Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

bLENWOOD SPRINGS Colo Ian
lS.-With Identification of all of III.
twenty-one dead completed this morn
ing revealed that two entire familie,
were wiped out in the Denver G. Ri,
Grande wreck at Dotsero Friday night
VI the twenty-one whose lives wer,
snuffed out, half of the victims cam,
from two families-the Kettles anc
Williamses-W. C. Kettle of Ashton
his wife. grown-up daughter, Pearl
aged 30; Paul. aged IA. all lie cold in
death in the morgue here.
Join Williams of Clarke, Neb.. his
wife and two children, boy and girl
also number among the dead
r AS result of the disaster. two small
boys, neither over four years old. are
orphaned: They are Dan Williams
and Fredr Kettles, the only surviving
membe of the two unfortunate fami.
lies. The youngsters are both among
the injured in the sanitarium but moi
In serious condition. The officials
are trying TO locate relatives. who
will care for the little fellows.
OF the thirty-five injured who were
brought to Glenwood on two special
relief trains, only about twenty still
remain. Others either recovered suff
ciently to renew their journeys or went
to their own homes.
Three of the injured still remain in
serious condition and may die. They
are Mrs. Lydia Mahon, L.. j. Ezell
and A. P. Roseau
Members of the state railroad com
mis-
Investigate the wreck. They went to
the scene of the accident in a special
train. Returning they will hear evi-
dence from members of the train
crews and surviving passengers.
The following is a complete list of
the dead:
Henry Dunn, South Broadway, st.
Louis
John C. Davis, Denver
George Mahan, Princeton, Ind
Dr. Orville A. Olsen, Hildreth. Neb
Mrs. o. A. Olson, Hildreth, Neb.
. Mrs. Jane Kettle, Ashton, Neb.
w. C. Kettle. Ashton, Neb.
Paul Kettle. aged IA, Waunita Ket-
tie, IS years. Miss May Kettle, %
years, all of Ashton. Neb; en- route to
Grand Junction.
Rev. r. l.. Nelly, Mechanicsburg,
Pa.
Clarence A. Gooding, Washington,
d. C.
John Williams, Clark, Neb.
Mrs Bertha Williams, Clark, Neb
Mildred Williams, Clark, Neb.
Blanche Williams, Clark, Neb.
Fred Williams. Clark. Neb.
A. A. Hamilton, Polo, III.
Mrs. Matte Ezell. Marshall, Mo.
Nancy Lewis, Hartonville, Wis.
John Cregan, a railroad man.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, Jan. is
Hundreds of his friends gathered
at the station yesterday and gave a
remarkable demonstration of their
faith in Gustav Olson, the injured en-
gineer of the Inflated passenger train
EtNt was hurled into a headon col
Iision at Dotsero last Friday night
Fellow members of the Knights TEN.
plars lodge, of which he is past emf
~pent commander, and 100 railroad
men, many business and laboring men
, shook him by the hand, and told him
they did not believe he was respon
sible for the disaster.
Olson has been most popular man
and his standing in the community
has been such that his friends refuse
to credit the story that he was care
less. 1t was a prevalence of ihis
sentiment that resulted in hasty a..
rangements for the demonstration. The
Knights Templars are planning tes-
timonial in his honor and will give
public expression to their confidence
in him.
DENVER, Jan. 1S.-The city is gaily
decorated today in honor of the big
national stock and horse show Hun
dreds of visitors came in on trains
this morning. The arrangements be-
ing complete. the show opened prompt
ly at 10 o'clock in the amphitheater
at the Union stockyards. The open
ing exercises were in charge of the
Denver Stock Exchange and had un'
usual features. Mayor Speer accepted
the show building for the city as an
addition to the public structures of
Denver Members of the legislature
and city council attended the open
ing exercises In Douy.
AS the guests of the National Pack
ing company, many stockmen and
railroad representatives arrived on
special train direct from Chicago yes
terday afternoon. Every man aboard,
and there were some from foreign
countries, were prepared to derive all
the fun and knowledge within their
power out OF the show. Immediately
upon their arrival the men and WON
Ell aboard were put into ten waiting
automobiles and taken to the stock
yards. The exclamation of surprise
and approval from the visitors were
numerous and genuine.
The estimated value Of stock shown
at the exhibition during the week Is
at least $4.000,000. The carlot class
stock alone, already gathered at the
stockyards. number $500 head, OF al
approximate value of two and hal
millions. Entries have been received
from Canada and all points in The
west. while the evening and matinee