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Show CARS PLUNGE INTO RIVER. Two Persons Reported Dead and Twenty-eeven Injured In Wreck of Pacific Flyer. Denei, May 10. Westbound Denver Den-ver & ltio Graudo passenger train No. 1, tho Pacific Coast flyer, which left Douver at S o'clock this morning, was wrecked near MInturn, Ohio, thirty miles west of I,oadvllte, at 8:50 o'clock tonight, tho chair car and n tourist sleeper plunging Into tho Ea-glo Ea-glo river, which Is skirted by tho rail-road rail-road at that point. According to reports from tho scena of tho wreck, two aro dead and twon- tysoven Injured, eight seriously, llo-ports llo-ports received by Denver & ltio Grando officials hero say ono person was Ulled and fifteen slightly Injured. In-jured. Tho two dead nie Bald to bo a woman nnd n child, both unidentified. A special wrecking train carried a force of doctors, nurses and volunteer b-bbou.'tb from I.cadvllle. Physicians also left for tho wreck from Glenwood Springs, bIx miles west of MInturn. MInturn is n llttlo mountain town across tho continental dlvldo about hlrty miles from Leadvillo Wiro ummunlcntion with tho outsldo world at night is limited to tho railroad wires. Over these official reports ate lielng received at tho general offices in this city, but theso contain only neagro details. |