davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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from the rains OF the preceding two
days. The bridge had been inspect
ed by a track walker a half hour
previous. but tho torrent washed
out the bridge piiing and swept
away the soft dirt banks on both
approaches. The train broke in two
when tho crash came. two Pul,mans
remaining on the track.
The most ghastfy sight at the
scene of the tragedy was the body
OF a dead man sitting cross wise on
the front truck of the baggage car.
He had been riding tho rods and
was smothered in the stream. His
upper body was under water. but
irom the top Of tho truck like 4
scare crow.
The number OF dead can only be
estimated. There were SO tickets
sold in Casper last night for the
train which makes n total number
OF the train about 20. or this total,
2s are known to have been taken
bhN ia AZ AAAiAililh anu Ant ~. e
Schultz, baggage man was thrown
on the asst bank with two broken
legs. He died this morning.
OF the train crew several are be-
lieved to have persisted. The crew
included Guy Hoff. conductor:
Engineer Ed. s~pandler and Fireman
Ollie Mallon
In the pullman. lying submerged
In tho stream is believed to be more
bodies, three passengers and the
co'ored porter who were in the
smoking compartment at the time.
Hundreds of spectators from Cas-
per and Glenrock were on the banks
this morning as the wreckage crew
began its the ghhstly work. II viii be
late this afternoon before many OF
the bodies can DO reached.
Henry Wyatt. pioneer resident
Continued on Page Four
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TRAIN IS r FROM
a NEAR CHEYENNE
BY CYCLONE, IS CLAIM

train OF Hixty-seven cars and
wrecked forty-seven car in the cen
ter OF the train, leaving fourteen
ears on the rails at either End Tho
wrecked cars wero lifted from their
trucks and scattered along tho
double track. None Of the train
crew was injured, Traffic was de-
lnyed about four hours.
North OF smeed tho wind wrecked
the residence and other buildings
on tho farm OF a man named Chill
berger but injured no n Build
ings were also wrecked on n farm
adjoining the ChiIborger place.
Frngmentary reports reaching
here terL of %torrential rains in east
crn, southern and central Wyoming.
Both tho Burlington and Chicago
lnd Northwestern tracks were
washed out east Of bonneville.
where disastrous floods occurred
last June
, 1923-09-28
mail TO BE
SALVAGED IN
TRAIN WRECK

Postmaster Edwin Bean left early
thin morning for tho scene of the
wreck of Burlington train No. 80.
on Cole Creek. where he will at
tempt to o United States mail
en- route to points east and south of
Casper.
County Commissioners Jack Scott
and DIR. T. A. Dean OF the county
hospital staff rushed to Cole Creek
during the night in order that they
might aid in the work of relief.
, 1923-09-28

No. / was forced to abandon his
post. At that time five feet of
water was standing in the building
and all other persons who had been
there had long since left. It was
only when the absolute futiiity of
trying to maintain communication
over broken wires was apparent
that the operator left.
Lines ~radinting from pump sta.
tion No. 1 are said to be completely
uprooted and cracked apart.
Every bridge in and near the
field Is out as a result of the cloud.
bursts. Roads r entirely impas-
sable. All telephone and telegraph
lines r down. Salt Creek has no
rapid means Of communicating with
tho outside world.
, 1923-09-28
KNOWN DEAD:

