Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-29
TELEGRApHIc NEWS


missing, and five seriously hurt is the
toll of wreck on the Grand Trunk
at Duffield near here last night. The
Montreal express from Chicago con
sisting of nine coaches stopped at
Duffield, east of Durand, to make some
repairs, when train No. running thir-
ty-fve minutes late. crashed into the
rear END, cutting Pullman in half
and hurting passengers in every direc-
ton.
The wreckage caught fire immediate
ly and the cries of the dying and in
jured rose from the blazing ruins.
When some of the bodies of the dead
were taken from the wreck early to-
day they were so burned and mangled
that identification was impossible.
1t is the positive statements of res
cuers. who were on the scene in the
first hours following the wreck, that
there were nineteen killed. They still
insist that there are others dead be-
sides the eight bodies now recovered
Even railroaders at the scene think
the list may equal the first estimate
The confusion has been so great
at this little junction that the Grand
Trunk has not yet made any official
statement.
CHICAGO. Aug. 25-Colonel Roose-
welt will spend nearly two hours in
Chicago tomorrow evening and if the
plans meet with his approval he will
be given public reception. His spe-
cial train is due to reach the city over
the Lake Shore road at p. M, and at
10:45 it will depart for Cheyenne over
the Northwestern. On his homeward
trip early in September Colonel Roose-
welt will stop off in Chicago to speak
at the banquet of the Hamilton club.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. ga
campaign to make the lives of those
working around machinery more Sc
cure will be inaugurated by the Min
neers, which assembled in Minneapo-
lis today for its first annual conven.
ton. Governor Eberhart and other
persons of prominence will address
the convention, which will continue its
sessions over tomorrow and Saturday.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug 25.-
Uniform state laws, especially in re-
lation to marriage, divorce and incor-
cussed at the twentieth annual con-
ference of commissioners on uniform
state laws, which began in this city
today as a preliminary to the annual
meeting of the American Bar associa-
ton here next week.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-On a steam
Ell chartered especially for the trip,
an opera company with Nine. Jane
Noria and other noted singers includ-
ed among its members left New York
today for the City of Mexico The
company which is under the direction
of Chicago manager will give
season OF grand opera in the Mexican
capital during the centennial celebra.
ton there next month.
= ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 25.-The
cholera situation in parts of Asiatic
ening as it is also in southern Euro
pean Russia. Along the Ural river and
in the Tomak, Batumand and Omusk
districts the disease is spreading rap
cilities at hand for fighting it.
DENVER, Aug. 25.-The lowest tenn
perature ever recorded in Denver dur
ing the month of August was reached
when the thermometer registered SO.
This beats the previous record of Aug.
%, 1904, when the temperature fell to
40. The highest point reached yes
early afternoon. At o'clock it was
81, and between and 4:10 drop of
IL degrees was noted and from then
on the temperature dropped with al
most Incredible speed. To add to
the general discomfort wind blow
ing at forty-two miles an hour swept
the city, enveloping 1t in pail of
smoke from the forest fires in the
northwest. 1t is growing warm today.
DENVER, Aug. Ex-senator Adams
Democratic leader, has promised Gov.
ernor Shafroth that the special session
of the legislature will adjourn, with
its work accomplished by Sept 10, at
the latest. The governor is hoping
that adjournment will come week
earlier and is urging haste upon the
members. If outside influences, quar-
rels between politicians in the party
and old time personal animosities are
kept apart from the special session
there is good prospect of agreement
between the radical and conservative
senators. There are enough senators
anxious to make a record that will
serve for campaign purposes who are
ready to go through with the program
satisfactory TO Governor Snafroth. but
with strings pulling at them from sew.
eral opposing directions the situation
as developed requires delicate bandl