Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-16
FORTY KILLED
IN A WRECK
Fearful Collision on the Denver
and Rio Grande.
MANY ROASTED TO DEATH
The Passenger Trains Met on Sharp
Curve.
ENGINES AND 2 COACHES UPSET
Both Cars Were Crowded With People
-Wreckage Caught Fire, Retard-
ing the Rescue Work.
ENGINES AND 2 COACHES UPSET

PUEBLO, Colo, March 10
With the dead numbered at forty
or more and the injured at twenty
five, the worst railroad wreck in
Colorado since the memorable dis
aster at Eden occurred early this
morning on the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad near Adobe. East
bound No. 10 crashed into west
bound No. 3, telescoping the for
ward cars on each train. The
coaches at once took fire and flames
completed the horror begun by the
collision.
The cause of the wreck is attributed TO
failure 10 deliver orders to No 16, SO
that No. 3 could pass.
Among the physicians who rendered as
sistance were Dr. f. n Cochens of SaFda.
who was on No. 10 at the time of the coll
hsion. but who escaped injury. He at
once began caring for the wounded. and
was assisted by Drs. G. w. Rambo and f.
II. Moore of Florence, who soon arrived at
the scene OF the disaster
oome of the victims were pinioned under
the wreckage and burned alive before helm
could reach them. Most of the injured
We're on No. g. which was heavily loaded
NO 10 carried comparatively few passen-
gers, and these escaped generally with a
shght shaking up One man, whose name
could not be learned was the only one
or family OF ten who escaped He lost
his father, mother, wife and three children
brother and two other relatives
Three of the crew on No 3 were killed
alo TWO on no, 10. One of the engineers
FOUND dead in his cab with his hand on the
throttle.
Express Messenger E. NJ Mcfarland a
reiauVe or the detective of that name, now
active in the Gov Steunenberg assassina-
tion case is among the dead Many OF the
bodies VIII never be identified. They We're
burned to a crisp. Part Of the mail was
destroyed and all the express matter
Relief trains were at once dispatched to
the scene from Pueblo and Florence but
the work was necessarily slow, because Of
the smoke from the burning wreck and be-
cause of the cold weather. The first train
bearing injured reached Pueblo shortly
after o'clock.
List of the Dead
Recovered bodies and identified dead:
William Hollis. engineer No 10.
Hugh sudduth, fireman, No. 16, Pueblo.
E NJ. MCFARLAND, Globe express messen-
ger, No. IG.
Walter Causlet. engineer OF the first en-
gine. No. 3, Pueblo; leaves widow and three
children
A II. Smith. fireman to Engineer Causlet.
stated that just before the collision he saw
the headlight Of train No. 16 as it rounded
the curve, about 2tn yards distant He went
10 the engineers side; saw Engineer Caus-
let at the emergency brake. He stopped
down, and. feeling Causlet's feet upon his
back, jumped. Not word passed between
the two men.
Grant Kelker Of Pueblo. engineer on the
second engine of No. B. and Harry Hart
man. his fireman. both noticed the head
light OF No. Is as II rounded the curve. Kel-
ker yelled Look out" and applied the
emergency brake. Both ped by lump
ing Engineer kelker said that he had
barely recovered himself when the whole
train seemed to he afire.
Frank Smith conductor on No g. Mike
Garrett, conductor on No. 10, and Phil Pc
tiers, Globe express messenger on No. g. es-
capped.
No. was composed OF mail car. express
car two day coaches, two tourist and two
standard sleepers All the sleepers were
saved, none Of the occupants being injured.
II l. Jones OF Denver. Col. mail weigher
on No. l6. who was in the with Messen-
ger Mcfarland. escaped with injuries about
the chest aud head.
W a Watkins. colored train porter on
No. lG, escoped with cuts about the head.
Three Engines Demolished.
All three engines were practically demo;-
ished and piled IN a heap and within few
minutes after the collision the wrecxase
was q mass of flames.
The first three cars of No. 3 were piled
up, but before \the wreckage took fire most
of the passengers were removed. SO far rs
known at this time Express Messenger Nc
Parlopd the only one caught in the
wreckagr and burned to death.
According TO the statement OF passenger
IL the front coach OF No. there were only
eight or ten vacant seats in the car.
J. J.. LawtOn OF Bellfiower, Mo- and s.
+. Sweeney OF Trenton. Mo- escaped with
slight injuries. Lawton's back was badly
wrenehed and his left leg cut. Sweeney 4
left leg was plnloned beneath the wreck
and badly mashed. He pulled from
the wreckage by two men just before the
fire reached him.
L. II. Rose and +. F. Wood of Denver.
mail clerks on No. g. escaped with a slight
shaking UP. The impact, they say, was
hardly noticeable
When we felt the shock" said Rose ..we
both rushed to the door realizing that
something was wrong. The fire had started
in the coach in the rear OF US by the time
we got out"
Conductor Frank Smith of No. 8 and Con.
duetor Garrett of No. 10 escaped uninjured
Fire Prevented Rescue Work.
The wrecker reached the scene at GAS a m
The fire from the coaches prevented any
operations until later
When the trains came together they wore
rounding sharp curve. around a high
blum. Just short distance west OF where
passenger No. 16 and freight No 6a came
together on October ID, 1904. when seven
persons were killed and many injured
1t was impossible for the engineers of
either train to see the other train until the
two trains were within about 800 yards OF
eaeh other. AT this point the Santa Fe
and Denver and Rio Grande tracks run
close together, and II was easy for the
enginemen 10 suppose that the oncoming
train was on the Santa Fe track.
According TO the first order. the trains
were supposed to meet at Adobe. one-half