Show FATAL D R G COLLISION the salt lake express collides in Colo raili DENVER bov 20 A report has just reached here that the north bound passenger of the rock island collided with the south bound salt like express near husted two were instantly killed and several were wounded no particulars A later dispatch says A fatal accident occurred on the denver rio grande track at a little station named II fifteen miles north of colorado springs by which two men were killed and several fatally injured tho roes island uses the denver fe rio grande track from colorado springs to denver the salt lake express on the denver rio grande pulled out of halmers palmers Pal mers lake eight minutes late and was thundering down the divide at thirty miles an hour one mile of husted the track curves sharply on turn inc which the engineer wag horrified to the rapidly approaching rock inland express the engineers and afif emen of both trains jumped and ii moment afterward bolh engines came together a thundering crash telescoping both trains and rendering them a mass of broken timber aid iron the stove in the baggage car set fire to the train and before it could be extinguished three cars were consumed but fortunately no one was imprisoned in them investigation only found two train men killed W H phillips the express messenger and J H flynn the baggage man both of alie rock island the wounded are martin manroe engineer of the rio grande a slight fracture of the skull and badly hurt internally he will probably die joseph berry engineer of the rock island had his hoad cut and waa badly bruised harry smith the fireman was badly scalded and had his licad cut the fireman of the D R G train received fatal injuries several others were more or less injured but not seriously the responsibility it is claimed resti with the train dispatcher |