The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-16
so KILLED IN TRAIN
WRECK IN COLORADO
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Train No. 3, the Pacific Coast Express,
left Pueblo at II :55 y. m. last night, and
train No. l6 was due 10 arrive here al 3
o'clock this morning. The direct cause
OF the collision has not yet been learned.
Many wild rumors were in circulation
early this morning as TO the number or
killed. some reports placing IL as high
as leo. even eclipsing the terrible wreck
at Eden. when more than a hundred per-
sons were lost. Hundreds OF persons on
learning OF the accident hurriedly made
ready 10 go 10 the wreck and render
whatever assistance they might. and
great crowd had assembled at the Union
depot at daylight eager 10 hear any news
that might reach the city by train or be
given out by railroad officials.
At about 1880 o'clock the first official
confirmation OF the reports was received,
when IL bruised and mangled bodies were
carried through the gates from a relief
train that 1lad just returned from the
scene OF the wreck.
BRINGING IN THE REMAINS
Dr. Mcmahon. who has been at the
wreck since early this morning has sent
a message estimating the dead at forty.
He says he will leave at once on n special
train bringing the bodies to Peublo.
Frank Smith. conductor on No 3. Mike
Garrett, conductor on No. l6. and Phil
Peters. Globe express messenger on No.
3 escaped. No. 3. was composed OF a mail
car express car, two day coaches, two
tourist and two standard sleepers.
All the sleepers were saved, none OF the
occupants being injured
THREE ENGINES WRECKED.
All three engines were practically de-
molished and piled In a heap and within
a few minutes after the collision the
wreckage was a mass of flames.
The first three cars of No. were piled
up but before the wreckage took fire,
most OF the passengers were removed.
So far as known at this time Express
Messenger MCFARLAND was the only one
caught in the wreckage.
According TO a passenger I'm the front
coach Of No. g. there were only eight or
ten vacant seats in the car.
SAVED FROM FLAMES
The leg OF s. T. Sweeney of Trenton.
Mo. was pinioned beneath the wreck and
badly smashed He was pulled from the
wreckage just before the fire reached
| him.
L. p Rose and F. r Wood OF Denver
| mail clerks of No, 3. escaped with a slight
shaking up. The impact. they say. was
| hardly noticeable
Conductor Frank Smith OF No. and
/
injured.
The wrecker reached the scene al s:45
A. m The fire from The coaches prevent
ed any operations later.
When the trains came together they
were rounding a sharp curve around
high bluff IT was impossible for the en-
gineers TO see the approaching trains until
they were within zoo yards OF each other.
CAUSE OF CATASTROPhh.
According 10 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. at Beaver. five miles east OF Port
land. It is supposed No. was TO have
been given similar orders AT Swallows
but falling TO receive them ran on TO the
Adobe.
Physicians from nearby places were on
hand soon after the wreck.
Snow had begun TO fall soon after mid
night The weather turned severely cold
and this added to the sufferings OF those
who were hurt.
FAMILY ALMOST WIPED OUT.
Out OF the Hewitt family Of II only two
escaped The others were burned to
| crisp. During the progress Of the fire one
| man was seen hanging from a car win
| dow
For Gods sake. save me-" he cried
| but the heat was too intense for the res
cuers 10 reach him. Another train bring
| ing IN dead and injured is expected to ar
rive here within a short time. The num-
| ber Of persons on this train has not yet
| been ascertained,