, 1906-09-04
UNKNOWN TREsPASSERcRusHED
TO DEATH IN DERAIlMENT OF
LIMITED NEAR RED
BUTTES TODAY.
Engine and Six Cars Leave Rails,
Tramp Being Caught, Trainmen
and Several Passengers Injured
and Equipment Almost Ruined
Fireman Zook of This City Scald-
ed-List of Injured.

Train No. Z, the Los Angeles limited,
in charge of Conductor w. R. Rich
and with Engineer Hans Bangs and
Fireman j. w. Zook in the cab of en-
CINE No. ia, one Of the new simple en-
gines, was wrecked at a point about
four miles east of Red Buttes at 2
o'clock this morning, the engine and
six cars-the baggage car, the dining
car two standard sleepers, one tour
list sleeper and the observation car
leaving the rails and going into the
ditch, turning to the left and wrecking
almost the entire train. Fortunately,
there was no fire and the passengers
were spared that horror. One man was
killed and nearly a score injured.
Unknown Man Killed.
The man killed was an unknown
trespasser, who is believed to have rid
den from Cheyenne to Buford on train
No. l and from Buford to the scene Of
the wreck outside the cars of train No.
Z. With him was Robert F. Milne of
Evanston, ILL.,, a press feeder, who had
his collar zone broken. Milne says he
met the man at Cheyenne, where they
boarded the Union Pacific Overland
Limited, riding to Buford, where they
were put off and where both caught
the Los Angeles limited. He did not
know the mans name nor where he
came from. Milne is a press feeder,
about 10 years of age, n was en-
route to Oakland, Cal, where he says
= he had been promised work.
Still Unidentified.
AS far as Coroner Robinson and the
members of his jury, Messrs. H. G.
WEIGH, G. A. Campbell and Price H.
Jacobs. could ascertain, the man killed
is not known here. There was nothing
in any of his pockets that would give
a clew as to his identity, the only
thing found being a newspaper of re-
cent date. He had not a letter, not a
card, not a mark on any of his cloth
ing. The fellow was caught in the
wreck of the baggage car and so badly
injured that he died within half an
hour after being rescued. His left
arm was crushed between the shoulder
and elbow, he was cut and bruised
about the face and his whole body
bore the marks OF the awful expert
ence coming to him in the minute or
two of the wreck.
Lived for Half and Hour.
The man spoke a few times after be-
ing rescued, at one time calling for
something to eat, but before this could
be provided he had passed away with
out giving his name. The body was
brought to this city about 1880 by a
freight crew and turned over to I'm
dertaker Stryker, Coroner Robinson
holding an inquest during the fore
noon. Among the witnesses examined
were Conductor Rich, Engineer Bangs,
Brakeman Donaldson and young Milne.
The cause of the accident was not de-
termined.
Running Full Speed.
Train No. 7 was running at full
speed at the time of the accident. 1t
had left Cheyenne about Is minutes
behind its schedule and was not far
from that far behind at the time of the
accident. Conductor Rich thought he
would have reached this city at about
2:10 a. m, just fifteen minutes behind
his schedule. The engine left the
track at the point of the wreck, pull
ing the balance of the train with it.
All the cars left the track, the bag
gage car turning over. The last car,
the observation car, did not entirely
leave the roadbed. The baggage car
turned over, the dining car was so
badly wrecked as to render it NIT for
use, and the sleepers were thrown
down the embankment. 1t was in
these that the injuries to the passen-
gers occurred. A dozen passengers
were more or less injured, but none of
them seriously, and all will be able to
continue the journey.
Engine Not Hurt.
Messrs. Bangs and Zook were in the
cab of the engine when the wreck oc-
Cured. Mr.. Zook was on the under
side and was quite severely scalded,
although no bones were broken. Mr..
Bangs, strange as 1t may seem, did not
suffer a scratch. He was taken from
the cab entirely unhurt. The injured
fireman was brought to this city and
taken at once to the home of his sister,
Mrs. Yilary Grail, at 308 Third street,
and is under the care of DR.. Miller.
Young milne was lreateu by Ut. 0ie.
vens after he reached the city and was
sent to the county hospital. The other