ID. f. Schultz, baggageman and
expressman, Casper.
Nicholas Schmeiz. Douglas. Wyo.,
drowned.
AMONG THE MISSING:
Charles a. Guenther, Douglas.
Wyo.
NJ. ID. Montgomery, Denver.
G. X. Nell. Denver.
o. f.. Ganks, Denver.
ii. Watkins, negro, porter, Casper.
J. w. Golf. conductor, Casper.
T.. j. Spangser, engineer, Casper.
w. T.. HenricLs, mailman.
Ole Mallon. fireman.
Il. j. klove, brakeman.
Guy Griswold, Center Street. Cas-
per.
Mrs. Minnie Owens, Casper.
w. Martin. Casper.
KNOWN SURVIVORS.
l.. Krews, brakeman, Cheyenne.
John Downs. L~ittleton. Colo.
J. NJ. Shipley. Customs Building.
Denver.
w. NJ. Buckley, Lincoln, Neb.
Ernest p. Kipp, 1415 Wazzee
Street, Denver.
Mrs. Don Sullivan, Casper.
Genevieve May. Salida, Colo.
Henry Wyatt, Casper.
Mr.. Lewis, Denver.
j. j. GibIin, Denver.
Dan j. Mcclure, Denver.
c. Davis, 2527 West saith ST., Den
yer.
, 1923-09-28

1t is further reported by the
Northwestern thai every. bridge on
its line between here and Lander
was caught in the downpour and
washed out 1t has not been pos
srble today to get in touch with n
towns west Of Shoshoni on the
Northwestern by phone or wire.
Another six months will pass be-
sfore the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy railroad is able to re-estab-
1ish through passenger and freight
service on its line between here and
Billings, Mont. In three places the
tracks are obliterated and a number
of bridges have collapsed by yester-
days cloudbursts which swept over
central Wyoming.
one million dollars will now have
to be added to the 800. 600 flood
damage caused on this railroad two
months ago. In all there will be a
total and direct loss approximately
81, 200. 900 and oight months through
traffic. II IS possible there Will be
a reduction in these figures but Bur
itngton officials here expressed
themselves as believing otherwise.
One bridge is washed out between
Bishop and Buckrum. while west oil
Bucknum there are two places
where the track has been washed
out, totaling about 100 feet OF track
age. There, han been no raiiroao be-
tween Lysfte and Thermopolis since
July "a, but repair work has been
going on continuously.
This work has all been destroyed
by the storm last night. A horseshoe
spur nut in Just west OF Bonneville
was also washed cut
Several minor washouts are re-
ported on the Northwestern railroad
east of here but IL is expected that
these will all have been repaired by
late tonight. From west of Shoshonl
no word has been received. 1t is in
this direction that the greatest dam
z is looked for by local officials
CT the Northwestern.
The North and South train which
left Illco for Salt Creek this morning
at s o'clock had lot reached It's des-
tination at 2 o'clock this afternoon
On account of h fact that the en-
tire line of the North and u IS
newly made 1t is probable the soft
fills and grading have been washe''
away.
The Yellowstone highway east
and west of Casper is in bad shape
only in several places, according TO
advices received at the local office
of the state highway department.
One.haif mile this side Of tho
Powder River bridge there is n
washout in the road 80 feet deep
and so feet wide. West near the
: Big Muddy field a bridge was made
unsafe but has now been repaired
and is being used temporarily.
No reports have been given the
department by points west of
shoshoni as all lines are down.
Highway employees have been
standing by all during the day to
aid in the work Of rescuing bodies
Mt the Burlington wreck on Cole
creek should the call come.
yTCIIvIAU AMI DAH.
, 1923-09-28

~ oNoou tiu w. 10 oihSNihb SohF
and section / and 2 com
submerged. Suddenly 1t
swerved with the onrushing cur.
rents and slipped over. deeper and
deeper into sure death for any who
had lot managed to escape.
Three times Coburn and Robin
son threw away their chances for
life. A rope made of bell cords was
used to guide them and those they
rescued. They went down into the
lost Pullman. each step a step
eternity. Not only once but
three times. Porter Littleton was
, 1923-09-28
LITTLE DAMAGE
AT THERMOPOLIS

