Show U P marible and fatal accident to a passenger train yesterday jan 9 one of the most serious accidents ever experienced on the union pacific road occurred at 2 in the morning at edson a small station SO 80 miles east of kawlins us wyoming by which two persons were killed and twelve seriously injured and considerable property destroyed toe the ezat east bound mail and express with scott Vermillion Vermil llon as conductor hada bad a broken agine and was running very slow when about two mites miles east of edson the east bound fret freight ht ran zing at a high rate of speed spee d dashed into the rear of the passenger telescoping two emigrant caps cape which took fire and were entirely consumed the pullman sleeper delhi which was next to the abe emigrant cars took fire but was pulled away from the burning cars in time to save it from destruction the three year old A aoh A of mrs street london eng bag was burned to a crisp and ar an infant of five months of mr and mrs Jo unson died from exposure the passengers who were injured j ared lost all their clothing that was in the car they were tak ta kento enito rawlings where they received medical treatment their names are as follows fellows wm R johnson chest cheat injured mrs wm win B R johnson back broken brakeman georze Sherer right legand leg and thigh broken iva jay back severely injured james price right ankle and hip injured mrs lames james price back injured mrs jennie torn open B kretzer chest injured D B kretzel ribs fractured conductor vermilion has been missing since the accident unnerved by the sight of the suffering ering passengers it is thought he became insane and fled to the hills and was frozen to death in the blizzard which was raging at the time of the accident with the thermometer degrees below zero upon whom the responsibility is placed has not yet been decided the engineer of the freight saw no ne signals and was not dot aware that the passenger was near him until unell he saw the light of the train when he put on an the abe air brakes but it was then too late to avoid a collision |