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Show HORRIBLE ACCiDEfJT. A horrible, sickening railroad ao-cident ao-cident occurred nt Grenada, Colorado, on tho Atchison, Topeka and fanU FO railroad, at ten ..'clock Friday morning. At this point the dining car atu.:bed to the regular passenger Hair, is switched nfl' Cor the return "'!-' iu d, this it becomes necepsary to side tr-o-li the sleeper until the d mi rig t-r jH disconnected Irom the tr.-.m. T;.r let pur was eut off m tins manner Friday, when a young man who was standing on tho platform, seeing that the train was drawing out, and thinking that he might be left, jumped off with the intention of overtaking it. The sleeper was iu motion at the time, and in making the spring the young man lost his balance, and felldirectly beneath the wheels There was a huAvy thug, a fearful scream, a sound jof grinding, cracking hones, and all was over. He fell across the rail diagonally, and the wheels of the enr passed directly over his neck, severing the head as completely from the body as though dune by the headman's axe, while the skull was rolled over the ties and crushed lo jelly. Tho deceased was an invalid on his way to this country lor his health, and was traveling in company with a aisltr, uncle- and aunt, who wore in the sleeping car, and knew nothing ol tlie tragedy until all was over. The uncle remained al Grenada with the remains, and a coroner was soni down from Las Animas lo hold at: inqu est. |