The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-16

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Of each other. At this point the santa
Fe and Denver & Rio Grande tracks
run close together and It was easy for
the enginemen to suppose that the on
track.
Snow began falling before midnight
The severe cold added to the sufTerings
Of the victims.
According to the first orders the
trains were supposed to meet at ADOBE,
one-half mile from the scene Of the
wreck. At Florence No. 16 received
orders to meet No. 3 at Beaver, hve
miles east Of Portland. It IS supposed
that No. was to have been given sim
liar orders at Swallows but failing to
receive these, ran on to Adobe
Doctors A. T. King, J. A. Black, J. }
Mcdonnell and several doctors from
Florence and Canon City were on hand
soon after the wreck.
Injured.
T. H. Webb, Yampa,. Col, slight.
Bert Meyers, PottsvilIe. No. slight.
W. L. Hewitt. Lebo, Kan, slight.
Claude Robinson, Denver, serious.
H. Goldberg, Denver, slight
w. r. Page, Yampa, Col, serious.
Ralph Britton, Brighton, Ia, serious.
Mabel Fields, Wolcott, Col, serious
Arthur E. Hewitt, Lebo, Kan, seri-
Gus.
N. W. Phillips. Coyville, III, slight.
C. c. House, Chama, n. NJ, slight.
J. Percano, Florence, Col. slight.
Jack Scott. Montrose, Col, slight.
Ed TBrannen, Leadv1lle, Col, slight.
John Scott, Denver, arms and leg
cut
a. CARRIER. New York, ear.
Ralph Boniton, Brighton, Ia, neck.
!. c. Ranscottom, San Francisco,
Dave Mccunom. Chicago. porter. in
sarah Galngna, Cleveland. O.. cut
on head
8Tyra Phillips. salt Lake. ankle hurt.
W. F. Paul, Portland, Ore, foot.
Thomas Webb. Chama, n. NJ, foot.
Claud Robinson. Denver. leg.
GeorVe Bradshaw, Chicago, left foot
smashed.
s. W. Fields. Laramie, wyo., left leg
broken
Philip Peters. address unknown, ribs
broken and cut about head.
James Trocione. Florence, right leg
R. L Jones. mail weigher. Denver,
chest and head injured.
A z. Smith. fireman. Pueblo slight.
w. A. Watkins, Denver. cut on head.
Nine Dead in One Family.
Out Of the Hewitt family of eleven,
only two escaped. The others were burn
ed. During the progress of the flames,
one man was seen hanging from car
window.
For Gods sake save me-" he cried.
but the heat was too intense for the
rescuers to reach him. He slowly roasted
to death before the eyes of the crowd
around the burning wreck.
Another train bringing dead and in
iured is expected to arrive here within
in this train has not yet been ascertain
ed. A telephone message from Florence
at 9 o'clock said that none of the injured
or dead had been brought to that place
consequently it is expected all viii be
brought to Pueblo. Word was received
from Dr. Mcmahon. who has been at
the wreck since early this morning The
doctor estimates the dead at 80, he
stated that he was leaving on special
train with the bodies for Pueblo
Died in His Arms.
Many thrilling rescues were reported
during the earlier hours of the
catastrophe. One man whose name
could not be learned forced his way
into the coach which had received the
brunt of the shock and seizing young
girl who had been pinned under the
wreckage of q seat endeavored to lift
her to a place Of safety. He raised her,
the girl gave a gasp and died in his
arms. The rescuer dropped his burden
and seized a man who was lying un-
der q roof of timber, whom he dragged
to a clearing in the wreckage, where
other hands received him and carried
him to a place of safety This one
man was seen to take four persons
from the wreckage.
All But SIeepers Burned
Denver, Col, March 16.-W Westbound
Denver & Rio Grande passenger train
No. 8, which was wrecked this morning
near Portland, Col, by collision with
eastbound train NO. 16. is the Utah and
California express which left Denver at
s o'clock last evening. The train with
which it colhded, No 16 eastbound' is
local train between LeadVil1e and
Denver which consolidates at Pueblo,
east of the place where the wreck oc-
curred with the train from New
Mexico and Southwestern Colorado
and is designated as the New Mexico
and Colorado express.
J. A. Watts. chief clerk In the Office
of the general superintendent OF the
Denver & Rio Grande, said this morn
ing that so far as the local Office has
been officially informed, the engineer,
fireman and express messenger of each
train is missing. As No. 3 carried a
mail car, it is probable the mail clerk
is dead. All the baggage cars and
coaches were burned except the sleep
ers- Train No. 3 carried passengers
for the west from all over the country.
The passengers on No. 16 were
mainly from Leadville, Salida, Canyon
City and Florence and other stations
on the Denver & Rio Grande, between
Denver and Leadvil1e.
Overlooked Orders.
The scene of the accident was be-
tween Adobe and Portland. about 80
miles west of Pueblo, where the rail-
road runs along the Arkansas river,
through a comparatively level stretch
of country. The formation is sand
stone and shale.
The conductor of No. 3. is Frank
Swith, Engineer Walter Coslett,
Pueblo.
The conductor of No. 16 was NJ.
Garrett, the engineer W. H. Hollis,
Pueblo.
The Globe Express messenger, Nc
Garland on No. 16. is missing and uu-
doubtedly in the wreckage. Engineer
Coslett of No. 3. was killed J. H
Smith, fireman of No. 3. escaped by
jumping. The majority Of the dead
were on train No. 8.
General Superintendent WeIby OF the
D. & r. c.. left on the 8 O'Clock rain
Tor the scene of the wreck MS morn
ing. He said.
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