Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-03-08 | Page 1 | Cause of Yesterday's Wreck is Unknown Section

CAUSE OF YEST WRECK IS I 1 houston march 8 at southern pacific headquarters today it is reported that the number killed in the wreck at maxon is twelve reports of the injured from el paso ars to tho effect that none lias died but may die during the day the cause of the wreck still a mystery the railroad officials believe it was an obstruction on the jriek or broken rail while some survivors assert that the train was running very fast and hitting the curves bard tho wreck occurring on a curve the fact may never be determined the engineer is dead and most of alie passengers were asleep conductor Sit Is positive the train was running at only ordinary which is not dangerous in addition to the trainmen killed the following list has 1 tin children of mart riddle of che topa ivan estavon contraras DeI Kio andrew 0 wife and child 11 child of D E II racine wie sir and sirs white manitowoc Manil wis chris keel contractor san antonio L A boona newa agent la INJURED mary kohler san francisco internal injuries A S turner black hawk ah sg hand crushed mrs M sheppard glen mills ia head hurt J fuller washington D C leg and foot crushed t automo cirio del ih 0 internal injuries george lexington ky hand crushed E C baker angelton bruised bruie ed chailee II 11 hoy san antonio both feet scalded A E massay willy scalp wound J L taylor mulberry head in jurad mrs mitchell philadelphia hurt internally ter nally W K adams express messenger internal injuries and badly scalded craig battleman north dakota head and back hurt brischo rodriguez del eio bruised lulofs gerales Me rales del eio slightly bruised i antonio danul del rio bruised M lobert residence unknown head hurt J P havens pi paso bruised A E SIcK enrie safford ariz ly injured fsr II 11 J todd frankfort ky bruised thomaa 0 crowder cr houston bruised william josephs san jose cal back injured J II 11 taylor birmingham ala slightly hurt hugh lills slightly in aured dr G C martin pecos city tex slightly injured 0 W B bennett st paul kan bruised W S glenn black hawk miss leg broken miss annie san francisco leg and hand crushed SS J T