The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-26
TRAIN WRECK
VICTIMS ARE
BROUGHT HERE
Only Dozen Are Serious
ly Hurt in DeraiIment
at La Joya

A relief train bearing % injured
persons and other passengers from
Santa Fe train No. sos, winch was
wrecked last evening at la Joya,
arrived in the city this morning
at 3 AS o'clock, thirteen hours af-
ter the wreck. Fifteen Of the more
seriously injured were taken TO the
Presbyterian hospital. Some Of
these were able TO leave in a few
hours after getting their injuries
dressed.
Santa Fe officials here failed
TO give out a list Of injured per-.
sous, but The Evening Herald was
able 10 obtain the names Of the
following persons who were
among the more seriously injured:
JAMES T. FRYER. Enwocd. n. NJ.
fractured ribs and shoulder bruises
WILLIAM n. JEHNERiCH. Pasa-
dcna. Cal, Rprainnd ankle.
MIGUEL ADAM. Old McSlco. con-
fused head wound.
TRINIDAD ADAM. Old Mcxlco.
scalp injuries. possible fractured
skull.
- :. TIlAnPLErON. Denver. Colo.
leg ana shoulder bruises.
&, =. SULLIVAN. Colorado. left
shoulder bruised.
PEDRO CORACEREss. Old Mex
leo. confusion Of left hip and head
wounds.
c. a. FIDf.AR. Er Pnso. Tex.
broken leg.
PABLO CAH1LI.O. III Paso. Tex.
head injuries. Probably concussiOn
Of the brain.
The wrcck was due 10 soft track
caused by the recent high water in
the Rio Grande. Water was ON both
sides Of the track at the scene 0f
tho wreck and for several miles In
that section.
Driay IN CariilE, fur IIiiared
The delay in getting The Injured
people into the city was due 10 a
Washout this side - tho scene u the
wreck.
a baggage car. smoking car and
chair car overturned when tho track
gave way after the engine had passed.
over Il and the rear car Of tho train
telescoped the car ahead Of II when
the train was brought TO a sudden
stop causing most Of tho serious in
Iurics.
Several people had 10 be chopped
out OF the fourth car and Il was
thought for a tiinu after the wreck
that several had been killed.
DR.. j. c. Amblo OF MOuntainair.
was the only Doctor on the train and
organized squads for relicf WORK and
| first aid treatment until doctors ar
rived from SocOrro two hours later.
without Food
Passengers On the train, including
the injured, woro unable to get any
thing to eat unlll nearly four o'clock
this morning when a stop was made
at Belen where breakfast was served.
According to the trainmen. train
SOS was running about twenty miles
AN hour at the time OF the accident.
slow orders having been put out COW
ering that territory due 20 the high
water. when the engine left tho
rails the train was brought TO a
standstil In Abont sixty feet. as a
result OF which IN addition 10 three OF
the cars overturning the rear car tel.
eac0ped the ear IN front Of Il.
A relief train was started from
Albuquerque at 1910 with coaches
from train No. sol which was aus
to start south IN short while.
After passing f,elen this relief train
came upon wanhout Of the tracks
caused by "a swollen irrigation ditch
and could 10 no further. In the
meanwhile the crew Of the wrecked
train managed 70 get their engine
and one coach on the rails into which
the % passengers were placed and
taken TO the sott Inside ~ the wash
out the other side VI Bclen Hcre
the passengers were transferred. IA
the roiief train. thuSc who were not
injured wading across or crossing on
bridge stringcrH whirh had been
placed across the waEhout. Three
Of the Injured we're placed on stretch
crs and pnced Ia the bagEage car Ol
the relief train,
Ttprnr Tied Up
After the wreck occurred and tn,
train had Jared along en the tics be-
fore coming "a a siandsiill the road
bed, airesdy badly soaked with watoi
broke through and tho water pourc,
through the sap IN large volume
adding TO this seriousness Of tho SIT
uation which resulted IN a complef'
teup Of the line and added to tn
difficulty IN clearing tho wrcckaEr
a work train was sent from Belci
In addition TO large force OF worker
called to the scene from points near
by. owing to tho waahingout of thl
roadhod nnder tho wreck, however
Il was not definitely known how lonl
u would take 10 set the line opcne.
again.
Trains No. sol Of last night an,
soi OF the morning are heinE heli
struction uf tho roadbcd and n I
thought possible both these train