Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-11
OVER 100 KILLED IN
RAILROAD ACCIDENT

OVER 100 KILLED IN
RAILROAD ACCIDENT
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PUEBLO, Colo. Aug S.-The num-
Der of dead in last nights disaster on
the ID. a X. c. will, from appearances
al 10 O'Clock be about 1926. the ma
jority of whom are Denver people.
with some from Utah and the West
ern slope also among the list. The
wreck is the worst in the history OF
Colorado railroading. when train No
IL. the Missouri Pacific flyer, crashed
through bridge over Dry Greek near
Eden, about eight miles from Pueblo
mt O'Clock last night. Ii is estimated
that of the 1875 passengers on board
the Inflated train between eighty and
a hundred lost their lives. either un-
der the waters of the creek or beneath
the wreckage. Immediately upon re
ccipt OF the news here a special train
bearing all available physicians and
surgeons and all resident officials on
both the Missouri Pacific and Rio
Grande hurried to the scene. About
eleven o'clock another train bearing
collins, stretchers and a number OF
police officers was sent out, The
alarm was sent out by Fireman May
field, who escaped from the wreck
practically uninjured. The first train
from The wreck arrived here at two
O'Clock this morning bearing seven
teen. so far as is known all VINO es-
capped from the wreck with their lives.
The wrecked train was ,he Missouri
Pacific No. II, st. Louis Worlds Fair
Flyer from Denver running over the
Rio Grande tracks. Dry Creek is a
tributary to Fountain creek
Dry Creek is fifty feet wide and
fifteen feet deep with water flowing
over a trestle. The engine got nearly
across, but slipped back and with the
baggage car, smoker and chair cars
plunged into the water the engine
falling on its right side. The chair
car was carried a half mile down
Fountain creek, and the baggage car
and the smoker have not. at this hour
been found. Following is list OF the
known dead.
DIR. w H. MOCK
MISS ELLA WOOD,
w. H. LAMON.
MISS MINNIE SEELEY.
LOWELL DURMAN.
A. E. HOES, Pueblo.
MRS. STEPHENS, Northampton.
Mass.
CAPT FRANK II. WHITMAN, quar-
termaster Second United States In
fantry, FIT. Logan.
HENRY HINMAN, engineer, Den
Yer.
-. -. SEWARD
MRS. IRENE WRIGHT and daugh-
ter, Pueblo, whose bodies were founu
at the junction of Fountain and Al
kansas rivers in Pueblo
yxhe revised list Ul the dead up to
p. m today is as follows:
BUD SEWARD, Pueblo.
MISS CARRIE DOWNEY. Pueblo.
=, DON CAMPBELL, Pueblo
MRS. ELLA STEVENS, Northamp
ton. Mass.
GEORGE ENGLAND, Pueblo.
l. w. WRIGHT, painter. Pueblo.
MISS LEONARD Chicago.
A. S. MAXWELL. Pueblo.
JOSEPH f. BISHOP, architect, Pu-
eblo.
GEORGE BECK, salesman. Pueblo
JESSIE f. GRAY, Denver.
MISS TINA WALK, Pueblo.
J, &. GRAHAM, Florence
JOSEPH TURNER, brakeman, Lit.
Teton.
Known dead not identified
JAMES II. SMITH, conductor, Den
yer.
MISS MINNIE DAVIS, Pueblo.
MISS ELSIE ROLAND. Lindborg,
Kan.
MISS HADENBURG, Salina, Kan.
DIR w. II. MUM, Pueblo.
MRS. JOHN MOLITOR, Pueblo.
GENEVIEVE, MOLITER. Pueblo.
MARY MOLlTER taged 81 Pueblo.
MISS IDA LEONARD. Pueblo.
MRS. MARY PRICE. LaSalle, Ills
HUGH M'CRACKITT, Aurora, Ill.
EDWARD KNIGHT, Pueblo.
MISS FLORENCE WALTER, cash
Ter Childs Mercantile Company, Pu-
ebo.
EDWARD CURTIS, bricklayer, S22
East Seventh street, Pueblo.
GEORGE ELLINGTON, Colorado
Springs.
-- BETHEL, Cripple Creek.
MISS DOROTHY JOHNSON, Pu-
eblo.
HERBERT GRAVES, plumber, Pu-
ebo.
MISS PEARL HOPPER, East Pu.
eblo.
WILLIAM HUGHES, timer, Pueblo.
MRS. JAS. HEATING and child, Pu.
eblo.
The following who are still missing
are believed to be dead
Mrs. George West, widow OF former
Mayor George West of Pueblo.
Mrs. Mckee, mother of Mrs. Nc.
Feeley.
Margaret Donnelly, Pueblo.
Miss Sturgeon. Pueblo
DR. f. C. Stimmel, Pueblo
Those known to be on the train and
now missing are:
Hugh McCracken, Aurora, III.