Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-15

DISASTER DUE TO
ENGINEERS BLUNDER
Relief Train Bearing Physicians
and Nurses Hurried to Scenei
Man Blamed For Disaster
Goes Mad From Grief,


NY Morning journal Special Leased wlrsI
Colorado Springs. colo, Aug. Ia
Ten persons are dead, others are ex-
peoted to die, between so and go are
injured three engines are IN the ditch.
| two baggage cars are smashed to Kind
ling wood and several passenger
coaches are badly damaged as the re-
suit OF a headon collision between east
bound passenger train No. and west
bound passenger train No. /, on the
Denver n }io Grande near Hustled Is
miles north of this city, at 1925
O'Clock this morning
The wreck was due either To a mis-
understanding of orders by the driver
of the first engine of northbound train
No S. oscar Lessig, of Denver or to
his having mistaken a switch engine
ia siding at Hustled for the train he
was Ia pass At that point and which
he later crashed into,
The Dead.
JAMES ROSEPORkA. Chicago.
G. NJ. I.AR<IN, Colorado springs,
&. 5, BROWN, Jericho springs. Mo.
J. A. GOSSAGE. fireman of leading
| engine No y. Colorado springs.
4 II. MURPHY, travelling car agent.
Denver
a. 4. DAVIDSON. Mcpherson. Kan.
ATTORNEY r. q. FREDERICK, st.
Louis.
+ " BELLIES. Colorado springs.
JAMES ! JARER, Chicago.
PETER NELSON, Monroe Neb.
Mr.. Eeness. an engineer was dead
heading his way to Deaver, riding in
the leading engine of the double
header.
portion of a hndN ~ reported to
have been found late tonight at the
scene Of the wreck.
The seriously Injured.
Mrs y. * Seaton II rrlsburg. H..
taken to the Acacia hotel suffering
from broken back. and death is ex-
peeted.
j. l. Frank, Atchison, KAN. frac'
lure of both houcs lcft leg bruises
G. NJ. Campbell, Denver, colo cont
polnd fracture right leg
potts fracture le.t leg.
John kondstrom. Nictor, COLO, M
jurcd internally.
" +. Bocl,o. D,uver compound
fracture right leg
q II McReary Dallas. V"Nas ira'-
turc upper third tlbia, right leg.
John Potts fracture right leg
EMIL kuupcr Chicago, severely IN
Jtrcd
H. Is. Whttstt, Jericho Springs,
Mo. dislocarion claviclc lert side; frac-
mrc of ele,icle, fracture of three ribs'
risht side.
stephen Makcson Denver ana Rio
Grlude bridge engineer.
Peter Nelson, Monroe, Neb., inter-
nal injuries.
r g. Bray, Denver colo, bruised
lcu hin and confusion of right leg.
Ralph Bray Denver, colo, bruised
knee.
j ~ Latercrn, AXtclL Ncb., bruised
icn log. slight strain left shoulder.
Fred Hater Arlington hotel, Port
land. ore. shaken up.
Frank Welsh. Center, colo. right
ankle -pramcd and bruised
Mnar Jokirich. Virginia. llls..
ihrlsion right knee.
More then forty others were slightly
injured. but their hurts did not Justify
.hrir removal to hospital
rs so. drew into Hustled at about
10 ni'c- al -Four the crew of the en-
..u, saw q icht engine standing on
hr sVltth north of TIA station.
Mistaking the engine for the second
rctinn OF 40. |. the crew did not stop
md went through the station as fast as
he two engines could draw the thir-
cen heavy laden cuurhrs As sooU
.s thc utin got out uf the station the
nginccr OF the first engine of No.
.lN another train coming slowly down
hc incline.
lic threw on the air brakes and the
mrrgcncy brakes. and then shouted
90 the other members of the two crews
90 jump. Before they had time To-
ump No. s had rammcd No. so hard
hat ail three engines kay in the ditch.
Fireman J. \ Gossage of train No.
was Killed as hr was firing his en-
.inc and never knew what struck him.
Members of the other crew escaped
rrinus injuries hy iumping. The engi-
leer on the first engine OF No. $ is
cportrd to have been working extra
nI since the wreck. has been acting
ike a mad man. lie is being held by
rirnds for fear that he will kill HIM
eli
The sm 1Aer attached to train No. \.
sas the ear In which the people We're