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rEEKLY SUjSs THURSDAY, JAM'Alt V 28, 18112.Y.e,A FATAL COLLUSION*.r.Oil lit*,The Wreck At HJuewater ou Lout Friday Maht.From the Albuquerque papers of Saturday last the following account of one of tho most Appalling accident# iu the history of the Atlantic Pacific railroad occurred shortly after 12 o’clock, about a mile east of Blue water, a Idind siding 107 miles west of Albuquerque. It was a collision between a Raymond , Whitcomb special excursion train going west and the regular passenger scheduled as No. 4 coming east. The'1?r of )rder i* t ureI'll Oil« nu tom-southern part of the city and was a'I’!very popular young man.All the deceased are highly spoken by those who knew them intimately.Conductor Cruise Imd charge of the special and Conductor Barney of the p asse uger train.AT THE HOSPITAL.About 8:30 o'clock lust night prisscn- j vtJ gor No. 4 and the special arrived from 1 j„ the wreck auil conveyed to the city the j cn remains of the dead, which were taken w in charge by the undertaker. 1 thdrHiliflLight wounded men were conveyed result, briefly stated, is the death of to the A. A I\ hospital In wagons and five brave employes, various injuries to stretcher*, uu«l l)r. Wroth and Dr. lli- kseveral others and the wrecking of the mo had their hands full.was The i andCUlll-ayueutiouI ui n-ionnlnuglieastW.[hemS’. F.s for. A. bout very their athy-Mi-DUIl-eraltop.I E.vedex-lav.wtoy.thatam-faire i-•aceJo-ap-theary•ox. r iubutSt. leaver 3 inice.ensI'lll-1th.ourake11a,mill?eo-T. the chi: ity. lisa A If en, Hie nti-thy»at-ec-lin-ue-blybePheillsforUll-ll i-m-two locomotives. The heroic dead arc: Watson Taylor, Engineer of piLssen-ger No. 4.1 'harles B. Keaggy. fireman of passenger No. 4.J*. M. Moore, engineer of the Raymond Whitcomb special.Frank Waverly, fireman of the Raymond Whitcomb special.John Moran, conductor oil the Albuquerque division.The wounded employes are as follows:It. S. Gorgon, baggagemun ou the special, badly bruised but able to continue with I lie train.IV. C. Smith, messenger on passenger No. 4, painfully hut not seriously injured. He returns to Loa Angeles. THE KATAL MOMENT.The sjH'ciul was running on time or-doih and had until 1*2:15 o’clock to meet the passenger at Bluewatcr. There is a ©harp curve at the point wh re the accident took place. It is surmised that the fatal moment wa# about 12:17 o'cUick. The dead cngiti-oeia have earrScal their orders with them to eternity, aud when a thorough investigation locates the dereliction there will he no one* to “lay off” or to be given a discharge. They were the swiftest victims of tl»e terrible blunder ascribablo to either one or the other. Train orders were disobeyed, and a frightful penalty has Ih»l*u paid.The collision is described by some of those present as most terifie. The fated trains approached each other around the sharp curve until all attempts to even throttle the engines would be unavailing.Immediately afU-r the accident one of the conductors walked to Chavez station, the nearest telegraph office, and incut iu a few particulars, nud asking that physicians bo sent out at once. Aiwa it 3 o’clock a special was made up at the yards in this city, and Superintendent of Transportation. John Denau Trainmaster Jess© W. Bobbins, und Dr. J. H. Wroth, went speeding to the scene of the wreck. Dr. Robinson, of Gallup, also responded, The physicians applied themselves with zeal to alleviating the' suffcringh of the wounded. Fireman VVaverly, whose leg w as severed, aud v.tho was badly scalded, was soon railed beyond the aid of earthly physicians. The unfortunatemen met a sj*oedy delta. It was marvelous that none of the passengers received serious injury. The excursion train was sent west as soon as the de-| bris could be removed and nti engine be provided.TIIE DEAD.The unfortunate mm who have lost their lives are all well known in Albuquerque, and universal grief was manifested throughout the city yesterday.P. M. Moore, commonly known as ••Pm” Moore, was about 3*2 years of age. imd leaves a wife and little baby to mourn a terrible loss. It is said that the day before his fatal run lie renewed an accident insurance policy for 98000Wa