Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-23
bLAMES ENGINEER.
FOR D|SAST ROUS
k|NMUNDY
WRECK
FIaeman Testfie8 That Pana-
ma Limited Plunged Into
Rear Of Standing Train After
Answering Signal to Stop.
BODIES OF VICTIMS
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! Conualia, H.. Jan. 22-The state
! the railroad company and the coroner
tonight began separate Investigations
to liN responsibility for the rear-end
! collision Of the two Illinois Central
passenger trains at KlnmundY H..
early today in which four mcn--three
of them high in railroad circlcs--were
killed ana three trainmen injured. Tho
| victims OF the wreck We're sleeping
IN private car Of wood construction,
attached To train No. 20. the New or
leans express when the engine of train
No. ., Panama limited crashed into
the car
The Dead.
| JAMES r, HARAHAN. of Chicago,
| former president of the Illinois Cen
tral.
| FRANK O. MELCHER, second vice
| president Of the Rosk Island Railroad
/ company, whose ear was crushed
| T. b. PIERCE. general counsel of
the Rock Island.
ELDRIDGE T. WRIGHT, of Mem
lphis. vice president of a Rock Island
bridge company and son of Luke E.
| Wright, former secretary OF war.
The traiumen injured are Robert
stuart, engineer. and c. J. Bert fire.
man of the limited, and Jesse Gilbert,
fireman of the express. Bert has "A
fractured skun Gilbert's hip was
broken and stuart is suffering from
conclusion Of The brain
The heavy engine. drawing a solid
train of steel sleeping ears, plowed
hair way through the private car.
-Four other occupants. Byron B. Curry.
secretary to President Melcher:
| Thomas =. Bushee. local attorney for
the Rock Island at Little Rock. Ark.
land two negro porters ESCAPED with
bruises. after being buried in the de-
bria. They were sleeping in the front
end of The ear.
The investigations in progress are
I'm charge of the coroner of Marion
county the state board of railroad
and warehouse commissioners. and
the Illinois Central railroad company.
Witnesses were examined bv Deputv
Coroner Weatherllnp and the in
ouest was continued uptu Friday 10
enable the crew of tbe enrine of the
limited ia testify
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