Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-04

Striking a soft place In the track
near curve at mile post "a near
Iaguna slxty-six miles west of this
city, at II O'Clock yesterday morning,
eastbound Santa Fe passenger train
No. TO- while travelling at about fifty
miles an hour. jumped the track.
The engine turned turtle, crushing the
life out OF Engineer James Engle-
hart, scalding Fireman Charles Quinn
SO fcarfully that he died from his in
Juries: and inioring four railway
postal clerks wio we're in the mail
car next to the engine. one of whom
Scott Grimes. may die.
The train was running behind time
because of delay caused by the
wreck ut Crosier. Aria.. on Monday,
and Engineer Englehart was making
up time. At the curve .he outside
rail turned over and the engine shot
off the rails, dragging with 1t the
mail ear and two express cars. The
engine rolled over on the right Of way
with such force as to strip II and
leave 1t a gigantic mass OF twisted
steel. The engineer, who must have
died with the first impact. was found
llfeless beneath the wrecked engine.
while the fireman was caught IN the
swirling steam and scalded until the
flesh fell from his hands and arms.
The engine in leaving the rails,
twisted the mail car so that II turned
over.
The baggage cars were thrown
about $50 feet at right angle where
they stand practically unscathed. Five
other cars loft the rails, but none Of
the passengers was injured.
Conductor Hall, in charge OF the
train, Immediately sent flagman
back to Laguna four miles west, to
notify the agent no that Albuquerque
could be wired for relief, shortly
after noon relief train In charge
of DR.. F. De LaVergne, accompanied
by number of volunteers, went to
the scene of the accident.
After working all day at the scene
Of the wreck the relief train. with the
bodies of the dead enginemen. and
the four injured postal clerks, return
ed to Albuquerque at O'Clock last
night.
Another relief train was sent from
Belen, arriving at the scene before the
train from Albuquerque. This train
carried Drs. w. ID. Radcliffe and w.
ID. Beardsley.
Both trains carried hospital sup
plies, medicines, bandages and other
first aid material Upon the arrival
OF the relief trains al the scene OF the
wreck, the wounds Of the injured
were Immediately dressed, and work
was begun to remove the body OF En-
glneer Englehart from under the deb
ris Of the wrecked engine.
The hero Of the wreck was un-
doubtedly Charles Quinn, the fireman.
who died at 5;35 yesterday evening,
while being conveyed to this city on
the relief train. Quinn was found by
the passengers who jumped from the
train and ran toward the engine as
soon as they felt the crash. Arriving
there they found the young fireman
sitting beside small stream not fif-
teen feet away from the wrecked en-
glne trying to get relief from his ter
rble burns. When the passengers
approached him with offers of as
sistance he bravely said:
Look for the engineer. he's down
there In the wreck | can wait" AZ
he spoke he wiped his burned and
scalded hands and the flesh even to
the finger nails fell from them. As
he passed his hands over his face. the
skin fell from II, but he never falter-
ed. Look for the engineer, he Ia un-
der there" he repeated, and before he
lost consciousness his last words
were: did you find the engineer"
Charles Quinn had been In the
service of the Santa Fe for some years
He had lived recently at sos West
Iron. Previously he had resided at
$40 South Broadway, with Frank