T~HERMoPOLIs. Wyo.. Sept. 2s.
Though there has been a great
deal of rain here no damage of any
consequence has thus far resulted.
1t is reported here that the Burling-
ton railroad bridge at Chatham, Is
Continued on Page Four.)
, 1923-09-28

public accountants, Martin, Cole &
Buckley of Lincoln. Neb.. was in
lower berth 8 in car 10.
II heard not n cream or shout
when the train went in" said Buck
ley. THE porter was making up
berth l at the time but no made no
sound when the crash came. 1t is
probable that everyone was stunned
at tho time and those who were
, 1923-09-28

crumbl,-E wzshout and assisting
in pulling people from the slipping
coach.
three there are many who live to
tell what happened last night in car
No, 10.
Robinson is a civil engineer from
Salida, Colo. who was travelling
with his wife to thnt city last night.
Mrs. Robinson is now in the hos.
pital here awaiting the birth OF a
child.
Porter Littleton's home is at 2212
Curtis street in Denver.
, 1923-09-28
TURNED
into DEATH TRAPS
Work of Recovering Bodies From Cars Submerged by Flood
Waters of Cole Greek, IS Miles East of Casper, Ham
pered by Torrent; Scenes of Horror Enacted as Train
Goes Through Bridge; Death Toll Unknown Today

Raging waters fast caving banks ant the worst weather conditions that have
Witnessed Wyoming in years are mdehnga any attempts to recover bodies
any bodies can be recovered, according to the estimates of men who have the
work of bringing the coaches out of the swollen sream.
Latest estimates confirm the reports of this morning thtb between 40 and so ave
persisted in thec catastrophe. 1t hasb been impossible to check the number of persons in
day coaches ut from reports of one or tive men who sroned through the train
before the wreck it seems probable that alb ut 8 at the most were on the uain when it
went intot he river Of these approximately 40 have been accounted for.
The wrecking train returned to Casper this morning for special eouipmen AM
to Cole Greek at 1 O'Clock.
The road from the Yellowstone highway to the scene of the wreck was strewn
with abandoned md stalled automobiles early this afternoon. HI rodi a sea of
"A driving snow whch started in the early afternoon ant continue IL Afternoon added
to the difficulties under which the wreckng crew is working.
, 1923-09-28
FILIPIN0S In
ELECTION ROW

MANILA. Sept. 2s.-By the As
ISOLATED Press.AStatements issued
from rival political camps predict
disturbances and possible bloodshed
on October 2, the day OF the in
sular senatorial election.
, 1923-09-28

number 20, but private advlces In
dictate that tho total may go owe
this figure, there being no accurate
check on tho number of persons on
the train.
The locomotive. mail and express
cars. the day coach, smoker and
one Pullman were hurled into the
rising waters of the stream. swollen
, 1923-09-28
of Pullman Flee to Safety In
Night Clothes With Impact of Crash
In Gruesome Tragedy

Pullman No. 20 stands today in the Burlington yards,
shunted off on a sidetrack, rain and mist dripping from
along its roof, its aisle sodden and sand covered, its berths
in a state of damp disorder.
Early this morning survivors from Pullman cars No.
1a. Fl. and 20 left this lone coach in the yards and limped
, 1923-09-28
ball SCORES

BOSTON, Sept. 2s.-Babe Ruth
OF the New York Yankees today
cracked out his 38th home run Of
the season in the sixth inning Of
the game with Boston.
, 1923-09-28

Reports from the scene of the
wreck early this afternoon indicated
that 1t would be impossible to hoist
the coaches as first intended through
fear of their being broken to pieces.
Before all the bodies are recovered
1t will be necessary to allow the
waters to recede. A railroad Off
clal estimated that the dead would
, 1923-09-28
RAILROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE
WASHED OUT BY CLOUDBuRsTS
Damage Of Summer Months Repeated in Great
Storms; Rail Service Tied Up Indefinitely;
Themopolis Escapes Flood.

