The Glenwood post., 1909-01-23
SCENES OF CARNAGE
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some time.
Pullman Passengers Begin Rescue Work
Immediately after the wreck the pas
sengers in the Pullman sleeper, who
were not injured beyond a slight shall-
ing up or bruises, organized rescue
squad for those who We're beneath the
wreck. A physician was found on the
train, Dr. Backus, of Dutton, Ontario,
Canada, who with his wife, was on his
way to California. A lady physician
DIR. Hall, was also found among the
passengers. She greatly assisted DIR.
Backus in the care of the sufferers. In
this work they weer assisted by Miss
Rose McKibbin. of Lincoln, Neb, in at
tending the lady sufferers.
DIR. Backus soon had seven patients in
as easy as possible, by the injection If
morphine. and use of other medicines,
gage car and there gave them every at
tention possible. He was soon JOINED
assistant. Dr. Phelps, and DR.. Crook 3
by three physicians, DR.. Berry and his
he had twelve others placed in the bag
the dining ear, and, after making these
assistant, DIR. kett, and two nurses
from the Glenwood sanitarium, and as
soon as the sufferers could be temper
arily cared for they were brought to
Glenwood and placed in the hospital.
Another train bearing officers, under
takers, railway employees, and reporters
left at about clock for the wreck.
DIR. j. G. Gilpin, coroner of Eagle coun-
ty, was on the ground, as was also Sher-
crew was at the scene of the disaster
and much of the debris had been cleared
away.
The sight was one not soon to be for
gotten. The three engines were tela-
scoped together and crushed into
worthless mass of iron and steel. The
baggage car was telescoped about three
feet over the tender of the passenger
engine. Following this was the smok-
ing car, but slightly damaged. 1t was
this car that Conductor AL McCurdy
and Martin Stahl were riding in when
the accident occurred. They both escap-
ed untinjured.
In the rear of this was the ill-fated
chair car, which was smashed to flinders
as though it had been a grape basket.
The tourist sleeper Immediately follow
ing had ploughed almost entirely
through this chair ear, splitting it asun-
der, and carrying death, or frightful In
juries, to practically every passenger IN
the car. Those in the diner and stand.
ard Pullman were uninjured beyond
slight shaking up and some scarcely no.
ticed that.
Bodies Brought to Glenwood
Coroner Gilpin empaneled jury and
after the Jurors had viewed the deal
the nineteen bodies which had been ly-
ing in row by the side of the track,
were placed in a baggage car and then
brought to Glenwood.
In the afternoon each body was care
fully searched and Identification made
as complete as possible. In the case of
some of the. women and children moth
ing was found by which Identification
could be made. Later the Identification
was made complete as to all, by friends
who read the press dispatches and
hurried to Glenwood with all possible
speed.
Glenwood's Volunteer Nurses
AS soon as the awful import of the
disaster became known many of the
good women of Glenwood whose hearts
were touched with sympathy for the
afflicted, wen to the Glenwood sanitar-
ium, where the injured had been taken,
and volunteered their services. House
hold duties were neglected and social
obligations forgotten in a desire to as
sist the suffering. In this con-
nection. much credit is due to tn,
Mesdames Parkison, Frazier, Keck,
Thorson and Shock. The Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Methodist church volunteer.
ed their services and later collected sew.
eral basketfuls of fruit jellies and other
dainties which they carried to the san
itarium with prsyer for the speedy re-
covery Of the sufferers. The local Elks
arranged for flowers for each room to