New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
81 DEAD IN COLLISION
,opTT INJURED IN'COLO-
R4DO WRECk.
=, r;uecr Read Watch H'rong-
froni-ing Scenes as Bodies -4rc
Identified an SHO1c.

IHIHgtyf(u Et DfCIh.
,,-,,6 Springs. Col. Jan. 16-lWenty lone
mere killed and over forty injured many
..,-o seriously. in head-on collision be
oi ~ ..s+,o1,rd passenger train No. , and an
W. I'D freight train on the Denver & Rio
cas- Railroad last night The accident oc-
e'rS'1 h,+,,ee, Dotsero and Spruce Creek.
curieD 80 miles from Glenwood Springs. at
tNeHN Following is a revised list of the
F''' 5ascriD+fons that may assist in the
deae .s.o+,or 60, oe the unknown dead. The iden-
-ffed dead
rAvls : C., ' "
-, :, Louis
u. - Ms Matte. Willston. y T.
nor1,= clarence =. Nasnins''''-
--.-rTT Ton 4 A. Polo III
ha--Tr ha " g., Ashton. Neb-
I-7IF Mrs Matte. Ashton Heo-
,t,E50N : r. Princeton ina .,. =
~ NecbsricshUrE Penn
.-SoN 4, " Louis
EsoN Dr. A-7iua a, from either Hndreth or AN's"
-,TT.ys. arthur. Des Noiues, Iowa
TILLlA'iS l-,,rpf~r1FIEp DEAD
-v.lreyesr old bo,. .,.-. a-..- .,
-.r Tesrei5 BOY. light hair
- - I'D girl lier- hair and eyes
onsn fun fase hair a9og ,s,,f a5S F2,os ears Old
u-o-,sr - aesorprior badly mutiiated
Woman s1ok xsa5, 51 AS s5es ssl9ped seby Shoe con-
an, portsmouth Ohio
pan' "a sveste- b1e-an5-vhi,e striped waist:
sao,r f7rty-nve sears cid. weight about one 'hh1''
s7d pounds
All -he unidentified dead are women or chill
5ren and 57e bodies are badly mangled-
While nothing official has been given out as 10
,ho ,,,,sa of the wreck it is said to have been
-, % misunderstanding OF orders on the part
g ,hs engineer. Gustaf Olson. OF the passenger
- olson however claims he understood his
distractions perfectly, bat that he misread his
watch thus encroaching on the time OF the
freight train. which was being drawn by Two
locomotives the first Of which was in charge
Of his brother. Sig Olson
When news Of the accident reached Glenwood
snriags every available physician and nurse in
the CITY was pressed into service and relief
train was soon on the scene. The work OF
rescue was Immediately begun
As the bodies were taken from the ruins they
,-srs laid side by- side on a bier OF snow, amid
,be agonizinE cries Of husbands. wives and
psrents as they searched among the dead for
their loved ones many Of whom were mangled
hsvond ali recognition.
3 pathetic feature Of the accident was the
killing of a father. leaving two small children.
the elder four years old and the younger two
The elder hoy told a nurse at the sanatorium
fh. rs fsther called bin ennie. ana this Is all
he. VII say. From fellow passenger it was
lsarned that the family was route to Grand
Junction 70 visit relatives
II is supposed that Mr. and Mrs Kettle whose
names appear among the dead, were the parents
Of these TWO little ones. who are badly injured
Another sad case was the destruction of an
entire family with the exception Of an infant OF
three months. This helpless child was taken
care Of by a family at Shoshone. who intend to
adopt the sole survivor Of a once happy family
One Of the remarkable incidents Of the wreck
was the almost miraculous escape from the
fated chair Ger Of a Mr.. StaIl, Pueblo tCol)
salesman. Mr- stall escaped without scratch,
but is night on the verge Of collapse as re-
suit Of nervous shock.
It is expected that at least dozen others who
we're brought here viii die from their wounds
Train 3 was made up Of an engine and ten
der. baggage car a smoking car. followed by
chair car. tourist sleeper and full COM
Pienent Of standard sleepers and q dining
The locomotives are up on end and Joined to-
sether as one piece Of mechanism. Their wheels
were rolled down into the Grand River and
pieces Of machinery are scattered all over the
scene Of the wreck The smoking car was only
partly derailed, while the chair Immediately
ioiowing Has completely telescoped by the
tourist sleeper.
None of the standard sleepers left the track
and no one killed injured in these cars,
most OF the dead and injured being removed
rom the ruins Of the chair car which was split
completely in twain.
Ii Is expected that the wreckage Will be
cleared away and the tracks again opened for
Traffic soon
Z T. Jefery. president Of the Denver & Rio
ohdAoe Railroad. in New York yesterday when
Ns received news Of the wreck from A. &. Ridgway,
eeherai manager OF the road. He at placed
1-alsef IN telegraphic communication with points
"earest to the scene of the accident
M denery optimistic to the number OF
casualties. The engineer Of the train" he said,
vas one OF cur Oldest and most experienced
an confident that the accident could have
zen caused through any error his part that
y any member Of the train crew. 1t due.
"'1o'' TO some Unforeseen condition which human
-eehuliy could not avoid.
Dotsero where the accident occurred Is seven
en niles east Of the great Glenwood Canyon and
us yea In q very mountainous country. The rail
o "lids along around the foot Of the precipitous
eS OF the canyon and passes at stated points
elOueh long tunnels bored through the solid rock.
~ our road there has long been established a sys-
- - u meritorious promotion among the trainmen.
Hoh has resulted in furnishing a high grade Of
III III Not until man has proved himself compe-
IL III experience and intelligence is he placed in
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