Both Northwestern and Burlington railroads report
miles of track and roadbeds washed away west of Casper.
The large fill on the Northwestern near Shoshoni is dam
aged more than it was two months ago when a cloudburst
Of unprecedented proportions wiped out long stretches of
tracks throuphout Central Wyoming.
, 1923-09-28
Escaping Oil and Damage From Water
In Rich Field to Run Into Big
Figures; Bridges Are Out

Salt Creek is today a sea of mud and oil, cut off from
The world.
The Midwest home camp has undergone complete sub
smergence and though no casualties have been reported the
loss in damaged property is thought to be large.
, 1923-09-28

The grant trunk plpo lines were
snapped In two b. floods which
washed away supporting banks or
earth, and crude OF backens the
, 1923-09-28
LATE SPORTS

PELHAM MANOR, n. ". Sept.
28.-By the Associated Press.)-
Gene SaraEen and Walter Hagen,
by virtue of easy victories in the
semi-final round today will meet
tomorrow for the professional
golfers association title. oarazen
won today from Robert CruiclS.
shank OF Westfield. N. j., Z and
5, and Hagen defeated George
Mclean of Bronxviic. \. T.. 12
and IL.
PELHAM MANOR. n. V, Sept.
2s.-tBy The Associated Press.)-
Gene Sarazen. defending his title
In the Professional Golf associa.
ticn tournament was four up
when he and Bobby Cruickshanlt
had played 18 holes In their 36
hole semi-HnaI match today.
Sarazen went round In II, three
under par. Walter Hagen had an
easy time with George Mclean,
being 3 up after is holes.
, 1923-09-28
Forty-sepen Freight Cars Piled Up In
Storm On Union Pacific; Nc.
Casualties Are Reported

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 28.-Apprehension regard
ing the situation at Pine Bluffs, forty-two miles east, wire
communication with which was cut off by a storm late
afternoon, was relieved when telephone COM
munication was restored at 9 o'clock this morning. A tor
nado swept about seven miles east of Pine Bluffs at 5
, 1923-09-28
RESCUES
PE Performed BY
TRIO ON TRAIN
Conductor Coburn, M. A.. Rob-
inson and Porter Littleton FIirt
With Death to Sape Lives

Blackness and death and dark, surging waters ripping
away embankments were defied by three men last night
after Burlington train No. 80 had crumpled into the tor
rents sweeping down Cole Creek Ia miles south of Casper.
These men were Pullman Conductor L. D. Coburn, N.
A. Robinson, and on car No. 20 Porter, D. L. Littleton, No.
, 1923-09-28

O'Clock yesterday afternoon, but h
storm wns merely a torrential rain
AZ Pine Bluffs. The Laramie
county fair Is in progress there and
, 1923-09-28

At Philadelphia r. II. f.
Boston ----..-012 1903 004-11 is o
Philadelphia --1O2 020 Oil 10 2
Batteries = Marquard. Oeschger
and O'Neil: Mitchell, Couch, Weinert
and Wilson.
, 1923-09-28
Retween rs and 5O perso,

and friends here, persisted when Chicago, Burlington and Quincy passenger train Nc.
80, Caspert to Denver crashed through a bridge at Cole Creek, Is niles east of Casper,
at 95 o'clock ltn night into stream swollen by flod waters Coaches we're CON
verified into death traps and in these cars lying today submerged in flood waters from
la coudbut that swept down The valley, are he victims of the disaster.
, 1923-09-28

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At Boston II. II. e.
New York ---401 OIL 23c-24 3 o
Boston 100 80 o DO II 3
Batterier-Jones and Schang;
Ehmke, Blethen and Picinich.
At Detroit r II. Il.
Cleveland ----011 O0s 49, >
Detroit ------752 00s sss- "
Batteries-Smith. Sullivan, Drake.
Edmondson and Myatt; PIlette and
Woodall. :
At st. Louis r. II. e.
Chicago 400 . s's- :
st. Louis LOO 10 's- '
Batteries-Cyengros and Schalk;
Danforth and Severeid.
, 1923-09-28

HIGHWAY AND RAIL
REPAIRS GONE.
SIIoSHONI. Wyo.. Sept. 2s.-
Practically all work that has been
, 1923-09-28
Weather Forecast

