Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-17


TwFLVE-YEAR-OLD BOY.
EIGHT YEAR-OLD GIRL, wearing plain
ring on third finger OF left hand.
TEN-YEAR-OLD BOY, light hair.
SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL, light hair and
WOMAN, full faced. brown hair about
70 years old, wore blue paid petucoat and
WOMAN, no description; badly mutilated.
WOMAN, black hair, dark complexion,
amped selby Shoe company, Portsmouth,
WOMAN with red sweater, blue and white
striped waist, about 45 years old, weight
about 10 pounds.
Unidentified are women or children and
bodies are badly mangled.
partial list of injured follows:
John Ross, laborer, Cleveland, o.
Thomas Elliott, Pendleton, Ia.
W. Adalr, Rayenna, o.
T. B. Miller, Denver.
Mrs G. Blanke. Wapolin. Mo.
Charles p Maynce.
Mrs Charles p. Maynce.
w. M Barber. Anthonr Kan.
B. II. Hayden and child, Buffalo. okl
Fred Jensen, Iowa Falls, la,
Mrs. Nellie ]. Morton, Standish. Cal.
Mrs A. w. McCauley and child.
w. c. Moxey. Los Angeles.
j. B. Thompson. Brooklngs, 3. ID.
Clyde b McCown, Pullman conductor.
+ Clarence Nassau. Middleburg. VT .
Some who Escaped.
Among those who were on the train and
escaped are:
DR. Charlotta Hall, ST. Paul.
Emma Strafford, Cleveland. 0.
Mary +. SpeRre, Cleveland. o.
Merte Speare, Cleveland, o.
II. l.. Rolf, Winslde, Neb.
Hugh Gregg and fimaly, Petersburg, Ill.
According to information received here
the wreck was caused by the failure Of
Engineer Gus Olson of the passenger train
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watch. When nearing Dotsero Olson looked
at his watch and read the time to be 9:B
p. M. 1t was then $50. Thinking he had
plenty of time to make the next siding
below Dotsero he pulled the throttle of his
engine wide open and was making forty
five miles an hour on a down grade when
he collided with the freight, which was la
boriously climbing up the hill under full
head of steam of two big engines.
All the sleeping cars remained on the
track and none OF the passengers in them
were injured.
To add TO the horror OF the accident the
second relief train on its way to GIenwood
loaded with injured has been tied up by
the derailment OF some OF the freight cars.
The first relief train bearing a number Of
the more slightly injured reached Glenwood
this morning, bringing reports OF the wreck,
which undoubtedly was one OF the worst
In the history OF railroading.
Cars Crushed Like Shells
When the passenger did not stop at Dot
sero, Conductor Edward McCurdy jumped
to the bellcord and signalled to Engineer
Olson to stop the train. but 1t was then
too late to avert the disaster and the two
trains crashed together with an awful roar
and terrible impact.
The three big engines telescoped and
when they came to a standstill reSembled
one hugo piece of twisted steel and iron
rods and mechanism. ....
The combination baggage and express
car the smoker and the day coach, which
followed the engine, telescoped, while the
three heavy Pullman sleepers and dine9
crushed tho entire mass against tho en-
gtnes. Tho light coaches were crushed as
though they had been eggshells.
The only member Of three engine crews
who was injured is John Anderson of Glen
wood Springs In jumping from the cab
he sustained a broken leg.
Engineer Gus Olson OF the passenger is
a brother of Engineer Sig Olson. who was
in charge OF the head engine on the freight
train Harry Jeffries was the engineer on
the second engine. Both Sig Olson and JEFF
fries live at Glenwood Springs.
The wreckage caught fire Immediately
after the collision and holocaust was
averted by those passengers who were not
killed or seriously injured and the mem
bers OF the train crews, who secured SHOW
els and boards and put out the blaze with
snow, which Is piled in huge banks along
side the tracks.
II was at first supposed that the two
mail clerks. Hammond and Praze, on No.
s. were killed. but IL later developed that
II is the custom to cut the mail car out at
Pueblo and send IL on by No. 1, an hour
and a half later. so as not to delay the
through train by stopping 10 load the
heavy mail that they generally pick up at
Pueblo.
The passenger was flying down the grade
making for a siding five miles west OF
Dotsero where It expected to meet the
freight, and the freight was also trying to
make the siding. The result was a head-or
collision in which the engines were
smashed. the baggage car Of the passsnger
train left standing on end. and one OF the
day coaches telescoped by the chair car
Immediately behind II, and fifty people
In the day coach and chair car mangled
almost beyond recognition.
Train No. s witch was wrecked. Isf,
Denver yesterday morning. Ths train wal
well filled with pAsssnesrS. many Of WHOM
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