The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-16
FrIEhIfaI Railroad Accident In Cali
fOFniR,
Collision OF Two Passenger Trains at
Full Speed.
SyeutcCn KilIed and 20 wounded.

BVentccn Killed ana 10 wounded.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. "A.
A few minutes past nine A. NJ. the
eastward bound train on tile Western
Pacific Railroad OF eight cars, including
one sleeping car, oolllded with the AlaS
media ferry train OF four cars, near San
Beandro. Both trains were going at the
rate OF twenty miles an hour, The en-
gineA are o perfect wreck, and the cars
smashed and driven through one an.
other. The Western Pacific train LEFT
promptly on time, but the morning was
30 foggy that the engineer could only
see q short distance ahead. On arriv-
Ing ct the switch where the Western
Pacific connects with the Alameda
road, the train was slowed and the
switch tender q uestlOned as 10 whether
the Alameda train had passed, and an
Bwered "all right, 20 ahead" Soon af.
ter the trains came together with q tre-
uendouB crash. The first passenger
car on the Western Pacific was driven
through the smoking car, and the other
cars were badly damaged. The killed
and wounded are varlouAly estimated
at ten to fifteen, and thirty 10 fifty. Il
ls impossible 10 obtain the correct mum.
ber at present. ....
LATER.-Seventeen dead bodies have
been recovered from the wrecked cars.
Eleven were brought to the dead house
at Oakland. It ls estimated that there
ore twenty wounded. The scene OF the
disaster 10 described as heartrendIng In
the extreme. the separated telescOped
cars revealing the crushed humanity,
There are different statements Us TO the
cause Of the accident. II 10 alleged that
the Western Pacific train was ahead OF
time, and should have waited at DlaA
mond Station for the passage OF the
Alameda train. Again the fault Is at
tached to the station master where the
Alameda and Western Pacific road con.
meet, who said the Alameda train was
behind time. and he'd be damned II he
would walt for 1t, and went into the
house for breakfast, while the gravel
train passed down, which ho supposed
10 have been the Alameda. When the
Western Pacific train came up and In
quired whether the Alameda had pass
ed, he said "all right, go ahead" d..
Judge Baldwin has been removed
TO the residence Of br0ther.in law John
Benton, at Oakland. I.Er
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10.
The cause OF yesterdays railroad dis
aster Ia ascrlbed to the negligence Of the
switch tender at the connection OF the
Alameda and Western Pacific roads.
Even after passing the switch the acci-
dent would never have occurred but for
the thick fog on the bank. which en-
veloped the Western Pacific train, while
the AlHmada train had OIaar yva0 thar
when the collision happened, and tor
miles around the level plains trains can
be seen a long distance ahead.
The following are the additional kill
ed: Robert Owen, conductor OF Ala
media train; 81. Peterson, Coral Hollow;
+. B. Mllliker, brakeman; W, p. @.
ToWen, and an unknown man.
Wounded-Phllip Riley, Stockton, bad
ly Injured; Simon Mslloche, hip dlslo.
Gated; i. Fitch Cummins, school teach.
er, leg fractured; Captain Wadsworth,
badly crushed. Many others are In.
jured but are able to proceed home,