Deseret News | 1888-01-11 | Page 11 | Wreck on the Rio Grande

wreck on the rio grande pueblo col jan 2 A wreck occurred at noon today two miles north of the city on the denver deliver rio bio grande the section men had been abing aying new rails and as they were not yet thoroughly spiked down they si eig nailed an approaching freight traen tram coming southward to run slowly the train was in two sections the second section being close behind As soon as the engineer slowed up the second train ran into the first one the fireman and engineer of the second engine jumped one brakeman was slightly hurt eleven cars were either smashed or ditched the pile of wreckage obstructed ted the track until 7 p in with two crowded passenger trains on bac each h side of the wreck waiting an all the afternoon denver news