Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-03-17
'HOhlESEEkERS BURNED
TO DEATH in A WRECK
Nearly Two Score or More Lives Lost as Re-
suit Of Collision Caused by Mistake
in Reading Orders Out in Colorado.
VICTIMS ROASTED WHILE RESCUERS WORK
During Binding Snow Storm, Two Trains Come
Togcther-Exact Number Of the Dead is Not
Known-Many Persons Are Severely
njured--WiioIe Family Wip-
ed Out-Tran Crews

sleeping cars saw that's nothing could
bS, done to check the flames. they aid.
cdsthe tranmen in pushing back the
unchanged cars.
The Dead:
list OF the dead made up after u
close Investigation follows:
VIM. HOLLIS. engineer.
WALTER COSSLET, fireman.
II. d. SUDDUTH, fireman
EDWARD L. BAIRD. deputy slur.
lit, Denver
ARCHIBALD WHITNEY. prisoner
In the charge Of Baird.
MRS. WIN. BURNSIDE, daughter
and daughters child, all of Kansas.
a. n. BARNI.O. Salida. Colo.
MISS GRACE BARKLO, Salida. Col
ENOS McPARLANS. express mns
senger
| TAYLOR HEWITT, I.cbo, Kas.
MRS, WIN. HEWITT. Lebo. kas.
PEARL HEWITT, Lcbo, Kas
[ MRS CATHERINE HEWITT, anu
baby boy, Lebo. kas.
ED. COWLEl, Lebo, Kas
MRS. ED. COWLEY, Lebo. kas
FRED JONES. Lebo, Kas.
FRED LIIMECCOLEY. Denver.
MRS. WINONA HEWITT. I.cba.
kas
Mistake in Orders.
The Utah and California express,
! wcitbound, left Pueblo an hour and II
half late with orders to meet the
Colorado and New Mexico express.
castbonnd at Florence. This order was
changed and the westbound train was
al nnt nd l,., liza, trn n,
at Beaver. about twelve miles east Of
Florence. The order should have been
delivered to the train crew at Swal-
low. but for some reason the operator
there neglected to deliver the order.
In the meantime the eastbound train
had received its orders and expected
to meet the wcstbound train at Bca.
YER No other orders interviewed to
prevent the wreck
IL is impossible to determine tho
exact number Of dead OH account of
the incarceration of many bodies
More Than Twenty Burned.
The number of victims burned Is
said to be at least twenty The rail
road officer, asserted during the day
that only thirty-five persons were
The monetary damage to railroad
property is S206.000 I'm addition to
this much baggage and mail were dc.
stroycd
One Of the pathetic tragedies of
the disaster was the wiping out of
all but two Of the family OF Taylor
Hewitt, of Lebn, Kas. Father mother,
daughter, grandchild and the wives
of the sons are missing. The two
sons. T.. a. Hewitt and w. J.. Hewitt
are among the injured in the hospital
here, each of them having leg frac-
lures in addition TO other injuries.
Dream rorctold Disaster.
e. A. Hewitt said that he had Il
dream few months ago in which his
family was all killed He said he saw
just as plainly as he later saw the
real wreck. everything that took place
after the collision.
Some of the victims we're pnioned
under the wreckage and burne;l alive
before help could reach them
During the progress of the fire one
mani was seen hanging from car
window For Gods sake save me"
he cried, but the heat was too in.
tense for the rescuers to reach him.
He slowly roasted to death before the
eyes of the crowd around the burning
wreck.
Many Thrilling Rescues.
Many thrilling rescues we're report.
ed. One man whose name could not
be learned. forced his way into n
coach that had received the brunt of
the shock and seeing young girl
who had been pinned under seat.
cndeavorcd 10 lift her to a place uf
safety AS he raised her Tho girl
died in his arms.
Tho rcscncr dropped his burden and
seized man who was lying under
roof timber He dragged The man to.
q clearing IN The wrcckage. where
others carried him to place Of safe
ty. This one rcscner saved four per.
sons.
a correspondent who returned from