son Taylor, known to everybody as “Dad” Taylor, was one of the oldest euginecrs on the road. He was about 50 years of age, and his family are now residing in the new state of Washington. His win. who was also nn engineer. was killed In the train collision that happened on the Santa F© tracksin this city about two years ago.John, Moran, was a single man and about 28 years of age. He had taken a train as far as Gallup aud was “dead-beading” his iva) in on the passenger.Charles B. Keaggy, the fireman on the passenger, was *22 year of age ami the son of Conductor H. L. Keaggy. He lived at the family residence in thewThe list is as follows: wiA. S. Grant and C. C. Rhodes, postal al, clerks, badly bruised ou the legs aud p, head. | lt;|iW. K. Tripp, going from Sau Diego! |,jto Sioux City, Ioiva, severely bruised about the bead.Fred Lane, of Denver, slightly cut about the head.W. B. Sanders, of Denver, a mashed foot.Frank Sanders, Denver, lioth ankles sprained and badly bruised about the head.A boot black who was stealing a ride was severely injured, ami was uucoii-cioua when taken to the hospital.The moat injured otic of the parlyw:ls a fireman who was “deadheading” ou the engine. IIis head and face in badly cut up. and ho was wholly unconscious when taken to the hospital where he died Saturday.wTHE WKE4 K.Both engines art* an almost unrecognizable mass of Iron. The baggage and mail cars, and smoking car were badly demolished, one side of the mail ear being completely torn away. The Pullman cars suffered no damage.The excursionist* csca|ed without injury sa\ing a few bruise#.Postal Clerk Grant, who wax in the mail ear iu tin* passetigei train, says the time orders wen*given at Coolidgc. stn As they reached or pussed by Blue- kei water station, he heard the jerking of iuj the bell cord and supposed the rood tic- dr«IUennuII.datiehain.ee.wlitwlreic«enelltinofnenilpubuga it i lot th. bb w.he.tor was signaling the englueer to stop. The train sped on at it» rapid gait, ami in a few momeut* tin* awful crash followed.Tress Association.'Die auiiual meeting of the Pros Association will convene at Ph.enix, Wednesday, February 23, at 2 d. in. It is earnestly desired that every journal in the territory he represented and participate in the proceedings, as business of importance to the press will come before the Assoc! at ion. Addresses and papers on questions of interest t.. the profession will be features of the occasion. L. C. Hughes, President.W. L. Vail, Secretary.he.awwhMrbrcim:whtinanr qtlC in t SehingImdoflbCourt Coconino, No. 896 Independent order of Foresters installed theqilctunHWCIT a re upufollowing officers for the ensuing term l( j, at their regular meeting on Inst Thurs- (f|1 day night: J. W. Francis, C. IL;Aaron George, V. C. It.; Chester P.Ruff nor K. Secretary; W. II. Switzer. Financial Secretary; Jesse Gregg, Treasurer; E. S. Wilcox, Chaplain;A. W. Boulden S. XV.i N. G. Layton,J. W.; George Jones, S. B.; W. S. Dccloss, J. B. The court is prospering eleven applications for membership were received. The lodge will meet hereafter every Thursday night instead of semi-monthly as heretofore.YWit©too He ward. ©lOO.The readers of theSi N will be pleased to learn tlmt there is at least one dreaded disease that scleuce has been aide to cure in all Its stages, and that is catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive euro now known i«» the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a1 constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and raucous .surfaces of the system, thereby destroy-• w •ing the foundation of tin* disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature iu doing its work. The proprietors have m» much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any ease that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Adrvss, F. J. Cheney A* Co.,Toledo, O. «.ld by Druggists, 75c*.Hiooi1 thHappy and content is a home with The Ro-:hester; a lamp with the licht of the morning. Catalogue*, write Rochester Lamp Co., New York.c
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Flagstaff Coconino Weekly Sun
Flagstaff, Arizona, US
Thu, Jan 28, 1892
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