Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-24
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Santa Fe, N. NJ, Sept. "a (2 a. m.) J..
Seventeen persons were injured
when Santa he train No. /, west
bound, due at Albuquerque at 1880
p. M, ran into light engine No. 232,
eastbound, at Spiess, a station be-
tween Lamy and Kennedy, at 6:55
o'clock last night.
The light engine had already re-
versed when No. |, running at thirty
miles an hour plunged into it. The
light engine was hurled backward $50
yards and left the track. The boiler
exploded, shooting metal in all di-
rections
A. W. Cook, of Santa Fe, the fire.
man on the light engine, and A. M.
Sulier, of Las Vegas, the engineer,
jumped but failed to escape injury.
Sulier sustained internal injuries and
was taken to the railway hospital at
Las Vegas.
The injured are:
A. w. Cdok, Santa Fe, firemtn,
ankle sprained, knee injured.
A. NJ. Sulier, Las Vegas, engineer,
internal injuries.
Mrs S. G. Madden, Ell Paso, ankle
broken.
Onesimo Chavez, Deming, bruised
face cut.
Mrs. Frances Whiteworth, Little
Rock, Ark, leg bruised.
Mrs. Mary Cloonan, Los Angeles,
bruised about head
Mrs. Margaret Wilcox, Chicago,
bruised about head.
Mrs. Z. II. Cushman, San Diego,
Calf, bruised about chest and left
side.
Mrs Fred Furtzwrangel, Jackson
Vile, Mich, back injured.
Mrs. S. b. Wright, Santa Barbara,
Calf, ankle sprained.
Edna Wright, Santa Barbara, Calf,
back injured.
nee Wright, Santa Barbara, Calf,
back injured.
Mrs. Simon Klatterman, Buffalo,
n. Y, bruised about head.
Simon Klatterman, Buffalo, lips cut.
Myra w. Shaw, Fort Macpherson,
Ga, nose broken.
Mrs. Johanna Olson Pasadena Calf.
rib broken back injured.
Mrs Fl. l. Hirsch Buffalo injured
about head and back.
The injured We're taken to Lamy
and housed in Ell Ortiz hotel. DR.. j.
w. Fisk of Santa Fe who was called
to the scene of the wreck dressed
their injuries.
The track was plowed up for a con-
is baggage cars were thrown into the
ditch. Their wreckage blocked the
track but it was expected that the
way would be cleared by O'Clock this
morning. A wrecking crew from Las
Vegas was at work.
Judge Reed Holloman of Santa Fe,
a passenger on No. /, said the impact
was terrific and that passengers were
hurled from their seats, not only in
the chair car and smoker, but also in
the Pullmans. 1t was miraculous, he
said, that the enginemen escaped
death.
The first information of the smash
up that reached, here was a call for
four ambulances. 1t was said that the
injured were being brought here on
train No. 2, which was turned back
on account of the wreck. Hospitals
made hasty preparations for the care
of the injured and then the order was
countermanded. 1t was reported later
they were on the way to Santa Fe.
A message from Las Vegas said 1t
was stated there none was hurt. Anoth-
er from Santa Fe said two engine
men were badly hurt and two passen-
gers slightly injured, but Information
from reliable sources gave the num-
ber of casualties as between fifteen
and eighteen in the face of the denial
from Las Vegas, the division head
quarters. Nothing could be learned
as to the degree of their injuries, but
all reports agreed that no one was
killed
AS the news of the collision spread
crowds gathered about the Santa Fe
station. They included relatives OF
passengers on No. l., anxiously
awaiting news as to whether or not
they were safe, but little informa-
tion could be gotten. Railway men
knew as little az TO who was in
iured as anybody else and were un-
able to give them any assurance.
Train No. 2. eastbound, which left
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