WYOMING: Unsettled and cool
err tonight. probably rain in south
| east portion. Friday generally fair
and slightly warmer.
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Letter From Leslie Prescott to
to Gay Little Marquise

Why do they call men the consist
ent sex, little Marquise? Did you find
out?
Jack has completely forgotten that
he found so much fault with me over
the house. You would think. to hear
him talk to his friend that the whole
plan and It's carrying out had suited
him from the first.
Why, oh why did he not accept 1t
as gracefully and sweetly as he does
now instead of making me thoroughly
unhappy over the first thing I ever
did for him?
I have tried to forgive him and
guess l have. but, oh little secret con
fidant I cannot forget that he made
me more miserable than | had ever
been before in my life.
I could not tell this in my letter to
mother, but I can tell It to you.
NEXT: Letter from Alice Hamilton
TO her sister. Mrs. Leslie Prescott
Concerning an old sweetheart.
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will be found beneficial:
With opened mouth, press lips
close to the teeth, drawing them in
ward as far rs possible, and in that
position move the mouth vigorously
from right to left.
Close the mouth and draw the cor
ners alternately to the right and the
left
Close the mouth tightly, initiate the
cheeks and move the lower jaw up
and down as though eating.
Grasp the flesh firmly and knead
the cheeks between thumb and fin
ger.
Close the mouth tightly. initiate the
cheeks and tap with the fingers
quickly and vigorously.
With the knuckles of your fingers
stroke cheeks with strong pressure
from the lobe Of the ear to the mouth.
Try each of these a dozen times n
day, and keep the muscles about the
mouth firm and the flesh about them
from sagging
Copyright. 1923, NEA Service, Inc.)
NEXT: How to keep young.
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for dinners and had helped her out in other
ways This man has a wonderful wife. for
have seen her. I am going TO tell her
Just how things are going. He is always
talking TO the girls, so what right hae he
to bawl me outS SHEIK
None whatsoever. But be careful,
Sheik, or you will cause much unhap-
piness. Why tell this woman OF her
husbands faults, and possibly cause a
divorce? That would not help matters
Instead, admire the mans wife before
him, so that he will realize that other
men appreciate her, even IL ne does
not. II that does not bring him to his
senses, warn him that you will tell
his wife If he continues to pay atten-
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hadn't been so generous to me, l shall
never cease to be grateful to you.
Jack got n bonus yesterday on a
new contract and he says we can have
lots of new things.
He told me the evening after his
chief was here that the next morn,
ing he had called him into his office
and told him that with such a splen-
did, capable and charming wife as /,
he could not help but get along.
There. l think I have told you
enough about myself, I am just going
to say Il love you" and save the rest
for the next time. Why does not
Alice write? LESLIE.
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LESLIE PRESCOTT TO HER
MOTHER, MRS. JOSEPH
GRAVES HAMILTON
DEAREST, DEAREST MOTHER:

OEAGESI, DEAREST MOTHER:
L wish you and dad would just pack
up your things and come over and see
our new apartment. 1t is perfectly
wonderful and really. mother Nm a
very good cook. With some help
from the Woman's Exchange and the
rotsserie L get along famously.
Jack told me the other night that
he never was so happy in his life and
l wish you could see with what pride
he showed his chief from the adver-
Using company all over 1t.
My wife did all this by herself and
l never knew one word about it until
she surprised me-" he said. isn't
she wonderful"
When they sat down TO dinner Mr..
James-that is Jacks chiefs name
said that he believed he would get
married himself If he could have as
nice food as he was eating.
OF course I didn't tell him that the
chicken was from the rotisserie, the
angel food cake from the Woman's
Exchange and the ice cream from the
confectioner's. managed to make
the salad and cook the potatoes and
peas.
1t was a nice dinner, mother. and
the table with all our wedding silver
looked perfectly scrumptious. You
would be proud of your child although
l have a bone to pick with you that
you did not teach me a little more
about cooking. You know don't dare
to roast a leg Of lamb or bake a
ol,; lo
I am so afraid they will be spoiled
And 1 don't want to get in bad with
Jack.
When I think. mother dear. that
this never could have been if you
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ONLY GOD CAN FORGIVE
Evangelist Says Jesus Died for
Broken Law

