The Cairo bulletin., 1906-03-17

Pueblo Colo. March l6~A wreck
accompanied with horrors exceeded
only by the Eden disaster which oc
CURED August 7, 1904, on The line o.
the same railroad. resulted from 2
| fead-oh collision of two pass senger
ta'ins on the Denver and Rio Gfande
railroad four miles east OF Florence
ole, early this morning Trains were
ne Ufah-Californ a express No 8
vest bound from Denver and the Colo
~ado-New Mexico express NO I6 east
bound from Leadville and Grand June
tion
They met on a sharp curve aud we're
/ less than two hundred yards aijar'
1hen lhe engineers discovered that o
collision was imminent II Is known
nat the enaineec CT the ives bounh
rain put forth every effort 70 bring hif
"ain 20 a stop. but his Efforts weH
I fritless and although he succeeded
IN checking the speed of h S train. h"
rash that followed was beyond h'
0Owcr to prevent ana he went TO his
'eeth with biz hand on tha throttle
'qi'hful To his charge This much Il
'ouchel for by his eman, who. see.
ne The usele-sGess Of remaining in
he face OF sure death, jumped ald
gayei nims alf OF the conduct of the
pgno crew Of the east bound train
. con opv be sa d that they died al
heir post for no cne lives 10 tell the
story Of heir herohm,
The disaster was made m ne hcr
r.hie by the manner Of the deatn ~
many passengers. Fire swept the
wreck engulhne the victims IN a cal
lron OF fame and leaving only the
charred and blacRened bones to tell
the tale Of slaughter.
A list OF the injured given out by the
officials OF the railroad compr ses
'wenty-two names None Of the injured
are dangerously hunt aud IL Is be-
lieyed they will recover. A list of toe
lead made uD from a close .nvestiga-
tion by RESPONSIBLE persons (the rail.
road officials refusing 70 make a list
for pnbl cation follows:
William Hollis, engineer No. lG.
Pueblo Waite Cosslett engineer No.
?. Pueblo: H. d. Suddoih fireman No
lC. Pueblo: Edward + Bai-d. deputy
sherin, Denver; Archibald Whitney
prisoner on way TO peniientiary al
Canon CITY. In charge OF Baird. Den.
yer: Mrs. William burnside daught e
ana daughters ch ld an OF Kan nas
a. y. Barflo. Salido. Colo Miss
Grace BarIlo, Salida Eras McPar
land express messenger. Denver; Tay-
lOr Hewitt. Mrs Lillian Hewitt. Pearl 1
Hewitt ls Mr. Catherine Hewitt
and baby boy Mrs. Wn1ua y witi.
Ei C,wley. Mrs Ed Cowlgy Frel +
Tones an oi Lebo Kansas Fred len .
cooley Denver.
miurel-paui.k Murphy. Florence
Colo. p. Peters. b8gglgenan Densar. .
lsme- TrocOn1uc. travelling to 80
ance. Colo from Italy. la Elroy Gylr
sum. Colo Miss Mabel Fields uafs-
rg 20 Woicott Colo; r A. Hewitt
Iebo. Kan. Miss Mary Cooct. oak
s1d. Calf. THOMAS webb. Yarla
-o.o q. ". Ph Hips. Caysvilic. Uta1
E. Q. House Chamha y 81. T. O.
Ram bottom. San Franci CO.: ~. r.
Page Iamod. Coi0s l. Kist Nyf
fork. A. Gerber. New YORK d E|
Wright New York. james Pl-.
NhitewaleT Colo p p. Sweeney
Clinton. no. J. l. Lotion Be1faa
10 q G. Clark. Portland Ce.o D.
Nesie Denver. J. s Rect lad
fIle. Colo. E. l. Jones Deuvt-. g. D. I-
llous Ouray Colo.
Utah and California eA,9 ST..
resJ5ouud leu Pueblo a1I la1r aHl =
half afe a-d w. gwen orders '1
meet fle Colorado alI Nea HeE.cs
Vprezs No. if. ea-taouli d. Fi.r-ac
'his order vas Chan--f. aEt t-e at--
olnd train Wa Directed fH pas
8sthouHd train at Beaver f- mi-ss
sst Of FioreHce. Toe o-iar s1a.flt
ave been delivered f1 tle Lraiu en-
@ Swall5w. but fo- some reason. stiH =
z revriafnsf -he c1--a-c- there neg