The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-08-14
THE WRECK ON DENVER
More Than SILKY Injured, Twenty q l'y
Mr.. Carson Among Unfortunate

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Judge J. b Daniels Of Fort Worth
who arrived this morning on the de-
layed Denver trRir, gives graphic
account OF the wreck near Fruit
lands Thursday night, lie was pas
senger on the wrecked train, and oe-
cupIed berth In the sleeper which
rolled down the embankment
The train was the regular Cool
Colorado" special leaving Fort
Worth In the evening and was 80
well taken by tourists and others
that. II Is said. a double header was
pulling the train. The exact cause OF
the wreck would be hard to deter
mine, but the auth ohdes change It to
a broken rail, which stood the
strain while the front Of the train
passed over H. but finally gave way
and threw the rear coaches on.
Passengers Hal Retired.
In the rear Pullman, OF which
Judge Daniels was an occupant, the
passengers had an retired. Many OF
them were asleep, and the first init
nation OF the wreck was the terrific
humping and crash, RS the car left
left the rails. The Mg car then turn
ed over on It's side and hurled the
passengers from their berths. For
. about two car lengths the remainder
OF tho train, which still held the
rails, dragged the Pullman and rear
, day coach on their sides. Then the
, coupling broke and allowed the cars
TO slide down the twelve foot en-
! bankmont
: The lights went oSit when tho car
3 turned over, and the fear of asphyx-
iation, or OF gas explosion, added
r another terror to the wreck and tur-
;. moil In the car
b The majority OF tho occupants
{ we're women and children. Many Of
y the mwero wounded.
Judge Daniels says that after the
first few moments OF widest contus
ION and fright, the passengers tool
hold Of the situation with romarka
a bile calmness. The cars were slop
Is ing down and the windows fell open
: allowing abundant draft. The mel
o immediately went To- work removing
y the women and children from tn
l. wreck, and relieving the pain o
10 those worst injured.
Is Such conventionahtles as clothc
:. we're wholly forgotten, and after tn
l. worst Of the confusion had been sci
A, lied, many amusing incidents occur
E rcd when the passengers discoyore
h tho absence of their usual outer gart
If Berths were torn out ID the car an
% tho ladies made comfortable as 500
ID rs possible, but tho car was In uttc
. cred their clothes and baggage NJ
IS cred their clothes and baggage tina
morning.
D A relief train from Bowie and on
from Fort Worth hurrded to the reg
- cure In a short time Many farmer
from the surrounding noighborhoo
came to the wreck at once. and tn
most seriously wounded were care
for in tho nearby homes. The pee
pie of Bowie sent all assistance POI
slble. both on tho relief train an
by private conyeyanccs,
DIR. Aklaamn's Story.
Among others VINO came in on IL
DELAYED train was Dr. Alfred Ahlma
of ochiltreo, Ec was returning fro
South Carolina, where he had accon
painted his family few weeks b
fore. Dr. Altman was the only phi
stefan on the wrecked train, and f
moro than two hours, till a roll
train arrived, administered alone
the injured. Dr. Altman says
was in the smoker when the wre'
occurred and as soon as thin
came to standstill, made his WI
to terra firma, little thinking at tn
time that time OF serious wrec
The first person he saw was the co
ductor, who came staggering iowa
him, with his face all bruised and
|, cut across the side of his head
his request the brakeman was sc
on a run to flag all trains, BY th
time people began to crawl from {
sleeper, seemingly from every wi
dow, some In night robes and sor
half dressed, and one escaping wi
II full wardrobe.
ake Or. Altman rendered his servlc
- to each and all OF the injured as "a
as possible, never relaxing his
forts to relieve pain and bin DIT