The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
RAILS SPREAD;
WOMAN KILLED
Mrs. Catherine j. Martin Of AL
bany, n. Y, Loses Life in
Rio Grande Wreck.
TWENTY-SEYEN ARE
MORE OR LESS HURT
Two Cars Partially Submerged
in Eagle River at Rex,
a. Colorado.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo, May
1l-Mrs Catherine j. Martin of AL
bany, ~ Y, was the only victim of a
wreck occurring last night at Rex, four
miles cast of Mjnturn, on the Denver &
Rio Grande railway. Twenty-seVen
others were injured, only three of them
seriously Westbound passenger train
No. l was derailed, supposedly by
spreading tracks.
The locomotive left the track and
ran for the length of the train on the
ties. followed by the coaches, and then
rolled over on its side. The third and
fourth coaches, chair car and tourist
sleeper turned over and were thrown
iengthwiSo down the embankment, up
per end resting on the tracks and lower
end plunged forty feet below into the
Eagle river, which runs close to the
tracks All the injured were riding in
these coaches.
Body Found in Water.
Mrs. Martin 5 body was found lying
IN the vestibule of the tourist car
underneath the water and 1t has not
vet been determined whether she was
injured when the accident happened or
whether she was pinned IN aud
drowned. Three passengers who were
riding or the platform between these
cars escaped with n soaking in the
river
The passengers in these coaches were
aided out by passengers from the other
ears. The Injured were taken back to
Pando or Il relief train which was sent
down from Leadvllle and later those
ucsriuy hospital attention were taken
20 the compapy's hospital at Salida.
Mrs Martin. who was killed. was
about % years Of age and was travel
ing with her father.in-law, John j.
Martin, 30 years old. The latter had
gone TO the smoking car few minutes
before the wreck and escaped injury.
The body WAS taken to Red Cliff by
Coroner Gilpin of Eagle county.
Dead
MISS CATHERINE J. MARTIN, Al
oany, n. Y.
Seriously Injured.
Miss Katherine Steadman. Seattle,
Wash.
Mrs Frank Barnett. Moscow, Ida.
Slightly Injured.
J. {. Pendergast. Memphis, Tenn.
Mrs. a. +. Botkin Muncie Ind.
Clara Botkin Muncie, Ind.
Mrs. Allie Wheeler, Rlchfeld, Wash.
Pearl Wheeler, child Of Mrs. Wheeler
r. S. DorIand, Uplands, Cal
Mrs. G. a. Fisher. Oakland, Cal.
John Buchanan. no address.
\. P. st. John. Redding. Cal
Earl Murray. Pocatello, Ida.
trom meager details received here,
The wreck was caused by spreading
rails. which gave way after the en-.
glne and baggage car had passed The
weight of the heavy Pullmans caused
the day coach and tourist sleeper to
buckle up and roll down the fifteen-foot
cmbankment into the Eagle river. At
daylight this morning reports were that
rescuers up TO that time had been un-
able 10 explore the coaches. which were
partially submerged. and it was believed
other victims would be fourd when
these ears were thoroughly examined.
OF the injured several had been dele
gates To the Royal Ncighbors convention
al Denver and We're on their way home
Miss Katherine Steadman. secretary of
the Washington state chapter, sustained
severe internal injuries, but continued
her Journey 10 her home In Seattle, in
care of Or Anna Rels. a woman pas
scngsr.
Mrs. Agnes Dockery of Everett. Wash.
and Mrs. Hattie Franklin of Glen Falls
wash. also Royal Neighbors. were only
slightly hurt.