The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-18
SCENE or THE DISASTER.
Debris Will Be Carefully Searched a
Second Time.

CIenwood Springs, Colo. Jan. 1.-THE
confusion following the wreck at Dotsero
is gradually being Strengthened out The
track has been entirely cleared and traffic
resumed without interruption. The debris
resulting from the wreck. thrown TO one
side while searching for bodies and clear
ing the track, IS to be picked up care
fully and nothing viii be burned on the
ground save the broken splinters and those
not until they have been carefully gone
through a second time lest body might
still be lying therein. The situation is
being directed by General Manager Ridge
way of the Denver & Rio Grande. who
remains here until tomorrow. Working
with him are General Surgeon O'Connor
and Claims Agent Renniek and a corps
Of assistants. DR.. O'Connor Is person
ally supervising the care Of the injured,
and assisting in the Identification OF the
dead, while Rennick is preserving all prop
erty and possible clues to Identification.
No Deaths Among injured.
There have been no deaths among the
injured since yesterday and more hope is
entertained for the recovery of those
whose condition is serious. There were
one hundred and thirty-six passengers
on the train and most of these are &C
counted for 1t is known that number
reported. Some of the unknown dead have
been identified today All the men have
been identified, in nearly every case posi-
lively. The railway was greatly assisted
IN tlllS DN the ASSOEiaAtu IfeSS represent
tative. George Mahan Of Princeton. Ind,
is missing and it is possible that he may
/ be one of the men concerning whose iden-
| LITIGATION there is not positive proof.
His wife is one of the seriously injured
and in no condition to give a description.
/ She insists that her husband and father
were on the train. The father, Henry
Dunn, of St Louis, has been found among
the dead.
The telegraph office here has been
flooded with dispatches from anxious rels-
| tives addressed TO supposed passengers
on the wrecked train. In many instances
/ the railway people are able to give ad-
| dresses where the persons can be found
/ but there are a number of names which
do not appear among the list of passen-
gers,
List of Injured.
The following list contains the names Of
the injured, with a report of their con-
Thomas Cada wai1ader. Joliet. H.. scalp
wound, abrasion of face, fractured rib.
| L. j. Ezell. Wiliiston, n. D., internal
| injuries multiple confused wounds, con-
Margaret EzeII. williston, y. D.. LAGER
/ ated wounds left leg and left arm, con-
| fusion of neck
| Springs: compound fracture left foot, frac-
/ ture of right thigh, condition serious.
Lydia Maham, Princeton. Ind. large
| confused iacerated wound of both thighs
]
I Of face, condition serious.
Charles P Nance, Roekland. Cal. gen
/ eral contusions and Mrs. Charles p.
/ Nance. Rockland Cal. shock, will con-
tinue journey tomorrow.
s j. Martin. COvington. Ky, dislocation
/ left elbow. fractured rib, small scalp
wound.
| Harvey Mitchell. fireman. Salida; dis
| located hip.
Gus Olsen. engineer. Grand Junction,
small scalp wound, severe confusion of left
4 leg.
/ Phil Peters, Jr.. express messenger. Den
I yer. general Commissions.
] Williams. boy. four years old, fracture
] left leg. small scalp wounds, small LAGER
/ ated wounds elbow. burn on right leg
! Unknown boy, two years old, fracture
right thigh
r.. F. Robinson. Denver, spinal injury.
A P Roseau, Holdredge, Neb., COM
pound fracture dislocation right ankle,
I condition serious
Aroiris Rontacranis. Fort Worth, Texas,
/ internal injuries
III. y. Schiller, Covington, Ky, lacerated
wound of leg, severe confused wound of
Clarence NASSAU, Middlebury, Vt. slight
I Commissions
w. o. Vinack. Denver. fracture left leg,
extensive lacerated wound right thigh.
fractured rib. condition serious.
d. f. Wheeler. Grand Junction, wound
Of left thigh. severe confusion Of right
knee. lacerated wound of palm.
Aris Poloparis, Fort Worth. Texas, gen.
l eraI contusions.
Sig Olsen, engineer, Grand Junction, con-
| tusions left shoulder and back.
| John Rosso, Cleveland. o.. confused
[ wounds of forehead, Commissions of right
forearm.
c. S. Burnett, Pennington. Wash. small
/ scalp wound sprained ankle.
Mr. Wilson, Denver, scalp and face
I wounds. taken home.
No statement has yet been obtained
from Engineer Gus Olsen of the passen-
ger train He will not be well enough
to talk for several days. and until then
the investigation as to the blame is al
a standstill The members of the coroner
jury. after viewing the bodies, returned
home last night
Coroner Gilpin will hold the inquest
when Engineer Olsen is able to give his
evidence.
The body Of J. II. Davis was taken tC
Denver this morning by his partner. Les
ter Bridaham. The bodies Of Mr. and Mrs
". c. Kettle were claimed this morning
by Fred Kettle, a brother, from Grand
Junction,