Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-16

ST. Mary's hospital In this city, with
the prospect that some of them will he
added 10 the death list.
For two hours and a half, half nude
men, thrown from their berths By the
impact OF the two trains rushing togeth-
or frantically tore at burning timbers,
endeavoring yainly to extrlcate scorch-
ing people from an awful fate.
DOOR OF BURNING FLESH.
When a relief train arrived from
Pueblo, there was little loft in the cars
that We're burned to indicate that there
had been a precious freightage of HUI
man Hives. excepting piles of scorchad
flesh and smolderipg bones. Passenger
train No. 3. the Utah and California
express, which started from Denver at
o'clock last evening, left this city
soon after midnight. heavily loaded
with passengers and pulled by engines
$50 and 100.
COACH WAS CROWDED.
The forward coach Of the hapless
train was we'll filed. in fact. it was diff
iicult TO find 4 seat anywhere and q
number of passengers were standing in
the aisles. Just as this train was round
ing "A sharp curve between Beaver and
Adobe train No, l6 east bound, and
running at high rate of speed, whired
around the curve and crashed into tho
heavy train which was climbing the
sharp grade.
CONFUSION AND DEATH.
In an instant all was confusion Pass
engers We're hurled from their seats
and covered with 'spllnters OF wood and
flying glass Many were killed in the
al nj al a. h.y k.-
meath the wreckaGe, filled the air with
their cries for assistance, A moment
later the gass with which the train
was lighted exploded, and in an instant
the wreckage was blazing fiercely.
BEGGED TO BE SHOT,
Ane man In the coach of No. 3 had
managed TO raise a window and forced
himself half way TO freedom when
he became lodged I'm the window. He
fought fercely for life, but each move-
ment only wedged him the more
tightly The flames swept over him
and left him writhing in agony. He
cried out For Gods sake and for
the sake OF my baby also, shoot me-"
The onlookers. prevented from ap.
preaching the scene because OF the In
tense heat, could do nothing To relieve
her from the roof of the car fell upon
his head, killing him.
-FOUR COACHES PILED UP.
The first four coaches OF train No
We're piled up, the greatest damage
being done In the forward coach. II
was here that the worst havoc was
wrought as hardly a person In this
coach escaped with his life,
REDUCED TO A CRISP.
\ majority OF the bodies caught by
the fire were reduced 10 crisp, j. L..
Lawrence, Belliower, Mo, and 5. II,
Sweeney. Trenton, Mo-, were the only
passengers In this coach that are
known TO have escaped, both sustain-
ing but slight injuries,
| When the collision came engine 100,
which was pulling train No. 10, was
crushed. and being forced back by the
impact, II telescoped the express car
md shattered the first coach. The pas
sengers In this coach We're all taken
out before the wreckage caught fire and
the casualties upon this ear were but
slight In comparison to the awful havoc
wrought upon the west-bound train.
| MESSENGER BURNED TO DEATH.
r.. NJ. Mcfarland messenger OF ths
Globe Express company, who was in the
express car on No. le was caught I'm
| the Wrockage and burned 20 death. So
far as can be learned he was the only
one on the east.bound train to suner
this fate.
The three engines were practically de-
molshed.
Engines sos with Engineer Walter
| Cosslett In charge, was helping train
No. 3 up the grade, and this engine
received the full force OF the blow, be-
| ing caught between the other two en-
gines, and was reduced TO scrap iron.
| Engineer Cosslntt had no opportunity 20
escape although his lireman,A II. smith.
saw the headlight on No. 10. as Il
| rounded the curve, and escaped with
his life. William Hollis and his fire.
man. Hugh Sudduth, Of the engine pull
| ing the oastbound train, were unable
| to save themselves.
For more than year Engineer wal
| ter Crosslett had had a presentlment
| that no would be Killed on the road.
CRUSHED LIKE EGG SHELLS.
Owing to the fact that the lighter