Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-16
No. 16,6O9.

mile from the scene Of the wreck. At Flor
ence No. 16 received orders to meet No.
at Beaver five miles east Of Portland 1t
Is supposed No. 3 was to have been given
similar orders al Swallows, but falling to
receive them. ran on to Adobe.
Drs. A. T. King. ]. A Black and j. J.
Mcdonnell and several doctors from Flor
ence and Canon City were on hand soon
after the wreck Snow had begun to ran
soon after midnight. The weather turned
severely cold and this added to the suffer
ings of those who were hurt.
List of Injured.
The injured:
T. II. Webb Yampa Col; slightly
Bert Meyers, Pottsville, Mo-; slightly.
w. l.. Hewitt, Lebo, Kan. slightly.
Claude Robinson Denver; slightly.
II. Goldberg. Denver; slightly
w R. Page, Yampa, Col: serious.
Ralph Britton, Brighton, Iowa; serious
Mabel Fields. Wolcott. Col; serious;
Arthur F. Hewitt, Lebo, KAN se,Aous
N W. Phillips. Coyville, Kan; signify.
C. c. House, Chama. y; NJ; sngn..s'
] Percano Florence. Col; sngnti!.
Jack Scott. Montrose, Col: slightly.
Ed Brannen, Leadville; slightly:
John Scott, Denver: arms and ies cut
A. CARRIER. New York; ear
Ralph Boniton. Brighton. Iowa; neck.
1. c. Ranscotto, San FRANCISCO, nech.
Dave McCullam Chicago, porter; IN
hailed gas. -. o,,o o,,t M
Sarah Gailingan, IleNeiahu' O'
head c,.. onl.1a
Myron Phillips, Salt Lake City; ankle
hurt. .
Thomas Webb. Chama. n. M; loot'
Claude Robinson. Denver; leg
Two Escaped in Family of Eleven.
DR.. Mcmahon, who has been at the "rech
since early this morning, has sent a mes
oh hea
dead at forty. He says he will leave at
once nm a snecial train bringing the bodies
to Pueblo.
Ont of a family of eleven only two es-
caned The others were burned to a crisp
Durinp the progress of the fire one man
was seen hanging from car WlndoW. roI
Gods sake save me-" he cried, OUT the neat
was too intense for the rescuers TO reacn
him. He slowly roasted to death before the
eyes of the crowd around the burning
wreck. Another train bringing In oeaa anu
injured Is expected to arrive here WITHIN
short time. The number of persons on TINS
train has not yet been ascertained teie-
phone message from Florence this forenoon
said that none Of the injured or dead had
been brought to that place. consequently II
is expected all will be brought to Pueblo.
Thrilling Rescues.
Many thrilling rescues were reported One
man whose name could not be learned
forced his way into a coach that had re-
ceived the brunt of the shock and, seeing
young girl who had been pinned under
seat, endeayored to lift her to a place of
safety AS he raised her the girl died in
his arms.
The rescuer dropped his burden and seized
a man who was lying under roof timber.
He dragged the man to clearing in the
wreckage. where others carried him to
place of safety. This one rescuer saved four
persons lives.
Railways Official Statement.
DENVER, Col, March 16.-At the gen.
eral offices of the Denver and Rio Grande
In this city, at 10 o'clock today, an official
statement was made that the number of
persons killed by the collision at Adore,
Col, this morning, is not more than fif-
teen and that not more than twenty were
injured
"Westbound train No. and eastbound
tram 0. 10, met in head-on collision one
mile east of Adobe. Engineer and fireman
on train No. 16 were killed and engineer on
train No. g. About fifteen passengers in
smoking car on train No. also killed, and
swenty injured. Names not yet obtainable.
So far as known, no passengers in sleeping
cars on either train were injured or killed.
"Westbound Denver and Rio Grande pas
senger 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
a O'Clock last evening.
THE train with which it colided, No. 10
eastbound, is a local train between Lead
vile and Denver. which consolidates at
Pueblo east of the place where the wreck
occurred, with the train for New Mexico
and southwestern Colorado, and Is desig-
mated as the New Mexico and Colorado ex-
press"
Officials Off for Wreck Scene.
CASTLE ROCK, Col, March lion the
Denver and Rio Grande train, which left
Denver at am. today, a party of
Rio Grande officials on their way to the
scene of the wreck near Adobe Col The
party consisted of General Superintendent
A. E. Welby. Chief Engineer E. ]. Yard
and Superintendent of Machinery G. r.
Groves.
While admitting his Inability TO give def
mite details of the wreck, Mr.. WeIby said:
Train No. 3. engines $50 and T25 Con-
ductor Frank Smith, Engineers Causlett
and Keller, met train No. 10. engine 73o.
Conductor Garrett and Engineer Hollis ono
mile from Adobe, about 2:10 am
Two coaches and two baggage cars of
No. 16. and baggage and coach OF No. 3,
damaged by fire. Engineers Hollis and
Causlett with their firemen reported miss
ing. Passengers in smoking car of NO. 3
were the sufferers. Cannot say at this time
the loss of life and injured. Express mes
senger on No. 10 missing Every effort is
being made by the railway company to care
for the passengers and relieve their suf-
fering.''
The wreck will not interfere with the
running OF Rio Grande trains as the tracks
OF the Santa Fe, which parallel those OF
the Rio Grande from Pueblo as far as
Canon City, will be used