The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-01-21
TWENTY PERSONS KILLED AND
THIRTY INJURED.
West Bound Passenger on Denver q
Rio Grande .Collides With East
Bound Freight.

a revised list Of the dead and descrip-s
tions that may assist In the identidca-
ton of the unknown dead:
The identified dead: SIS
]. D. Mahon, Princeton, Ind.
A. A. Hamilton, Polo, Ill.
w. C. Kettle, Ashton, Neb.
Mrs. Matte Kettle, Asheton, NebsSs
Mrs. Matte Exell, Williaon, N. De
G. W. Oleson, st. Louis. s
DR.. Arvilla Oleson, either from
Hildreth, Neb., or Axtell, Neb.
The Rev. R. L. Miley, either from
Brooklyn, N. z, or Mechantcsburx.
Pa. &;
Clarence :. Gooding, Washington.
John Williams, Clark, Neb.
J. C. Davis, Of Davis Brigham
Drug Company, Denver. 80
Henry Dunn, st. Louis. s3s
Twelve-year-old boy.
Eight-year-old girl, wearing plain
ring on third finger Of left hand.
: Ten-year-old boy, light hair d
Six-year-old girl, light hair and
eyes. ~
Woman, full-faced, brown hair.
about thirty years Of. age, wore blue
plaid petticoat and Catholic brooch
Unidentified woman; no descrip
ton badly mangled, = saFsS IS
Woman, black hair, dark complex.S
ion, plain gold ring inscribed
Nancy" shoes stamped Selby Shoe
Company, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Woman, with red sweaters b3uesS
and white striped waist, about ~
years of age, weight about il9ss
pounds.
children, and the bodies are badly
mangled. So S;s ss;ss.s ssSsss
given out as to the cause OF the
wreck, it is stated to have been due
to a understanding OF orders on;
the part Of the engineer dussaIss
Olson, of the passenger train: Ol1olt s.
however, claims that he undergt0od
his instructions perfectly, but that heEs
misread his watch, thus encroachine
on the time Of the freight tfa1Hss
which was being drawn BY two Eioc1s
motives, the first Of which was ills
charge of his brother. Sig Olson.
When news of the catastrUp1AA
reached Glenwood Springs every
available physician and nurse IN tne
city was pressed into service and
relief train was soon on the sceneSs
The work Of rescue was immediatetE4
begun. s
AZ the bodies were taken from the
ruins they were laid side by Side on
a bier of snow amid the agoniSing
shrieks Of husband, wife and parenLs
as they searched among the dead I0r3
their loved ones, many OF whom Were
mangled beyond all recognition
A pathetic feature OF the accident
was the killing Of father, leaving
two small children, the elder being
four years old, the younger two. the
elder boy told nurse at the SANTA
rum that his father called him Ben
ME. and this is all he will sag. From
a fellow passenger It was learned that
the family was en- route to. Crane
Junction to visit relatives.
. It is supposed that Mr.. and Mfs.
Kettle, whose names appear among
the dead, were the parents of these
two little ones, who are badly fns.; M
jured. 3 - ss5sl
Another sad case was the destruc-
ton of an entire family with the ex.ss
ception of an infant Of three months
This helpless child was taken care Of
by family at Shoshone, who intend
to adopt the sole survivor OF g. once
happy family. ~
Another heart-breaking scene was
enacted in the wreck zone, when
kind hands gently lifted four-year
old girl from the death clasp OF her
mothers arms. Nearby lay the body
of her father, decapitated, and on
every side were lifeless bodies, VIC
TINS of the disaster.
A train load of thirty wounded and
bleeding men and women arrived IN
Glenwood Springs at Z o'clock thisS
morning. The wounded were taken
to the county hospital and to the
sanitarium, and when the cots and
wards there had been filled, room
was made in hotels for the Manned.
A woman died from her injuries In
the relief train, while on her way to-
Glenwood Springs. It Is expected
that at least dozen others who were
brought here will die.
Train No. 5 was made up OF an ems
CINE and tender, baggage car, a.
smoking car followed by chair car,
a tourist sleeper and full compile
melt of standard sleepers and din
ing car.
The locomotives are up on end and
Joined together as one piece OF me-
chanism. Their wheels were rolled
down into the Grand river and pieces
of machinery are scattered all over
the scene of the wreck. The smok-
ing car was only partly derailed,
while the chair car Immediately fol-
lowing was completely telescoped by
the tourist sleeper.
None of the standard sleepers lett
the track and no one was killed or
injured in these cars, most OF the
dead and injured being removed from
the ruins of the chair car, which was:
split completely in twain.
The Civic Association will hold e.
regular meeting this (Thursday) ait
ernoon at half past three o'clock IN