The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-17

Pueblo. COIO.s March ia wreck
accompanied with horrors exceeded
only by the Eden disaster, which oc-
Cured Aug. Il, 1904, on the line of the
same railroad. resulted from a head-On
collision of two passenger trains on
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
four miles east Of Florence, Colo, at an
early hour this morning. The trains
were the Utah California express No. 5,
westbound from Denver, and the Colo
rado-New Mexico express. No. Is, east
bound from Leadville and Grand juno
ton.
Met on Sharp Curve.
They met on a sharp curve and were
less than two hundred yards apart
when the engineers discovered that a
collision was imminent. 1t is known
that the engineer Of the westbOund
train put forth every possible effort to
bring his train to a standstill, but his
efforts were fruitless and although he
succeeded in checking the speed of the
train, the crash that followed was be
Jond his power to prevent, and he went
TO his death with his hand on the
throttle, faithful to his charge This
much is vOuched for by his fireman,
who, seeing the uselessness of remain
ing in the face of sure death, jumped
and saved his life.
Died at Post of Duty.
OF the conduct of the engine crew of
the eastbOund train it can only be
stated that they died at their post, for
no one lives to tell the story Of their
heroism.
The disaster was made more horrible
by the manner of the death of many of
the passengers, variously estimated
from twenty to thirty-five. Fire swept
over the wreck, engulfing the victims
in a CauldrOn Of fame and leaving only
charred and bIackened bones to tell the
tale of slaughter.
a list of injured given out by officials
of the railroad company comprises
twenty-five names. None of the in
jured are dangerously hurt and it is
believed all Wit recover quickly. A
list of dead made UP from close inves-
tigation by responsible persons (the
railroad officials refusing to make list
for publication, follows:
The Dead.
William Hollis, engineer, No. 16,
Pueblo.
Walter Cosselett, engineer, No. 3,
H. D. sudduth. fireman. No. 16,
Edward E. Baird, deputy sheriff,
Denver.
Archibald Whitney, prisoner, on
his way to the penitentiaTy at Canon
City. in charge Of Baird, Denver.
Mrs. William Burnside. daughter and
daughters child, all of Kansas, town
not learned
a y. Barklo. Salida.
Miss Grace Barklo, Salida.
Eneas MCFARLAND, express messen-
gen, Denver.
Taylor Hewitt. Lebo, Kan.
Mrs Lillian Hewitt, Lebo, Kan.
Pearl Hewitt, 10 years old, Lebo,
Kan.
Mrs. Catherine Hewitt and baby boy,
Lebo, Kan.
Ed CowIey, LebO, Kan
Fred Jones, LebO, Kan
Fred Limecooley, Denver.
Mrs. Ed Cowley, LebO, Kan.
Mrs. Winona Hewitt, Lebo, Kan.
Injured.
Patrick Murphy, Florence, Colo, Sc
riOus injuries.
P. Peters, baggageman, Denver, ribs
broken. head cut
James PrOcOnone, travelling to Flor
ence, Colo. from Italy, head hurt and
otherwise bruised
Ia EIrod, Gypsum, Colo, foot
sprained.
Miss Mabel Fields, address not given,
travelling to WolcOtt, Colo, internal in
juries. serious.
e A Hewitt, Lebo, Kan, one leg
broken and otherwise injured.
Miss Marie GOOch, Oakland, Cal,
suffering from shock.
Thomas Webb. Yampa, Colo. right
foot spTained.
r W. Philips. KaysviIle, Utah, foot
bruised.
c. c. House, Champa. n. NJ, both
kneecaps broken, right hand and
mouth cut.
L. C. Ramsbottom, San Francisco,
neck hurt
w R. Page, Yampa, Colo, back in
jured.
Kissel. New York, head slightly in
A. Gerber. New York, ear torn
c. H. Wright, New York. head
slightly injured.
James Page, Whitewater, Colo, head
F. H. Sweeney. Clinton. Mo-. foot
J. /, Lotion. BenhOwer. Mo-, hip
c. c, Clark. Portland. Colo, head
J. c. veale, Denver, neck slightly
injured
!. s. Reuf, Leadville. neck injured.
q I. Jones, Denver, back hurt.
a. L. Knous, Ouray, Colo, neck
hurt.