The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-16

Peubo Col. March 16.-In binding snowstom which
prevailed last night in the Arkansas valley trains No 16
bound and No westbound the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad coided headon Portland Col, about thirty
miles west of Pueblo at about o'clock this morning The
distance from the Of the disaster says that about forty
persons We're killed Many injured Of the number in
injured have just reached this city the relief
sent out earlier They taken at to St Marys hos
that many bodies we're burned in fire which followed
the wreck They estimated the number burned at fifteen
double header and the impact caused the two engines smoker
and day coach Of one of them to turn The
crowded with Both took fire shortly after
the wreck occurred The weather bitterly cold heavy
snow storm is in progress interfering with work
The Of the wreck is attributed to the failure
liver orders ITO + Q, No l6 50 that No: could pass
Some Of the victims pinioned under the -wreckage
and were burned alive could reach them Most Of
carried passengers and these escaped gen
orally with slight shaking up One man. whose name could
capped He lost his father mother wife and three children
and q brother and two other relatives.
% Df G H. T. n GGeheps Of Daba who was on No Is at the
caring for the wounded and assisted by Doctors w. Ranbo
and Moore Of Florence who arrived the of
The number Of dead is estimated from fifty upwards
end the injured at twenty five The about the burning
Wreckage beggas description and the cries of the dying were
heartrendng in the extreme.
Three Of the of No: 8 were killed and two on No
er found dead in his cab with his hand on the throttle
Express Messenger McParan among the dead. Many
crisp Part Of the mail destroyed and all the express
matter
Relief trains at once despatched to the scene from
Pueblo and Florence but the work necessarily
OF the smoke from the burning wreck because Of
the cold weather The first bearing injured reached
Pueblo shortly after o'clock. The recovered bodies and
Identified dead William Hollis engineer No 49, E. M
McParan Globe messenger No 16 Walter Causett
engineer first engine No. g. Pueblo leaves widow and three
children All three engines practically demolished and
piled up in heap and within few minutes the collision
the Wreckage Of flames
The first three of No. piled up but before the
wreckage caught fire the majority Of the passengers re-
moved So far is known at this Express Messenger
Mcfarland was the only caught in the wreckage and
burned to death According to statement passenger
the front coach Of No there only eight ten vacant
seats in the car. \
At the general offices in Denver Of the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad at 10 O'Clock this morning official state
ment was made that the number Of killed the
ision Adobe Co this morning than fifteen and
that not more than twenty were injured.
Many thrilling rescues reported. One whose
could not be learned forced his way into the coach that
had received the brn Of the shock and seeing young girl
place Of safety AS he raised her, the girl and
man who was lying under roof timber and carried him
place OF safety This rescue four DIFF
ferent persons from the wreckage.