Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-21

5 lSeIty Of the unfortunates Wegl
. oufaed to death. Those killed. Il 4
: sts-ed. were nearly all In the ccn
. binatlon car. whi6h took HO snl
burned. rbe sleepers turned ovsr
: The pa enger train crashed head
! on Into a west-bound freight or
ing to re- the engineer OF the Hia
, -Four flyer WAS unable to see thu
light of semaphor. which directed
him to stop as the freight had ths
right or way. The train dispatches
knowing that the dense fog would
prevent the trainmen from seeing the
block signal, went outside and waved
his lantern flanticaIly and nrsd n
ieast half dozen shots from his r.
volver but the trainmen went spesd-
Ing by with their train and nom ent
later the crash came.
The passenger train, which left
Chicago at 1870 last night and was
known as the Queen City Special"
and consisted of combination bag
gage and day coach, three sleeping
cars and the private care Of G n
Schaaf, vice president Of the road.
The train was running at u speed
OF so miles an hour when the acei-
dent occurred. and the force Of the
collision was SO great that the tender
OF the passenger engine was driven
the entire length of the combination
car, In which were a number of pass-
engers. estimated at from fifteen to
twenty-five.
All the dead and Injured were tax,
en- from the wreckage Of this ses,
none of the passengers In the aaaap-
ers have been hurt
Soon after the collision the wrenk-
age caught fire from the engine and
all the coaches except the private ssr
of Vice President Schaff were -
stroyed.
PORTLAND. Ore, Jan. 1s.-Rail-
road traffic is practically at stand
still in Oregon and Washington be-
cause of the inability OF the compan-
les to obtain fuel for their locomo-
tiyes
Car shortage. disastrous floods,
land slides and snow In the noun
tains have all contributed To brtzg
about congestion In the two stataS
that Is without a parallel.
TOPEKA, Jan. 19.-Santa ~
passenger train No. 4, east bound
running between San Francisco and
Chicago. collided head on with
freight train near Sylia. Kans., dur.
Ing the night
The engine and four cars OF the
fast passenger train were derailed
Engineer Martin Keribell was In,
stantly killed and q number Of pas<
engers seriously hurt
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 10. "A
dispatch from Winter Quarters, Utah,
states that Mrs. Zilphia Earl, widow
of the former president OF the town
company OF ScoAeld. Carson couzta,
was shot and instantly killed at -
field last night by William Brown, .
negro barber. who Immediately ae>or
killed himself. The negro had bpsn
annoying the white woman with NJ
attentions, and yesterday she ordap.
ed him TO keep away from her houas.
Mrs. Earl leaves three young chill
dren.
LONDON, Jan. 19.-The Mad1id
correspondent of the Standard sAxs
that Queen Victoria wants to nurse
her coming baby herselg but will nos
be allowed to because it Is contrary
TO Spanish etiquette. An English
nurse has been engaged.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ. Jan. lAr-
The trial case OF the people Of ~
Pecos valley against the Santa H
railroad for discrimination In fretGhk
rates has been set for January -
The hearing OF the petition will -
had at Amarillo. Texas, before IL
Interstate Commerce commission. ~
the commercial clubs OF the Peooo
valley have combined In pushing ~
suit and 1t Is probable that RosueaD
and some Of the leading towns Of the
valley will be represented at III
hearing by some Of their citizens. AZ
though they will be represented lesnk
ly by Attorney Cowan of Fort Worth.
Texas.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.--The trial ~
Harry Kendall Thaw, the murderer ~
Stanford White, will not begin ~
next Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1s.-Thsrs
is quite row here over PresideAt
David Starr Jordan's defense Of th4
Japanese. He wanted the Japs to hA
treated like gentlemen, and tho boar6
OF education says that II he says
they have not been, he is a liar and
worse. Prof. Jordan II bitterly Ar
raigned. fh
Hon. c. A. Pike. who succeeds
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