New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 19, 1929, Page 3

Nine Bodies Recovered In Wreck; Search of Submerged Pullman Fails to Locate More Victims Seven Passengers and Two Negro Porters Believed All conses Gi of Dead—Efforts to Frustrated By Denver, Colo, July 19 (® — Searchers at the scene of yester-| lay's wreck of a Chicago. Rock| nd and Pacific passenger train| hree miles east of Stratton, Colo., | ailed to locate any additional ndies in the submerged Pullman,| Rock Island officials at Goodland. | Kansas, announced today. The icath list stood at nine persons— s°ven white passengers and {wo o porters. ing crews had not com-| eared the submerged Pull- r and mud, but from rations made, it was con- improbable the death list uld be increased. Believe All Checked We are reasonably certain b\': * check of passenger lists that all the train have been accounted | or" E. D. Shean. chief dispatcher 1t Goodland, said. ‘“However, as 'on as the submerged car can be ared of the river debris, we will ntinue to check in an attempt to nitely establish the number of (L Wrecking crews, by aid of huge odlights, worked throughout the t removing the wreckage from Arroyo, with most of their ef- orts being centered on attempts to iise the submerged sleeping car rom the creek bed. Nine Bodies Recovered Stratton, Colo., July 19 (®—Nine odies had been recovered early to- lay from the wreckage of the Chi- . Rock Island and Pac senger train which ough a flood-weakened nto an arrcyo. Three other F man and baggage cars were piled two of the Pullmans half sub- d in the arroyo. nt of the bodies were taken from “The Cape Porpoise” which was so completely submerged that it vas two hours after the wreck be- fore it was realized that one of the in the train was missing. The ninth body, that of a nego Pullman porter, was found a mile down n from the wreck, Scores Injured Scores of more than 100 zers aboard the train were ind were taken to the hospitals region by S plunged rescue Passengers on the train said that most of them were awake when the iccident occurred. A few minutes before, the train, westbound, had 1 into a siding to permit ge of the eastbound t same tracks. The ain passed over the bridge 45 min- es before the disaster to the west- bound trains. Many of the passengers paring for their first view of Rocky Mountains. The dawn h aking as the train sped west- ward, at an estimated speed of 45 miles an hour. o pre- the was Raise Sunken Coach High Water passengers were missing. and it wa predicted that two or three mor bodies would be found in the coach. The list of dead, announced L the railroad, follows Miss Mary McDonald, Beach G West [ Henry Le Mrs. Jennie Brooks Cline. Unidentified n The injured in W, H. G. W. Mrs negro por Tells of Experiences Denver, Colo., July 19 (P—E. Perry. chtsman and New Bedford the de. eek when land and P: crashed thr. day, here last Ci Mass. night, was the in a lo car the rails and go bumj s. Then I saw ing on the outside of l¢ window of my N reely any I other passengers awakened. sank Like Ship at sea “I didn’t have time to think.” h continued. “Wa surging into the car a nk like a ship going down on an even keel i “There was only one way out, and took it Pound with both fists, I managed to break the double win- dows of my sectic ' t most swept me With my ey head throu, There was fon't heliev was back into the s closed, I thr h the window and push- with all the strength of and feet. I could feel the the water sweeping over the coach water held the current down st My lung: > top of “The me down and have carried mo» m for more than 100 fees must were nearly bursting when I reached upward and felt som thing floating. It was a railway and I floated down stream nearly quarter of a mile rrom the wrec Then I reached bank that had be d crumbled down i to scramble up i Saved By Two Porters “Finally I attracted the of two Negro porters who sheets together and pulled me the embankr shore Perry was given emergency treat- | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 19 City Items hurch lawn festi: Dwight stree| police were notified today o irn of the operator’s lice ald W. Palmer of 150 Rocky and suspension of th riddo of ward Woods and Michael Pobre et church lawn festival ch grounds, Dwight strect, y.—advt Kata of 351 Broad strec lained 1 pernumerary Offi 4:10 this morning rad, a n 29 Moody . is now employe & Clark.—advt, Gypsy Moth Danger In Connecticut Serious New Haven, July 19_(UP)—Ne and woodland trees the stripping v moths in several decades 3 horities are faced with to prevent widespread de seve tamage husetts, Dr. but Connecti this summer and towns in Hartf New London counties h added to th gen has More than half of Conn der quarantine the moth and present “very grave,” the Other gypsy conditions are report adde arantines have been or- moth and t King George Continues To Show Improvement TLondon, July 19 (P—King Georga had a very good night and his progress continues very satisfactor: it officially at Buckin ham palace today.* His physicians paid t} 1al morning call. The Prince of Wales drove over from York House and remained at palace th uarters of an hour INQUEST IN WOMAN'S DEATH Norwalk, July 19 (UP)—Inquest will be held he tomorrow into the feath of Mrs. Phoebe Rayn. 76, of awtucket, R. 1., John J. Phelan informed authorities today. Mrs. Rayn died at a hospital here 1 after receiving a frac- tured skull when the automobile in which she was riding was in colli- a taxi Arthur Hill of who drove the automo- htly hurt as were r gers. Mrs. Marie Voyer 1 Joseph Yokel. also of Paw- James A. Natole was T Coroner his Jormany paid out than V00,000 in unemploy last year. 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Formeriy priced up to $200 Sale Prices Y §19 and Up h had a capa- city of at ) were only partly hey were owned by agasse of Fall the water, coaches were prairie, Ryan his from the baggage and raced it to Vonah, four miles awa he reported the accident, returning immediately to aid in the rescue work. led with i Aurelius 1 River. Hundreds of motorists were tracted to the of the disconnected engine car at- fire, most r in this section in many Cause of the hlaze HIBo TOMORROW IS THE DAY T S Wes Redden Opens the Fountain 712 one TREE WORK SPRAYING LANDSCAPING has not Gest Describes Wreck Morris Gest. New York theatrical produced. gave a graphic account of the wr . “Tt was terrible, one of the most rrible experiences of my life.”” he id, “and yet everyone calm. 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