The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-17


Twenty-one persons were killed and at
least 30 injured. many of them seriously
in q head-On collision between west
beund passenger train No. and an
ssstbound freight train on the Denver
4 Rio Grande railroad between Dot
sero and Spruce Creek, twenty-five
miles from Glenwood Springs, at 9:3e
o'clock last night.
Identified Dead.
J. D. Mahon. Princeton, Ind.
A. A. Hamilton, Polo, III.
". c. Kettle, Ashton. Neb.
Mrs Matte Kettle, Ashton, Neb.
Mrs Matte Ezeli, Williston, n d.
G. ". OlesOn, St. Louis.
Dr. Arvilla A. Olson, either from Hill
drefh. Neh., or Axtell, Neb.
Rev r. L. Meiley, either from Brook
Iyn. n. Y, or Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Clarence A GOoding, Washington.
john Williams, Clarks, Neb.
J. c. Davis of Davis Bridaham Drug
company. Denver.
Henry Dunn. st. Louis.
Arthur Williams. Des Moines, Ia,
Unidentified Dead.
Twelve-year-Old boy.
Elght-year-old girl, wearing plain
ring on third finger OF left hand.
Ten-year-o'd boy. light hair.
Six-year-oid girl. light hair and eyes.
Woman, full faced, brown hair. about
81 years of age; wore blue plaid petit
coat and Catholic brooch.
Unidentified woman, no descTiv ton,
badly mutilated.
Woman, black hair, dark complexion,
plain gold ring inscribed Nancy; shoes
stamped Seloy Shoe company, Ports
mouth, O.
Woman with red sweater. blue and
white striped waist, about As years old,
weight about 10 pounds.
All unidentified are women or chill
dren, and bodies are badly mangied.
List of Injured.
John Rosso. laborer, Cleveland. o.
Thomas Elliott PendletOn, la.
W. Adair, Ravenua, o.
T B. Miller, Denver.
Sis E. Ganke, Napoleon. Mo.
W. @. Maxey, I347 Walnut street, Los
Angeles.
W. NJ. Barber, Anthony kan.
J. II. Hayden and child, Buffalo, o.
Fred Jensen, Iowa Falls, Ia.
Mrs. Nellie j Morton, Standish, Cal
Mrs. A. ". McCauIey and child, Los
Angeles.
J. 3. Thompson, Bookers, S. D.
F. d, Chandler, Denver.
Clyde L. McCown, Pullman conduct
or.
Charles NJ. Wilson, Denver; badly
bruised about the head.
". o. Vinaek, Omaha, in serious con-
ditiOn.
Philip Peters. jr.. express messenger
on passenger train 10. 5, Denver, badly
bruised
Clarence Vasau. Middlebury. Vt.
cracked knee cap and badly bruised.
W. H. Jenries, engineer on freight
broken leg.
Il. f. Schuler, chief of police, Cow
iuEton. Ky.
:. J. Martin. sergeant of police: bad
Is bruised and cut about head. He viii
be blind
NJ ]. Ezen, williston, n. D., internal
injuries
Margaret EzeH, WillistOn, n. D.. Sc
Tlous condition.
Gus Olson, engineer on passenger
train. badly bruised about head.
Y. n. Wheeler fireman, head and
shoulders bruised.
Harvey Mitchell Ssiida. dislocated
hip and badly bruised.
Mr. and Mrs Charles. F. Nance
Rockland, Cal, both injured internally
Areiris Rontociamis, Fort Worth
Tex badly injured.
Aris VolopoIis, Forth Worth. Tex
badly bruised.
D. F. Robinsoa, Denver, badly cut
and bruised
c. 5. Bennett, Pennington, Wash.
slightly injured.
Thomas Cadwallader, vice president
and general salesman of the llliDoi:
Express company, Joliet, III.
Two small boys, names unknown
bruises.
The other injured are not serious anC
cannot be found at hotels tonight Pre-
sumably they have left the city.
Cause Of the Wreck.
While rothing ofhoisl has been giveI
out as TO the cause of the wreck II Il
said 20 have been due 10 misunder
standing Of orders on the part OF En-
Elneer Gustaf Olson of the pasSenge'
Train. Olson. however, claims he IN
cerstood his instructions perfectly, bu
That he misread his watch. thus en-
croaChing on the time Of the freigh
Train. which was being drawn by TIVE
.ocomotives, the first of which was Il
charge of his brother. Sig Olson
When news OF the catsstrophl