The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
FLAMES OF WRECKAGE
 ARE PUT OUT WITH SNOW
Many More Lives Would Have Been Lost But for the Snow-Second Wreck on Same Road De-
 lays Relief Train.

 night a mile west of Dotsero, IS miles east of Glenwood Springs, because Gus tav Olsen, veteran engineer of the sys- tenn, failed to obey orders.
 Among the identified dead are: John c. Davis president Davis -Bridham Drug Co.,, Denver.
 Arthur Williams, Des Moines, Ia. Mrs. l.. J. Ezell, Wiliston, s. D. Charles Mahon, Princeton, Ind. Mrs Arthur Williams, Des Moines, Ia. George w Olson, St. Louis. Dr. OrvilIe A. Olson, Axtelle, Neb. The Rev. R. L. Nelly, Brooklyn, N Y. Unidentified woman, wore plain gold ring marked Nancy shoes marked "Selby Bros, Portsmouth, O." Unidentified woman, wore red sweater and blue skirt.
 Clarence A Gooding Washington, D. c. = =. Kettler, Ashton, Neb. Mrs. Mary Lettler, Ashton, Neb. John Williams, Clarks Neb
 Boy, F years old, unidentified Girl, years old, unidentified. Boy 10 years old, unidentified. Girl, 6 years old, unidentified.
 
 Catholic emblem.
 A. A. Hamilton, Polo, III.
 Harry Dunn, St. Louis.
 Unidentified tramp.
 Unidentified youns woman.
 List of Injured. Among the injured lie.
 Charles Williams Denver, cut and bruised about head, inrernal injuries. T. B. Mills, Denver.
 Fred Chandler Denver. Phillip Etter, Denver. Clyde E. McGown, Denver Pullman conductor.
 Wilcom Vonak, Denver. legs broken, ribs fractured, serious.
 D. F. Robinson Denver, cut about head. Thomas Caldwell, Joliet, H., vice presi- dent Illinois Express company will prob ably die.
 L. J. Ezell, Williston, s. D.
 Lillian Mahon, Princeton, Ind, internal injuries.
 H. B. schulter, chief of police of Gov ington, Ky.
 S. J. Martin, sergeant of police, Gov ington, Ky. head cut and bruised, will lose eyesight.
 W. H. Jeffries, engineer freight leg bad ly mashed.
 Gus Olson, Grand Junction, Col en- gineer on passenger, bruised. and cut about head, face and body.
 Charles P. Mane, Rockland, Cal. Mrs. Charles Mane, Rockland, Cal, cut and bruised.
 John Ross, laborer, Cleveland, o. Thomas Elliott, Pendleton, Iowa. w. Adair. Ravenna, O.
 Mrs. G. Blanke, Wapolin, Mo. William Berber, Anthony, Kan. J. H. Hayden and child, Buffalo, Okla Fred Jenson, Iowa Falls, Ia.
 Mrs. Nellie J. Morton, Standish, Cal. Mrs. A. w. McCauley and child Winne- muca
 w. M. Coxey, Los Angeles.
 Clarence Nassau, Middlebury, Vt, may Areris Rontocialnis Fit. Worth Tex Ariso volopolis, Ft. Worth, Tex. J. B. Thompson and wife, Brockings, C. D.
 D. E. Cannon, Twin Falls. Ia. Harvey Mitchell, salida, Col.
 c. s. Bennett, Pennington, Wash, bruised about head.
 Martin Stahl, Denver, travelling man, badly bruised.
 Engieer Is Blamed. The responsibility for the disaster, which is the third worst in the history of the Denver and Rio Grande, has been of  and the coroner's jury is expected to re- turn verdict charging him with either murder or mansaughter.
 peculiar coincidence in the collision fs that Engineer Gus Olsen of the pas senger train was brother of Sig Olsen, engineer of the head locomotive of the freight train.
 The wreckage caught fire and the hor- TOTS of holocaust were only averted by a tr,i1 ox1 nl,eaf.c of the train crews who used shovels and boards to throw snow upon the flames, putting them out before they could eat their way through the debris and consume the dead and living. And to make mat ters worse, a second wreck occurred this morning east of Glenwood Springs, after the first relief train reached that city with the injured, marooning the second relief train carrying other wreck victims and the bodies of 19 dead for nearly 10 hours.
 The second relief train pulled into 0lenwood Springs at ABA this after noon, bringing the bodies of nine men, six women and four children and IT injured.
 On Steep Grade.
 The collision occurred on a steep grade about mile and a quarter west of Dotsero. The passenger train was making from 45 to 50 miles an hour under a full head of steam, while the freight drawn by two giant engines. was climbing the grade at from 20 to 25 miles an hour The engine crews of the freight knew they had plenty of time to make the siding at Dotsero and had no warning of their impend- ing danger until the passenger train suddenly rounded sharp curve and :. they saw the glaring headlight throw V ing it's rays upon them It was at | this fupcfIlra that the eppiQe crew of the passenger realized their danger and 
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