The daily sentinel., 1906-03-17

lady was enveloped in flames and
with one awful shrek fell back in
to tie car to be consumed.
man succeeded in getting his
head and shoulders out of another
window but could not get himself en-
tirely free. He saw that he was
doomed to an awful death and kept
crying for someone to knock him in
the head or to kill him in some
manner that could make his death
free from the awful sufferings that
attend death by burning. OF course
his wish was not fulfilled. and falling
back into the flames he perished.
One man en- route to California was
accompanied by his mother and
nephew. The three were in the
smoker when the wreck occurred the
mother and nephew were pinned
under seats and the the man worked
frantically to free them but with
no avail and he was finally pulled
from the car. the mother and nephew
perishing
There was one party of emigrants
the persons comprising this party
all being related to each other. They
were twelve in number including
several small children. Only two of
his party escaped with their lives. the
others never left the car
Many other instances Of a nature
just as narrowing and sickening We're
related by Mr.. Simpson. There were
scenes that made the blood of the
neryiest man who was called upon TO
witness them turn cold,
According to MIR, Simpson Just
before the train reached ePuhlo some
part of the machinery Of one of the
day coaches broke down and al Pneb-
I.. . 1. 10 l. a
number of the women Ind children
found seats in the smoker owing to
the crowded condition OF the train.
And ii was the occupants of this
smoker that had TO bear the brunt of
the catastrophe.
MIR. CSimpson states that a snow
storm was raging at the time of the
accident and that It was terribly cold
II is his belief that had the ac-
ciden occurred in the day time when
there were no lights in the cars very
few people would have been killed
as the cars could hardly have caught
| fire.
Just as quickly as possible the
dying and injured were moved to
place of safety. Those who Were I'M
injured worked faithfully and many
deeds of heroism were to be noted.
Mr.. Simpson states that the two
day coaches Immediately back of the
smoker caught fire from the smoker
| but all of the occupants of these ears
got out before the flames reached
| the cars Efforts were made to sep
arate these cars from the smoker be-
fore the fire spread but these efforts
were unsuccessful. Mr.. Simpson
states that the men broke the coup
lings that hat the sleepers and the
day couches coupled and by main
force they succeeded in pushing the
sleepers down the track and they
were not damaged and no one in
the sleepers was hurt other than
slightly bruised.
According to Mr.. Simpson the
the flames had done their deadly
work within very few minutes.
Train No. 10 the Leadville train,
was not heavily loaded nor a heavy
train The baggage car and the
smoker were torn to pieces and sew
eral people killed that were in the
smoker but fortunately this car had
only a few occupants. The other
cars were separated from the first
part of the train and they We're not
badly damaged.
The three engines, said Mr.. Simp-
son, were literall smashed to pieces.
and the noise of escaping steam with
the cracking of the flames and the
cries of the unfortunate people made
| a jargon OF sounds that cannot be
described.
Mr.. Simpson stated that there were
two physicians on board. both resid-
ing at Sallda, one being "A former ID.
a. X. G.. raidroad surgeon. These
physicians worked faithfully and nn-