The Carlsbad Current, 1908-12-11

cut almost off and the other was mashed. It was internal inju injuries - ries injuries and a blow on the head. that caused death about an hour after the accident. ; Mail Clerk Smith was foun I dead under the debris of his and one or two other cars. He wasj crushed, almost from head to foot. - The wounded and the bodies ' of the dead were taken to Ama-' rillo as soon as relief could be I secured. The traina proceeded ! on their way as soon as the1 wveckage could be cleared and new engines and mail and bag bag-gag's - gag's bag-gag's cars supplied. . Th night train reached Roswell six or sev seven - en seven hours late, which threw it to . about 12:30 this morning. The remains of Engineer Ma han will be shipped to his old home near Delphos, Ohio. The body of Mail Clerk Smith will be shipped to his old. home in Com Commerce, - merce, Commerce, Texas, his wife and baby having passe through this morn morning - ing morning on their way from Carlsbad to attend the fun eral. Fireman Holatein is now at the hospital in Amarillo, not dangerously hurt, it is thought, b it in a coalition that needs several days rest. His father, W. B. Holatein. of North Pecos avenue, left this morning for his bedside. This was undoubtly the worvt wreck in the history of rail road - 1 ing in the Pecos Valley. It is t I L' J t J . i ... ui mirq ma wrecK m wnicn Conductor Wm. Alberts and Mail Clerk Jack Martin have es: capen injury, A. E; Page, of Roswell was on the southbound train, returning from a four weeks' trip to Missouri and Min Mineral - eral Mineral Wells, Texas, but escaped unart Ed Mahan helped in the con construction - struction construction of tho Pecos Valley railnil(, 12 years ago, u;i I has been employed on the road ever since. At different times . '. - Mahan has been in 11 iswell v...á Amarillo but much of her time has been spent in Ohio, where they have u small farm. Mr- Mahan planned to move to his farm after a few more trips over me road. Me was well known all over the lines of this branch of the Santa Fe system and w us popular aiii'ing the men. His death is lieepiy tegretted by all. Mail Clerk Smith had been an this i un lihout two j ears. IK hi I l-.ccn married little nu-ie than a year, lis homo was ut Carlsbad. Queen Items. We had a four-inch snow last week and some vi ry cold weath weather. - er. weather. The deputy sheriff of Carlsbad Mr. Lucas was up yesterday and summoned J. T. Plowman to ap appear - pear appear at Roswell to attend court the coming week. Mr. and Mrs. L'ill Coates pass- 1.1 I . t ,1 eu mrougn wueen on their way to Carlsbad Saturday. Bill in intends - tends intends to purchase supplies for his sheep ranch in Dog canyon. Mrs. J. T. Plowman is spend spending - ing spending a few days with friends near Queen. There was a dance and supper at the Ham school house Tues Tuesday - day Tuesday night and all would have had a fine time if some of the

the Piainvlew branch, north 60und., collided on the New Mexico Eastern track seven miles east of Canyon City at 10: 28 Sunday morning and badly wrecked the front ends of both trains. The dead: Ed Mahan, of Roswell, engi engi-teer - teer engi-teer on No. 201. J. J. Smith, of Carlsbad, mail clerk on No. 201. The injured Claud C. Holstein, of Roswell, nremtin on )l, tace almost en entirely - tirely entirely skinned and badly bruised. Barney Nelson, conductor on 28, cut about the head. The south bound train had left Amarillo fifty minutes late and was picking up time, running at a speed of 25 or 30 miles an honr, It had orders to take the siding at Haney, sevenmiles the other side of Canyon City, and let pass tho passenger from the Plain Plain-view - view Plain-view branch, which was an time. When the train reached the the whittling post for Haney, Engineer Mahan sounded the whistle. The next thing known to the passengers, they felt a terrible jerk, resulting from the air brakes being thrown on and the engine reversed, the train

Mrs. Cook from the Sacra- twcue her complexion wm bad ami . . . .... ... he could timl nothing to clear it up. mentO mountains 18 Visiting With adiea: a bad complexion ie rauaed lJf qer sister Mrs. M. A. Middleton. n. inactive liver. An nuctive liver will be put in ierfect condition by Mrs. John Means and son Lew- taking Hallara" llerbine Thu un unís - ís unís paid a flying visit to Carlsbad 7oiv,'r r'r. Sola by K.i.iy last week. j Mrs. Andy Locklear and fam- alStar StaW ,rices are 8ame t0 ily and Miss Eva Gilbert were at ( Queen Saturday. i ... , M , r or California grape vines and There will be two weeks vaca- trees, well adapted for this valley tion for the school children land the valleys adjoining call at

Neither Mahan nor his fireman. Prllolstein, had time, to think of jumping. The enm'nenieii on the train from I'lainvii'w saw the eth ether - er ether train on the main track in time to shut oil' steam, put on brakes Hiid jump, but not in time ti : ave a wreck. Toe only wonder is that more peope were not hurt. Uoth en- AY'ffinea were demolished. Both mail card were telescoped and both hagKHge cars were more or less damaged. The passengers of both trains were given a hard shaking up. Conductor Billy Alberts, of the 201, was stand standing - ing standing in the aisle and was thrown a distance of five seats to the floorwithout any serious injury. Four or five passengers were slightly bruised.

sliding for u time and then came the crash of the ' "!'-on. Th üe was a ik. rog, bleet mingled with snow falling, and the wind curried me ünioke and steam from the engine along ' with tho train, enveloping it in u i regular cloud. Wilh all tliee haiuiii'aps, and not a tre, stone: or b.ish in sight to reckon by, Engineer Mahiin had let the train got beyond the the awiU'ii at whi ii lie vas to take the sid siding. - ing. siding. He evidently real i.; 1 his peril at once and clapped on the brake and reversed hu engine, but tin.' other train was on him.