Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-19
NINE BODIES TAKEN
FROM TRAIN WRECK
Scores of Passengers Injured
as Cars Are HURLED Into
Creek Bed.

By the Associated Press.
STRA1TON, Colo, July ls-Nine
bodies had been recovered early today
from the wreckage Of the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacifcs crack pas
senger train which plunged through a
flood weakened bridge into an arroyo a
few miles from here at dawn yesterday
morning.
Flood lamps rugged on wrecking
trains lighted the twisted steel Pull
mans. as searchers worked through the
night in an effort to locate additional
bodies in the death car, the Cape
Porpoise. still submerged beneath the
torrent that poured down the ordinarily
dry creek bed.
On each bank 81 the stream, other
Pullman and baggage cars were piled,
two of the Pullmans half submerged in,
the arroyo
Eight Of the Sodies were taken from
the Cape Porpoise, which was so COM
pletely submerged that it was two hours
after the wreck before 1t was realized
That one Of the cars in the train was
missing. The ninth body, that of q
Pullman porter, was found a mile down
stream from Inc wreck.
Gest Tells Of Experience.
Scores Of the more than 100 pas
sengers aboard the train were injured
and were taken to hospitals by rescue
workers.
Morris Gest, New York theatrica! pro-
Queer. in telling OF the wreck, said:
1t was terrible, one of the most ter
rible experiences Of my life, and yet
",
OF the screaming and the panic that
usually is associated with catastrophe
Of the kind"
E. j. Perry. yachtsman and inventor
OF New Bedford. Mass, sole survivor Of
the death car, said:
1t was the most narrowing expert
ence, can imagine. The only thing that
saved my life was the fact that / vas
awake when the wreck occurred was
lying In lower berth when felt the
car suddenly leap the rails and 60
humping over the ties. Then / saw
water slowly rising CT the outside OF the
double window Of my berth. There was
scarcely any jolt and I don't believe
other passengers in the car were
awakened.
I didn't have time TO think: water
was sursing into the car as it sank like
a ship going down On an even keel.
There was only che way out. and
took il. Pounding with both fists. I
managed 10 break the double windows
OF mr. sectlon. The water almost swept
me oack into the car. With my eyes
closed, thrust my head through the
window and pushed outward with all
the strength OF my legs and feet.
could fee the force OF the water sweep
ing over the top Of the coach.
Held Down by Water.
1.-THE water held me down and the
current mast have carried me down.
stream for more than 100 feet. My
lungs were nearly bursting when I
reached upward and felt something
floating. 1t was a railway tie and I
a mile from the wreck"
While a complete check was impos-
sible. belief persisted that several
passengers were missing, and Il was
predicted that two or three mors bodies
would be found in the coach.
The list of dead, announced by the
railroad, follows:
Miss Mary Mcdonald, Yves. Palm
Beach, Fla.
G. F. Garlic. New York City.
Mrs. G. F. Garlic, New York.
Julia Garlic, New York
Mrs. Ben Lewis. Memphis.
Henry Lewis. Memphis
Mrs. Jennie FoltZ. Memphis.
Brooks Cline, colored porter.
Unidentified colored porter
The injured included: w H Braxtcn,
Chicago; G. Maier, Highstown. N. j.;
Mrs. j. Alderman. New York City: c.
K. Hoff, Terre Haute. Ind: Dan Pres
ton. Vicksburg, Miss; Henry p. Johnson.
Omaha; George w. Ferguson. Des
Moines, Iowa; Mrs. J. r. Carter. Blue
Island. Ill: Paul R. Carter. Blue Island,
H.: Richard Carter. Blue Island, III;
Elsie B. Drake. Chicago: DR.. B. NJ.
Shankle, Hollidale, Miss Mrs. B. NJ.
Shankle. Hollidale, Miss; Mrs. JENNIE
Clark. Des Moines, Iowa: George H.
Mordan, Chicago; E. J. Perry, New Bed
ford. Mass; Mrs. G. E. Wallace. Nc
Kean, Pa; j. II. Haynes Chicago: W.
II. Preston, Vicksburg, Miss: j. Herman
Thurman. Cincinnati. and Mrs. C. K.
Hof, Terre Haute, Ind.
None was injured seriously.