southern Colorado.
DENVER & RIO GRANDE
TRAIN CRASHES THROUGH TRES
TIE INTO sURGING TORRENT.
80 Bodies Recovered-ChairC Cars Filled
With gers-Believed
Over so Killed.
DENVER & RIO GRANDE

| PUEBLO, Col, August S.-One of the
| most terrible catastrophes In the railroad
history of the Arkansas valley happened
| last evening when train No. IL Of the Mis-
! souri, Pacific railroad which runs over the
Denver and Rio Grande tracks between
| Pueblo and Denver, crashed through tres
tie near Eden, eight miles north of Pueblo,
| carrying the smoking and chair cars, which
| were filled with passengers, into the swirl
| ing, surging torrent which rushed under
| meath. So far as learned at this hour be-
| tween eighty and one hundred persons per-
| ished.
The number of bodies so far recovered
approXimateS twenty-five, lew OF Whlcn
/ have been identified
Special trains are leaving Pueblo every
few minutes and thousands of persons are
patrolling the banks of the Fountain river,
into which the cars were carried by the
flood. searching for bodies, but the stream
| is SO swollen that little progress can be
made.
AS the engine struck the trestle, which
had been weakened by the rush of waters,
| the trestle gave way and the train plunged
down into the torrent, one of the cars
being entirely lost in the muddy stream.
| Another car was carried nearly four miles
down the river.
Very Few Escaped.
1t Is unlikely many people in either car
| escaped. Owing to the fact that the con-
ductors list of names was lost In the con-
| fusion following the accident, only an esti-
| mate of the dead and missing can be had,
\ but railroad officials on the scene who are
| familiar with the details admit that the
| list will range between 80 and 100, and
some place it even higher.
Shortly after daybreak many hundreds of
persons began swarming to the scene of
| the wreck and the greatest excitement pre-
vailed in this city, where all kinds of
rumors were circulated. ana it was with
| difficulty any authentic news could be
obtained.
River Banks Lined With People.
| The banks of the river were lined far
| down as the 4th street viaduct with people
| anxiously waiting for bodies that might
! float past Some Of the bodies were taken
| out several miles from the scene of the ac-
cident. The fire and police departments of
| this city placed men at WORK early patrol
| ling and dragging the river all the way
| from Pueblo to Eden but their efforts have
availed but little owing to the swollen con-
dition of the stream. Much better progress
! will be made shortly the river is falling
| rapidly, and when Its normal condition Is
! reached it is not thought great difficulty
| will be had in recovering the bodies of the
| illfated passengers.
| On account of the rescuers having no
| boats and because of a prevalence of
quicksand the east side of the river could
not be reached. 1t is expected many bodies
| will be found there.
| The rescuers suffering great hard
ships, many of them having been constant
| ly at work since last night without food or
| relief of any kind
Waters Receding.
Today the river is receding slowly and
| the bodies are being discovered on sand
| bars, partially covered by mud and sand.
| They are being brought to the city and
placed in the morgues, where tWenty-three
| SO far have been taken, only six of which
| have been identified although the bodies
have been viewed by thousands of people.
| They are:
Miss Irene Wright, Pueblo.
| Dorothy Johnson Pueblo
| Major W. II. Whitman Of Kansas.
j. S. Rees, express messenger.
Charles Hinman, engineer, Denver.
Upon the news reaching Pueblo a special
| train bearing all the available surgeons and
! the Rio Grande and Missouri Pacific Off
1
a second train carrying stretchers. coffins
| and number of officials was sent out
| from the union station
| About 1:45 o'clock this morning the relief
| train returned to the city bringing those
| who had escaped with their lives, number
| ing twenty-sx, all, so far as now known,
| who have not fallen victims of the dis
| aster.
| The Identified Dead.
The following dead have been identified:
| Dr. w. H. Mock.
| Miss Ella Wood.
| w. H. Lamoon.
! Mrs. w. H. Lamoon.
| Miss Minnie Selby, a music teacher
| Lowell Durman. a clerk
| Engineer H. S. Hinman Denver.
| The following are missing:
| Conductor James H. Smith, Denver.
Messenger Thomas s. Rees, Denver.
Probably from IS to 80 passengers.
| List Of Saved.
Following is a list of those sayeG SO far
| as can be ascertained:
| j. NJ. Killen. Pueblo
| - Gilbert. Pueblo.
| Fireman Mayfield, Pueblo.
| - Fisher.
| c. c. Merson. Fort Scott Kan.
| X. {. Wilson, COffeyville Kan.
Peter r. Braun. Maiden. Mass
| ]. O. Vincent, dining car conductor, ana
| crew of six men.
c. c. Meerson Fort Scott, Kan
E. E. Wilson Coffeeville, Kan
Arthur r. Brown, Maiden, Mass.
H. H. Dorm. Cleveland, Ohio
Miss Jessie Denscom, Salt Lake CITY,
| Fl. ]. Crabbe. Salt Lake City
Mr.. and Mrs. Dinazzi and daughter. Tex
| arkana, Tex.
Mrs Drascie, Goodrlchviile, Tenn.
Miss Edzerlais, Jonesville. Ga.
Edwin Anderson, Pueblo.
o. s. Galbraith, Durango