Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-11-15
SECOND DISPATCH.
Further Particulars of the Awful
Railroad Calamity. this
Morning!
The Worst Anticipa-
lions More than
Realized.

SAN FkANcisco, November 1850 P.
ABOUT nine o'clock this morning
the regular passenger train Of the west
err Pacific road came in collision with
tue train from Hayvards, near Damon
Station about four miles from Alameda.
! The locomotives of both trains were
totally demolished, as were four psssen-
ger cars of the Western Pacific and sew
eral Of the Haywards train.
1t is said both trains were behind
time and running beyond the usual
speed.
The train bound east consisted OF
eight cars, which wero not, however,
fully occupied.
News Of the accident, which reached
this city abeut 10 o'clock A. NJ, created
the greatest excitement, the most sxag-
gerated rumors being in circulation.
The third car of the Western Pacific
train was %tolsscoped into the fourth car,
running through it to within six feet OF
the end. In that six feet were tho only
persons who survived uuinjured. The
scene beggared all description. The
wounded are grooming and crying,
the cars being crowded With debris OF
the wreck and bodies Of passengers.
Mr.. Geo. Cadwalsder, of Sacramento,
who was a passenger on the Western
Pacific train at the time Of tho accident,
states that the train left at the regular
hour, and so far as he could judge it
consisted of six cars. He was in the
fourth, seated three seats from the front
whom the collision took place, and was
completely thrown TO the rear Of the
car, amidst a pile Of seats.
All who were killed on the Western
Pacific train wsre in the same car with
him. The smoking a was shot into
the car occupied by him, so far as TO
c~onfinc most of the killed and wounded
in a very small space in the rear Of tho
car.
Judge Baldwin, Of Virginia City, who
Was instantly killed, wRs in the water
closet at the e a Of the car.
1t wal nearly an hour after the acct
dent before assistance was procured.
A large crowd Of people. assembled at
the scene Of the disaster, and all the
roads leading thereto were filled with
vehicles conveying people to the spot.
Another statement says the fog was
so dense that it was impossible for
either train 10 see the length Of the
engine ahead.
Upon arriving at the switch where
the Western Pacific connects with the
Alameda road, the train slowed, and
the switch tender was questioned MS
to whether the Alameda train had
passed? He answered, "All right! Go
ahead"
Soon after the trains cam together
with q terrific crnsh-the FIRST passenger
car Of the Western Pacific was driven
through the smoking car. The other
cars were badly damaged, and the killed
and wounded were variously estimated
at from Is to %. It 10 impossible to
obtain tho correct number tonight.
The following is list Of those known
to be killed and wounded:
KrLLrp.-Alex. W. Baldwin, U. S.
District Judge, Nevada Edward An
dersou, engineer on the Western Pacific
Railroad /; J. D. N. Mcdonald, Ro"s
Master on the California Pacific Road
Mr.. Boulst, Principal of the Young La
dies Seminary, Oakland Charles MIR.
tin. a fireman on the Alameda train +;
Geo. Thompson, n fireman on the West
srn Pacific Railroad ; David Ward, q
merchant of San Francisco Jamea Con-
u,lly. of Corral Station Max Ei'Tnan,
/. merchant of San Jose b. II. Fox,
to be, from papers found on
his person.
WouxpEp-J. D. Perkins, n rNilroad
employee, badly bruised; J. P. Lowell,
Sacramento, both logs badly j'mmed;
L. Beard, Mission San Jose, slightly
Judge Will Campbell, U. s.
Dist. Attorney, left leg broken; SIN. B.
HALEY, of San Francisco, leg twisted;
Mahan, Oakland, both legs
broken; ]. G. Knapp, P~leasanton, right
,ec smashed aud otherwise injured.
.6r,o men were killed along side of
J ]. P. Helen, San Francisco,
,adly bruised; Noel Lambert, a carpen-
Ter on the Western Pacific Rail.
,oad, both legs broken ; NJ. L. Sayior,
chicago, bruised about the stomach;
Seth Bromley, Sacramento, leg broken
md otherwise injured; Geo. Cadwal-
.d.r, Sacramento, badly bruised ]. J.
.ill, San Francisco, badly bruised
McNplty. San Frapciuco, rirht |