Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-26
25 HURT WHEN
TRAIN PLUNCES
INTO WASHOUT
NEAR Ia JOYA
Passenger Plying Between
EI Paso and Albuquerque
Encounters Serious Acct
dent due to High Water.
INJURED BROUGHT TO
DUKE CITY HOSPITAL
Relief Train Held Up BY a.
Washout lust South of
Belen, Delaying Its Arrival
In Albuquerque.

twenty-five were injured when
Santa Fe train No sos struck q
stretch of track undermined by the
river, telescoping the baggage and
smoking car and derailing a chair
car at three miles below La Joya,
between Belen and Socorro, at
4:30 yesterday afternoon. Passen-
gers in the wreck stated that it
was from one to two hours before
doctors were brought from So
corro and another hour before a
relief train came from Belen,
bringing one chair car in which
to rescue three cars of injured per-
sons.
A work train left Albuquerque
at $3.50 and reached Belen after
10. 1t was to meet the relief
train at the first siding south of
Belen, but was barely out of the
yards when ii also struck a piece
of undermined track. The relief
train was eventually brought to
the new washoslt, and at a. m.
the passengers were unloaded and
carried over the washout on what
stretchers were available. No food
had been supplied the injured and
a short stop was made at Belen
to enable those able to walk into
the Harvey House to get some
thing to eat.
The relief train finally reached
Albuquerque at 6:35, fourteen
hours after the wreck had oo-
CURED, and the injured were at
once taken to the Presbyterian
hospital in ambulances.
Passengers on the wrecked train
stated that in view of the serious
nature of the accident, 1t was moth
ing short of remarkable that no
one was killed. The engine got
safely over the undermined track,
but the rails spread under the bag
gage car and the front end sank,
telescoping the rear end into the
front of the smoker, Two Mexi-
cans who received the most seri-
GUS injuries were in the front of
the smoking car. Few were fn-
jured in the chair car, which
jumped the track. Passengers
stated that the baggage and smok-
ing cars turned over into the water
and the track was being under
mined so swiftly that they sup
posed that the entire train, with
the exception of the engine, was in
the water by morning.
The list of injured follows:
Jesus Malo. El Paso, Texas,
scalp wound.
Miguel Adame. Old Mexico, con-
fused head wound.
C. P. Sullivan, Colorado, left
shoulder dislocated.
f. S. Templeton, Denver Colo,
leg injured.
c. A. Fidlar, Ell Paso, Texas, |
broken leg.
Trinidad Adame, Old Mexico, |
scalp injuries.
Antonio Cordova, scalp wound |
and back bruised
SilbeTo Silva, Old Mexico, back |
injured.
Pablo Parillo, FL Paso, Texas,
severe head injuries. Probably |
concussion of the brain.
Two Old Mexico Mexicans, |
names unknown, one has concus-
sion of the brain and the other
severe head injuries.
The others. to the number of
about twenty-five received only |
scratches and minor injuries.
The tracks a mile and a half |
south of Belen station had sunk
three feet below the level and
water was flowing through at a
rapid rate when the injured pas
were carried across at 4
a. m, and although ballast and
rock had been thrown in, the cur
rent was too strong to be easily
curbed and it will be at a late
hour this morning, perhaps, be-
fore the work train will be able
to reach the scene of yesterdays
wreck at La Joya. The track be-
tween Belen and Albuquerque had
been threatened by currents on
both sides, and in one place the
water was running over the ties.
Water marks along the banks
showed that the river was re-
redjng. however.