Show STRUCK A BIG ROCK the union pacific early morning flyer byer due in this thin city at am a m daily with passengers pan and mail from the east was six ix hours late today the cause of the delay was waa riven given by one ol of the passengers to a NEWS representative in a manner which indicated wat that those on board bad boort been the subjects or of a thrilling experience and one that drought brought them hem very close to the verge of death the story briefly told Is a aa follows fol lowe last night the train left granger wyoming at 10 a little over two hours behind time westward bound there WAR wag nothing out of tag be ordinary to interrupt the journey until two this morning when suddenly there were several shrill blasts from the engine whistle immediately followed by a severe shaking up of the train and passengers investigation disclosed the fact that there had been a collision with a huge rook rock which had rolled down the mountain side aide and lodged squarely equa rely on the track the pilot or cowcatcher was completely demolish edthe two front wheels of the truck badly broken the driving wheels rendered useless and the elgine derailed the rocky mass lad had by the force of the train been partially pushed aside allowing the train tu to pro coed a considerable distance before it came to a lull stop the scene of the accident was about fire east of echo bobo station and al most moot directly over a perpendicular clift clial of great height that the whole train was oot S precipitated to tho the bot torn tom of the canyon to la almost miraculous A messenger was waa sent on toot foot to echo and returned on an a a extra eugine engine with men who assisted in the re moval boval of the wreck in the course of a half bour bourse bours s work the train resumed its journey and many grateful passengers passenger felt that they had bad had a most moat exciting experience and one that they will have occasion to lorg remember |