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Show the fact that all of the lowers were taken. I therefore decided to occupy a seat In one of the day cars, and had fallen Into a dozo along about 3 o'clock. I was awakened by a terrific ter-rific shock and found myself sprawling sprawl-ing half In the aisle and half under the seat ahead of mine. The car was swaying back and forth and lurching forward as one notices when a long heavy train Is being started, "Almost immediately flhe lights flickered and went out, leaving the car in darkness, which, added to the screams of terrified women and the curses of men, all more or less startled made a scene of great confusion. Fearful Fear-ful that serious damage might have been dono to the platforms, 1 opened a window and dropped to the ground beside be-side the train. Four car lengths ahead wore lanterns waving and men running about, and 1 made my way to that point. "The scene that met my eyes is almost indescribable. The huge passenger pas-senger engine had plowed through the debris of tho landslide for several feet before striking the immense boulder which had caused the wreckv The locomotive lo-comotive had turned turtle, crushing the life out of the fireman. How the engineer ever escaped is a mystery, though It la possible he was thrown clear of the engine when it turned on Its left side. The pilot, boiler head and smokestack of the locomotive were gone, while tbc gaping end of tho boiler showed plainly the awtul force of the collision. "It seemed but a moment before flames flared forth from tho mail and express cars simultaneously. They had been reduced to a wreckage, having hav-ing telescoped at the time of the collision. col-lision. "With a cry of 'My God. Gordon's In there,' Conductor Miller rushed to the baggage car and endeavored to force his way Into It. The flames had gained gain-ed such headway that nothing could be done, but though we listened carefully, care-fully, no sound was heard, and we believed be-lieved that the unfortunate baggageman baggage-man had been killed or rendered unconscious un-conscious at tho time of the collision. collis-ion. "In almost less time than It takes to tell it, the flames had spread to the coaches immediately back of the baggage car until live were ablaze. Order had been established through tho efforts of the trainmen and I believe be-lieve that very littlo hand baggage was lost. 1 want to Bay that the conduct con-duct of the trainmen was perfect. Conductor Con-ductor Miller organized his forces, put them to work quieting the passengers, and saving personal baggage and securing se-curing the assistance of several male passengers checked over the list or tickets with those present, proving almost al-most immediately that none or the passengers pas-sengers had been killed or seriously wounded. Nearly all of the day coach passengers were bruised and made nervous hy the shock, but for ray part I am more than thankful to es- 1 cape death at the expense of a few j bruises." " I SALT LAKE MAN'S EXPERIENCE IN WRECK The Herald gives the following etory of a Salt Lake man'B experience In the wreck of Wednesday: E. D. Swayzle. residing at No. A Cambridge court. In this city, was a paseenger on the Ill-fated train, and though not odiously Injured, was badly bad-ly shaken up. His etory of the wreck, as related to The Horald. follows: "I was returning from a visit with relatives in Cheyenne and had failed to secure a sleeper berth, owing to |