The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-04-05

minute you speak" "How?' ''They
have Puget sound He said SIN
willing to call it e:en.'' We exchanged
cards and became firm friends.
After March made her dubet we began
watching weather reports in the papers.
1t seemed to be warming up at Omaha and
as that was near home we began to make
to get home where 1--WE could
get good, pure drink of Water{and get
away from restaurant and hotel grub. So.
on March 7, we got the menagerie en- the
train and started on our pilgrimage home
over the coast line for Frisco. Our train
Rugged the ocean for full forty miles, but
it was foggy and we did not see any dis
lance, Arrived in Frisco that night at ten
O'Clock, stopped at the Palace Annex and
next morning went over to Oakland to
find our old friends. Mr. and Mrs. L T.
Carr We found them both we'll and more
than glad to see US. They are we'll stu
ated and living nicely and seem 10 be just
as much in love with each; other as they
used to be. Carr is a member andlstock-
holder in mining company and acts in
capacity of booker for which he receives a
liberal salary. They take out of their
mine from $500 90 tos5ooo. 60 per month,
but are using a good portion of it foriim-
provements They have fine office in
Frisco and Carr makes the trip night and
morning across the Bay.
On March 10, $50 a. NJ, we started for
home. We saw very little but mountains
and desert plains until we crossed the cut.
off on Salt Lake. This is an interesting
sight. A wall of rock clear across!thelake
to run trains at an ienormouss expense.
Our sleeper was laid over five hours at
Salt Lake City. Went to visit the old
lady McGrew. who was our neighbor in
Denison for SO many years. Found her
quite we'll for one of heritage, eighty-six
years.
When the conductor cried "All aboard
for Council Bluffs and Denison!" we were
ready and anxious to start. We passed
through the great mountain scenery and
through the tunnel at Tennessee Pass on
the Denver G. Rio Grande, arriving at
Pueblo on the evening of March IL. Our
sleeper from there went on east and we
we're changed into another for :. enver.
After short delay our train pulled out
expecting to arrive at Denver about 1870
p. m. Our train was somewhat late and
to make way for the fast passenger going
south we were ordered into..a siding and
before we cleared the main lire the other
train came laundering along,,at lightning
speed. struck, demolished and upset the
diner which were the car Immediately in
front of our Pullman. The dining car
carried the tourist car just ahead of it off
the track and over. on its side. A good
many we're hurt in the tourist. This left
the engine to cut head end into our car.
l, with six other gentlemen. we in the
smoker end of the Pullman, which was in
front. When the crash came we.all.went
down like we were shot. I was thrown
onto chair and rolled over on the pile of
men. My first thought was-that the
trucks were coming through the floor.
There was scramble.by all hands..to get
out and back in the car to see how our
families Jared. All were badly shocked,
but none seriously hurt. Mrs. Bullock
had done the double summersault act:
went clear over the seat in 'front.' and
landed in the aisle. T1EsShe was pretty ner-
vous as we'll as the others. 1 said, "Men,
there is work for US in front. someone is
hurt" We all sailed out and.the rescue
began. They cut thu. skirts off one won
an to get her out of the diner. lSAnother
woman with her got out alone, but they
were bloody sight. The dining car con-
ductor was taken out insensible. He was
bleeding profusely at the nose and..,ears,
When he became conscious he handed a
gentleman card and asked him to tele
graph his wife. In the tourist car there
We1e druS, lids, neadS ana noses broken,
About fifteen persons were badly ,!hurt.
When attempted toget back into the car
l found my back had been hurt. and could
scarcely make !he ripple, When they
transferred US could not carry my satch.
ell and make the trip. 1 gave the. porter
fifty cents to carly il. We got into Den
yer little before three IL the morning.
Went to bed and when got up took an
invoice Bruised on inside left leg, bruis.
ed on right arm above and below elbow.
crushed on right hand. All the places
were black and blue. and black sbruises
across my back. The only thing that hurt
me was my back. The company sdoctor
offered to send me to the hospital and
take charge of me l was. hurt bad
enough for that. SO called in DR.. Wizard
Oil, took few hot bathsssand after two or
three days stay in Denver proceeded on
our journey.
We made a short visit with Mrs. Bull
locks sister at Sterling and continued on