The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1906-02-10

he suffering people. 1t was
Tery fortunate that the wreck
occurred in day time as had it
happened at night the gas would
lave set fire to the debris and
many passengers would have
been burned alive"
From w. F. Hypes. sales man
lger of Marshall Field & Co.,
chicago, one of the Chicago de-
egation, and who exerted every
effort in his power for the COM
Tort of the injured, we learned
that the porters of the Chicago
special worked like mad soldiers
in rescuing the injured people.
These porters were first TO get
inside the upturned cars, and
the orders Of a leader,
worked systematicly in taking
men, women and children from
the debris. These porters were
afraid that fire would break ont,
and recognizing the Importance
Of cool heads and quick work,
saved every one from the ruins
a wonderful short time.
The porters' names are, Henry
HaKding, Jasper Lee, w. E.
1seSes. sGwlllis Terry, VIM.
SvrTnPtIsnmu wSIin tSIs S,or, Barquette.
fair efficiency. it SHOULD was being
panied with too much Ist fshscarc
haustion.
The simpler the plan Jpred pas
living is modelled the bhe delaga-
| complications and dist -. u;lIa.
by an overelaborQtsst MlaA0t
,apsasn60ie fafiews that from
The time he arrived on the scene
the Chicagoans saw that a cool
headed surgeon was in charge,
and that he worked fast and sys-
tematicly and soon had every
one needing a surgeons attention
looked after. We will state
that every member Of the Chi
cago delegation took occasion to
express to DIR. Miller their thanks
and appreciation of his services.
We will also state that DIR. Mil
Ter was ably assisted by DR.. 4.
B. Van Arsdel.
The railroad company made
sure that sufficient medical aid
should be on the ground and in
addition to the services of Drs.
Miller and Van Arsdel of Ala
mogordo, DIR. Thompson of Santa
Rosa and DIR. Nelson of Torrance
were ordered to the wreck. Also
on account of the illness of DIR.
Kirkpatrick Of the hospital here.
DR.. Brown of FL Paso was order
ed here to make ready for the
patients.
This run belonged to engineer
Ackley, but he laid off this time
and hence Engineer Dormar
was on. The boys say that Mr.
Ackley is lucky as well as un
lucky.
A. J. King was on the Pull
man of the wrecked train ant
escaped without a scratch
though Mr.. King stated that h
was frightened to within an incl
of his life. His first though
was to rescue injured passengers
Mr.. King was en- route to Chica
go and returned with the specia
and took Saturday nights A.
Garnett King was on this trail
and among the horrors he say
the numerous as we'll. He stat
ed that at the moment Of tn
crash he was in the act Of plac
ling a spoon of mush in his mouth
being at breakfast, and instea,
of feeding his own face he dash
led the mush, spoon and all j
the face Of man across hi
table.
The cause of the wreck wa
said to be by the tender leavin
the track, and we overheard tn
remark that this same tende
has given trouble before.
A great deal Of interest wa
taken by citizens here, and whe
THE special bearing the iniure
people arrived there were SCI
, eral hundred people at depot
see and witness the scene.
Officers Latham, Mcclure an
Nimmo were kept busy clearir
the way for the men carryir
the injured on stretchers,
people were so eager to leaI
. and see something Of the wreC
and extent Of injuries that
at