The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-27
NINE KILLED IN
WRECK At CASPER
Accommodation Train on WyO-
ming Branch Drops Into
Raging River.
W0RKMEN CRUSHED UNDER
IMMENSE STEEL TANK
Thirteen Men Injured, Some of
Whom Died Soon
After Accident.

CASPER Wyo.. March 2.-The nc
commodatlon train on the Chicago X
NoTthwestcrn'S new branch west OF here
ran into a washout on the prairie TWEEN
ty-slX miles west OF here at 1870 last
night. Killing nine people and injurine
thirteen others. About the same time
the middle span of the big railroad bridge
across the Platte river, near this city,
went out, and 1t ls impossible to send
trains to the scene of the accident
Great Force at Work
A great force of men was at once put
to work on the bridge and the officials
announce 1T Will be completed before
noon
Superintendent CortnlIon and Drs.
Greene. Gillian and Keith crossed tho
river by The wagon bridge. secured II
hand car at the section house and start
snowstorm came up and after going six
miles the hand car was blocked. The
physicians then drove to the wreck.
Caught in Death Trap.
Most of the Killed arc in caboose.
which was at the rear of the train. with
a pondcrous steel water tank back OF the
caboose The caboose sank down deep
into the mud and the water car plunged
into tho caboose and crushed 1t In ike
an egg shell. catching the people In 4
trap.
The wreck occurred on the new line
being constructed from Casper to the
Shoshonc reservation. which Is 10 be
thrown open 60 settlement next August.
Most of the persons killed and injured
were workmen on the way TO grading
italian Brought News.
The first authentic and detailed story
of the wreck was brought TO Casper at
noon by an italian interpreter. Antonia
I u.b In the lCCi13Dt
Icva1i says the train, water outht.
composed OF one coach, two fiat cars and
a water car was retqTh'nG ni;oI', TO Csspe. r
swollen and in places water was standing
ON the track Near Natronn the train
struck a small bridge over swollen
safety. but the coach, loaded with the
sSction men, dropped into the roaring
torrent and the lat and water cars piled
on top.
All in Coach Victims.
The coach was demolished. There were
twenty-slX persons In inc car at the une
Of the accident and all who were not
killed or drowned wero injured,
Foreman Charles Moll wae killed out
right and for a time the l9oorers, being
r,I,bout A leader. were frantic and did not
Snow what to do. The engineer and fire
1ny and the train crew quickly assumed
charge and tho work OF rescue began.
Night Hindered Rescue.
The wreck occurred at o'clock Sun,
day afternoon and darknGSs soon spread
naU over the sCenc- The train crew
S,d the less seriously injured among the
Ioborers worked all night and as fast
a. The Injured were taken out they were
carried to Nntrona. where they received
such treatment az could be obtained at
&c section house and two or three ranch
Wreck Is in Flames.
The wrcckage caught fire from the car
,,a~c shortly after the accident occurred.
ond for a time II looked as If the dead
| md Injured would be incincrated before
| ,hsy could bc removed Buckets were
| SSroi,pht IN play, however, and after a
| SrTt 81 twenty minutes the flames were
| nxtineuished before any material damage
| ms done. One or TWO of tho loborers