Society, nature and men do not for
give, but forgiveness is found only
in God. Mel Trotter, evangelist, said
in a sermon at the Park Theater on
Thursday night.
God Himself couldn't wink at
sin" TrOtter said. He had TO pun
ish a broken law. He punished It in
Himself, by sending His only begot-
ten Son to die for the broken law.
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School Art DISPLAYED

Exhibition Of art work of Indian
apolis grade school pupils is being
displayed at the Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn, n. Y. The exhibit was
sent to the Western Arts Association
last week. Upon it's return to Indian
apolis it probably will be shown at
John Heron Art Institute.
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The Genuine Silmerine
Hair Curling Method

If your hair is straight, fat dull
looking, you need not be asked IL you
long to possess perretually wavy, light,
fluffy. glossy tresses. What to do? Take
a clean tooth brush, dip 1t in a saucer
Of pure liquid silmerine and run this
through the hair just before doing it
up. This will give you a real surprise.
Your hair will have prettier and more
natural looking curl and lustre than 1t
has ever had beforehand there will be
nothing streaky, sticky, greasy or any
thing unpleasant about it. A few ounces
of liquid silmerine from your druggist
will last for months. This is just the
finest thing imaginable for the purpose
and it keeps the hair In curl many days.
Advertisement.
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Admirers Girl

Dear Martha Lee: I wonder whether you
can help girl to win another girls friend
in high school. I have plenty of friends,
but there is. girl whom l would like to
have as my friend. She Is in my class and
is highly spoken of by every one. Can you
tell me how to win her friendshipi I am
not considered pretty because I am fat. Do
you think that fact makes difference in
Looks may attract people to one
another, but they never can steal
friendship. To a rreaP girl. the
fact that you are fat certainly would
not keep her from being friendly.
Be friendly toward the girl and try
to establish a common basis for
friendship by finding out her special
interests and making them yours.
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Booze Cars Suspected

Police are searching for two auto
mobiles believed to have been used by
booze runners who drove through
Plainfield, Ind, at high speed at l a.
m. today. Deputy Marshal Richard
son Of Plainfield attempted to stop the
automobiles. The first automobile
was a touring car and the second a
come
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She Gets Blame

Dear Miss Lee: I have a very dear girl
friend. who is going with nice young man.
He treats her all right, but he blames me for
everything. He claims that 1 am trying to
break them up Please advise me what to
do and how to convince him that am not.
CONSIDERED NOTHING.
The young man seems to have
rather an unpleasant disposition.
Ignore his implications as long as you
know you are not guilty. Keep out OF
his way as much as possible, since you
and he do not agree.
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'kSSnAQzS |
| HOME A d
! MADE
Candies
BY MRS. ORA SNYDER,
America,s Candy Qneen

BY MRS. ORA SNYDER,
Americas Candy Queen
NOTE-You may want to save this
recipe until the sugar boycott ends,
Butter Scotch
j cup granulated sugar.
1 cup corn strip.
n cup cream.
4 cup butter.
Pinch of salt
Mix ingredients and sock to firm
soft ball. Pour into a small buttered
tin so that it will form a three-quar-
tiers inch thickness.
When cold cut into inch squares
and wrap in wax papers or place on
buttered dishes.
Copyright 1923. NEA Service, Incl
NEXT: Stacks.
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Martha Lee Says
Good Intentions May
Have Very Bad Results

The 'Man Street, stories always have meddesome
neghbors all the scandal about
their families Of course she does for their good
indianapolis and other larger cities meddle-
people Frequently their intentions really the best
But frequently they blunder in their meddlng