The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-16
RAILROAD SLAUGHTER.


Two Trains Wrecked-Large Num-
Der OF Persons Killed and wounded
Partial List of the automatically
sion on the Rock Island and Pacific
RaiIroad-Twenty i Passengers Iu-
jured.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 14.-A few
minutes past nine A. NJ. the eastward
bound train on the Western Pacific
Railroad of eight cars, including one
sleeping car, collided with the Alameda
ferry train of four cars, near San Leandro.
Both trains were going at the rate OF
twenty miles an hour. The engines are
a perfect wreck, and the cars smashed
snd driven through one another. The
Western Pacific train left promptly on
time, but the morning was so foggy
that the engineer could only see short
distance ahead. On arriving at the
switch where the Western Pacific con-
meets with the Alameda road the train
was slowed and tho switoh tondor ques-
toned as TO whether the Alameda train
had passed, and answered "all right, go
ahead" Soon after the trains came to-
gether with q tremendous crash. The
first passenger car on the Western Pa.
cific was driven through the smoking
car, and the other cars were badly dam
aged. The killed and wounded are vari-
ously estimated at ten to fifteen, and
thirty to fifty. 1t is impossible to OBJ
tain the correct number at present.
The following is list of the known to
be killed and wounded:
Killed-Alex. w. Baldwin, United
States District Judge of Nevada, Vir-
GINA City; Edward Anderson, engineer,
Western Pacific Railroad; Mcdonald,
Roadmaster of the California Pacific
Railroad; Boutel, Principal of young
ladies' seminary at Oakland; Charles
Martin, fireman of the Alameda train;
George Thompson, fireman Of the West
ern Pacific train; David Ward merchant,
San Francisco; James Connolly, Corral
Station; Max Ehrman, merchant, San
Jose; B. Fl. Fox, supposed, from papers
found on his body.
Wounded-D. NJ. Perkins, railroad
employee, badly bruised; J. P. Lowell,
Sacramento, both legs badly jammed; j.
S. Blond merchant, San Jose. slightly;
Judge William Campbell, United
States District Attorney, Nevada, left
leg broken: Samuel B. Haley, San Fran
cisco, leg twisted; Patrick Mahon, Oak
land, both legs broken, J. c. Knapp,
Pleasanton, left leg smashed aud
otherwise injured; three men were
killed alongside of Mr.. Knapp; j. P.
Peters, San Francisco, badly bruis.
ed; Nath. Lambert, carpenter on
Western Pacific both legs brok-
on; NJ. l.. Taylor, Chicago, bruised
across the stomach; Seth Bramley, Sac
ramento, one leg broken and the other
badly damned; George Caidwalder,
Sacramento, badly bruised; Thos. Nc.
Nully, San Francisco, right leg broken
and foot bruised; Bantas, leg badly
smashed; two Cinnamon badly hurt.
The killed and wounded were mostly
on the Western Pacific train. When
the cars collapsed the passengers ware
driven together and crushed among the
ruins, and it was with great difficultv
that many could be extricated. The
legs of one man had to be amputated
before ne was released from the cars.
Inc sleeping car was unhurt, and the
passage was filled with badly wonnSsS
and sent to Alameda. Great excite.
ment prevailed during the dav, The
catastrophe cast q gloom over the an.
ment of the accident was read from the
pulpits during the morning service.
LATER.
SAN Francisco, November l4.-Sev.
enteen dead bodies have been recovered
from the wrecked cars, and eleven have
been brought to to the deaa-house at
Oakland; il is estimated that twenty
Aa1 hA Of hn
ter is described as heartrending in the
extreme. The telescoped cars were sep
arated, revealing a mass Of crushed hu-
mainly There are different statements
OF the cause of the accident. 1t is al
legeu the western Pacific was ahead of
time. II should have waited at Diamond
station the passage of the Alameda.
AGAIN, the disaster is claimed to be the
ianlt OF the station master, where the
Alameda and Western Pacific roads con-
meet, VINO said the Alameda train was
behind time and he'd be id if he
wound walt for IL. He went into the
house for breakfast, when a gravel train
passed down, which he supposed was
the Alameda. When the Western Pa.
ciic came up the conductor inquired
whether the Alameda had passed. He
said, "All right, re ahead"
Judge Baldwin's remains were remov.
ed to the residence of his brother.in law
John Burton, in Oakland.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 15.-The
cause of yesterdays railroad disaster i.
ascribed TO the negligence of the switch
tender at the connection of the Alameda
and Western Pacific roads. Even after
passing the switch the accident never
would have occurred but for the thick
Jog which envsloped the Western Pa.
eincs train. 10 clear weather, where the
colhsion happened, and for miles around
over tne level plains, train can be seen
along distance ahead.
The following are the additional
killed: Robert Owen, Conductor Ala
media train; d. Peterson, Corral Hollow;