The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-10-05
DENVER FREIGHT TRAIN
GOES THROUGH BRIDGE

10 get at the remains Of the train.
Narrow Escape OF Other shippers.
Train No. 20 was the fast through
freight carrying several cars Of fruit
for southern markets; at Charming,
the traiu picked M three cars OF
horses, one OF sheep and one OF
household goods. Mr.. Elliott was inI
charge OF his household goods and
two other gentlemen who looked aft
er the livestock which WIS going to
~. Worth. Mr. Elliott stayod In the
car near IN ofront end Of the train
AZ tho first stop the other shippers
started from tho caboose 20 Join him
but tho conductor told him 20 wait
till the next stop. as tho train was
about TO start. "Tho next stop" as
Il turned out, was the catastrophe at
the bridge. The cahooso aud one
car stayed on solid ground. aud the
car In which Mr. Elliott had been
was buried In tho heap
The Ride Stealcrs Story.
Henry Clark whose dead body has
been taken from the wreck, WIS ono
of several young men who had arr
ranged, 80 tho others say. with the
brakemen for riding in tho lcc-box
OF an applc car. one Of the mon told
]. L. Soalor that nc heard tho train
bump off the rails before reaching
the bridge
81 raised up" he said, "and looked
ont The train was rocking and
humping then and saw tho cars
begin tearing through tho bridge over
tho river Then Il seemed like the
end OF the world came.
Clark was hurled under car
truck and In spite Of the desperate
efforts OF his companions and tho
crew To free him, he suffered the
agonios Of death for long time be-
fore the end came. Two Of the mon
most seriously hurt were Immediate
~ brought to tho Sanitarlum OH the
engine, which had crossed the bridge
In safety. Two others, although SO.
riously hurt. insisted on remaining
at the wreck and rendering every as
sistance they could, All Of the seven
were respectable young fellows and
were by no means common wander
ers.
Affecting Scene on Passenger Train
The evening passenger train due
here at ESQ came down to the wreck
on schedule time. At Claiming, Mrs.
Elliott and daughter, Miss Willie, got
on the train to come down to Anna
rillo, The husband and father had
gone on with the household goods
earlier In the day. They were bid
ding farewell to Claiming and invit-
ing friends TO visit them in their new
home here in Amarillo. Mrs. Elliott
and her daughter were in the best OF
spirits and not until the train reached
the Canadian river few miles from
the wreck did they family suspect
the truth. The train made u long
stop at the river waiting advices from
ahead, and Mrs. Elliott heard Mr.,
]. r.. Sadler, of Amarillo say that two
men we're killed in a freight ahead,
with gasp she sank back in her
seat and for q time was nearly UNI
conscious. Then she asked for fur
Their information. Mr.. Sadler, who
Is Dallas News correspondent here,
asoertained the truth and had the sad
duty Of breaking the news to her.
The train proceeded to the wreck
and both the mother aud daughter
hung over every effort Of the crews
TO penetrate the gruesome heap IN
the canyon Seyenty-six horses had
been killed and their crushed and
mangled bodies were all through the
mass. The search was kept up with
out ceasing but no fruther trace than
the hat OF the missing man could be
found AZ a late hour Mrs. Elliott
AND her daughter returned to Chan
ming
Elliott Well Well Known Here
W. M. Elliott was well known IN
Amarillo. he had for years beer
proprietor Of the Charming hotel ans
was moving to Amarillo TO take
charge OF an apartment house here
His son, Chad Elliott was in the Ma.
tional Bank OF Commerce this sum
mer and has many friends in Amar
lilo. He has a position IN For
Worth at present and was sum
moned last night when the news be-
came known.
Elliotts Body Recovered
AL day break this morning The
searchers at Sweet La Cruz succeed
ed after their all night labors, il
Receiving the crushed, shapless body
OF w. NJ. Elliott. It seems that tn,
unfortunate jumped free OF the trair