Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-16

saw the danger. The great locomotive
attached 10 the passenger train was de-
mOlished and the chair car and pas
senger coach were turned on their sides
and shattered.
with the arrival OF the relief train
from Glenwood IL was possible 70 start
the work Of taking out the bodies.
PINNED UNDER wRECKAGE.
The Injured we're pinned under the
wrecl1age and the heroic work OF the
passengers Of the rear cars saved many
lives. Some Of the injured are ter
ribly mapgled, and the death list, it is
feared, will be greatly increased.
Train No. 5. which was wrecked, left
Denver this morning and was due here
at 1920 tonight The train was well
filled with passengers, many of whom
were TO get off at this point.
Dotsero is a blind siding, with no
station and no telegraph office
When the relief train reached the
scene II was found that the long string
of freight cars on the freight train
were in the way, and the only way they
could be disposed Of was to back them
20 Shoshone, eight miles from the
wreck
SO far as could be learned up TO
late hour this AFTERNOON, there we're
no Salt Lakers injured I'm the wreck,
and perhaps no local people aboard.
The Rio Grande offices have re-
ceived no information concerning any
resident OF this city who was probably
aboard the Inflated passenger train,
nor had any inquiries been made by
the families. Of such If there were
any The d. a. r.. G.. train connect
ing with the wrecked train should
have arrived in this city about 1915
that the train had been annulled, and
that the connecting train would not
reach this city earlier than 500 this
afternoon
OF missed that wreck by a hairs
BREADTH said j. s. Misstet IN the
offices Of the Union Pacific uptown
ticket office this morning. Mr.. Misstet
was purchasing a berth on the even
ing train for California, and arrived
in this city over No. which arrived
at Sis this morning. Il fully intend
ed taking d. & r.. G. No. out of
Denver" said the gentleman, land
only a pressing business engagement
kept me from catching the train
then took the Union Pacific, and upon
my arrival here found had missed
one OF the greatest calamities Of the
times"
The latest bulletin on the wreck
places the number OF dead at n and
those injured at so.
Denver Jan. 16.-Accordlng TO in
formation received here the wreck
was caused by the failure Of Engineer
Gus Olson OF the passenger train 10
correctly read the time indicated by
his watch. When nearing Dotsero.
Olson looked at his watch and read
the time to be 9;45 p. m. 1t was
then $3.50. Thinking he had plenty
Of ffVun IN "a 81 haT
Doterso he pulled the throttle OF his
engine wide open and was making
As miles an hour on n down grade
when he collided with the freight
which was laboriously climbing up the
hill under full head OF steam Of two
big engines
When the passenger did not stop at
Dotsero, Conductor Edwin WcCurdy
jumped TO the bell cord and signalled
TO Engineer Olson to stop.
DETAILS LACKING.
Denver, Col, Jan. 16.--At the office OF
General Manager Ridgeway Of the Dem
yer & Rio Grande railroad II was stated
this morning that reports received here
show that the list OF dead in the wreck
near Dotsero will number % and the
injured from % 10 90. No details have
as yet been received.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
The occupants Of the Pullman cars
performed valiant service i'm caring for
the dead and injured and worked
throughout the night az the task Just
who Is responsible for the accident
is not known at this time for every
member OF the three engine crews Is
Injured, some Of them badly. and have
not been Intercepted In the matter
II Is known, however, that the
freight was in the act OF taking the
siding ON orders 20 allow the pas
senger train TO pass but had only
placed half its train upon the side
track when the passenger came tear
ing along and plunged into f. As far
as can be learned. there was no notice
able effort on the part Of the passenger
engine crew 10 check the onward rush
Of the train, they apparently having
no suspicion that the whole length Of
the freight had not passed into the
siding
The list OF injured members Of the
train crew, nearly all OF whom were
hurt. as given out by railroad officials
includes Engineers jerry, Gus Olsen
and Sig Olsen, Conductors McCurdy
and Cope. The three firemen are
said 20 be among the most seriously