Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-01
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

death or injury To-Day IN what probably
will go down as the most remarkable
wreck in the annals of Colorado rail.
roads.
Westbound passenger train No 10
of the Denver & Rio Grande jumped
the track at Cuba, a blind siding, a
few miles north of Pueblo each this
morning. The engine. baggage and
express cars and every coach in the
train left the rails, but each remained
upright, not one passenger received
even so much as scratch. The cause
of the accident is unknown.
News of the wreck was flashed to
Pueblo Immediately and wrecker
sent to the scene before daylight
General Superintendent Luke also left
Pueblo on special train and super
intended the work of clearing the
track
The wrecked train left Denver at s
O'Clock last night for Leadville and
western slope points. IN addition to
the engine the train was composed
of eight coaches. The train was trav-
cling at high rate of speed on a
down grade when suddenly the loco
motive leaped from the rails. One by
one the coaches were pulled off and
for several hundred feet the entire
train bumped along on the ties before
l. could be brought TO stop. The
alz Go
and entirely wrecked, but not a car
overturned, nor a single person on
the train hurt, though all received a
severe shaking up.
A special train was sent out to
which the passengers were transferred
was sent on west with only a slight
delay
BUFFALO, N. Y, July 2S.-The
Grand Trunk strike situation has TAX
en- an acute form in the vicinity of
Buffalo within the past twenty-four
hours. The strikers are active in
many ways and as a result traffic is
completely tied up. Last night strike
sympathizers made blockade on the
Buffalo division more effective by
burning two freight cars and the ca
boose of freight train on the main
line at Bridgeburg. Later the dele
CATION called at the home of Yard
master Foster at Bridgeburg and told
town he would be shot
Railroad men say fully 1900 cars of
freight are lying in the yards of the
different roads here awaiting delivery
to the Grand Trunk.
DETROIT, Mich, July 2S.-After
night spent in readiness for work at
moments notice following their mus
tering late last night on the govern
or's orders, Companies A, b, C and
ii of the First battalion, First infantry
were today rushed to Durand, Mich,
where the situation in the Grand
Trunk railway strike has gotten be-
yond control of local officials. The
order to go to Durand for duty came
to the assembled troops early this
morning and without hitch they got
off on the Grand Trunk train due in
Durand before noon.
DENVER, July 2S-For the first
time in weeks rain fell in Denver to
day. The downpour began at / o'clock
and in forty-five minutes the precipi.
tation was Ga of an inch, five times as
much as had fallen in all previous
days of the month 1t is still pour
ing at o'clock
CHICAGO, H.. July 2S.-That Ira
G. Rawn, president of the Monon rail
road, committed suicide was made
practically certain at the first session
end until early today.
Pinkerton detectives hired by the
family to discover clews of the sup
posed murderer admitted they had no
evidence to substantiate such theory
and that the shooting could not have
been accidental because of the safety
clutch on his revolver.
Mrs. Rawn, the widow, declared for
lHe 0FSL time Sne DelleNeu Lnat RaWn
met death from his own gun while
struggling with an intruder, but ad.
mitted that there was no evidence of
doors or windows having been tam
pered with. No mention was made of
the alleged connection of Rawn from
the Illinois Central railroads car re.
pair graft and that will probably be
taken up tonight when the inquest is
resumed.
While on the way to the inquest at
Winnetka in an automobile, five men,
three of them insurance men, were In
jured when their machine was struck
by an electric car.
WASHINGTON, July 2S-If the ad-
ministration adopts the suggestion
that is to be made by Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock. representatives in con
gress soon will be shorn of practically
all the patronage that is now allowed
to them 1t is proposed that all post
offices of the second and third classes,
with salaries ranging from 81 900 to
81 900 yanr ehalI ha conyartad into