Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-12-23
LATE PARTICULAS
OF FATAL WRECK
Passenger on IlIfated Train
Arrives in City and Gives
Account Of Accident
WILL USE BLOODHOUNDs

The disastrous wreck on the Santa
Fo of No. ~ at Lang. Kansas. when
was chronicled IA The Evening Clu.
zen Tuesday, the day the accident 90.
cd, will be remberod by resideourcoln
CURED will be- remembered by resi-
dents OF this cisy who knew Harry
Davis. the popular engineer who met
death Ia the wreck ~ ono of the sad.
doat and most dcplorablc fatalities 10
occur ON the santi Fc ia long
period
That the railroad company has con.
cluded that the wreck was the result
LOT nondlsh wrcckers will add musn
pathos 20 the already sorrowful cir.
cumaianoes connected With the un.
ioTI16aie mlshap
with Engineer Harry Davis. brother
~ Mrs I'D Fluks uf this city. at tho
throttle, No T.. Il fast mail train.
was dltChod q few miles east ~ E,m.
pOra. az the result of the topping
over Of a rail- which had been ioos
ened by human nunds The engine
mail express anu farce baggage cars
we're derailed and piled NO IN n heap
AZ the side OF the right 81 way. VIII
Ham Derrick was buried beneath the
wreckaRe OF the baggage car. which
caught FIRE and he was burned to
death Engineer Davis was found az
the door Of the are box Of his en-
gine. with both legs broken and his
skull crushed. The engine turned
over on ~ side as u left toe rails
Engineer Davis lived but few hours
after being rescued
a passenger on No. i7 TO Newton.
and who arrived In this city last even
Ing en- route tn Los Angeles said
"The wreck wrought fearful de-
sirucliun Five cars we're thrown on
The track and scattered over the right
ot way The engine Vlrned over on
iis side Engineer Davis was found
by a railroad friend who happened TO
De- ou the train. lylng With his head
Ia front 90 ne Opon door uf tho IRE
|i,nN "a Vas conscious and ln awful
agony aud the steam WAS scalding
hlm Iie answered The questions oi
his ftiond and told him Whist 10 do
The irion picked him up and laid
him on q blanket several yards from
tho engine B0ih legs we're broken
and The skull Wa crushed nnd scald.
ed HD Was conscious almost 10 the
last The nrcmnn did not know how
De- ever escaped. o. he was tossed
about like y feather, His only Injury
was t0 one of his heels To walked
iu l.ang. d mile aud half away, aud
notified the operator Of tho accident.
Ia the meantime some of the train.
men had gone hack several hundred
wards with lanterns from the Pullman
rar 10 warn any other traln that might
ho approaching The conductor. Har.
~ James retained his presence OF
mind nnd quickly restored order
among Zee terrorlzod passengers
From iho haggago car. directly In
front of me smoker. WerC heard the
cries nf an Imprisoned man. and If,
irris were promptly made 70 get 20
hiu The car was ON fre and quick
Work war necessary win an Ak,
the meu broke one Of tho windows.
and sheet Of fame shot forth. M
WAS Impossible to get 10 the lmprls.
oned man and bis cries soon died
away lie was burned with the de-.
~
the hagRaRcmaA.
The passengers and fFainmen fought
thr flames. taking some oyster buck.
ets from the express car. emptying
fhc conicnfs and forming bucket
brigade They succeeded Ia saving
from The inmos nll bat two Of the
wrecked cars Eight cars 10 an. lefs
iho track The mail car, express car
ana three iHggagO cars we're scatter
"a over the rlghl OF way and badly
smHShod The smoker a day coach
and "a chair car lefi The track aud
bumped alOng over the ties bat did
uf oYeHurn Many of the passen-
gers we're bruised and Injured. but
nome oi ihem had dangerous wounds
General Manager =. y Hurley
wired the agents of the Santa Fc all
along lhu line today that the com
pRny VIII nffer reward Of g. 600 for
the arrest aud conviction OF tho per
son or nersons that wrecked No. ~
near lang.
- W stevens OF Wichita. Kan.
a nn fho way 20 Lang with Eve blood.
hounds which he Is taking a. the
scFnp uf the wreck. ni NE auFreg
iUn of Fome nl Tho nnlclal tie hopes
iu De- abb tO frni tho mru Win did
0 he wurk, although he Do afraid bis
dogs Wiil have q hard Time seltiug the
scent, owing 90 the numhor ~ people
ihai have hecn walking around 'he
WrockaEe"
nnCaffm sfF - aasa.