New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-15
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.

COLLISION ON THE WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
A LARGE NUMBER KILLED AND WOUNDED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.-A few minutes past
O'Clock this morning, the Eastern bound train, the
Western Pacific Railroad. composed Of eight cars, In
Guiding one sleeping car collided with the Alameda
Ferry train OF four cars San Leandro Both trains
were going at the rate of twenty miles an hour The en-
gines are perfect wreck, and the cars smashed and
telescoped." The Western Pacific train left on prompt
time, but the morning so foggy that the engineer
could but short distance ahead Upon arriving at
the switch where the Western Pacific connects with tho
Alameda Road. the train slowed and the switchtender
being questioned whether the Alameda train had passed.
answered "Al right 20 ahead" Soon after the trains
came together with terrible crash The number Of the
killed wounded is variousy estimated at from 10 to
15 and from 80 to So 1t impossible TO obtain the cor
rect number at present The following list Of those
known to be killed and wounded
KILLED.
ALEXANDER W. BALDWIN U. 8. District Judge OF Ne
vada. Virginia City ,,a
= MCDONALD, Roadmaster OF the California Pacino
Mr BouIrr Principal of the Young Ladies' Seminary
CHARLES MARTIN, fireman of the Alameda train
GEORGE THOMPSON, fireman OF the western faeluo
DAVID WARD, merchant, of San Francisco.
JAMES CONNOLLY OF Carroll Station.
MAX EHRMAN, merchant. Of San Jose.
man supposed be b. H. Fox, from papers found OF
his body.
]. M. PERKINS, railroad employe, badly bruised
j. p LOWELL OF Sacramento, both legs badly Jammed
J. L. BLAND of San Jose, slightly
Judge WILLIAM CAMPBELL, U. s. District Attorney Of
B. b HALEY Of San Francisco, bruised.
PATRICK MAHoN OF Oakland both legs broken.
j. KNAPP of PleasantOn, right leg smashed and other.
wise injured Three men were killed by the side OF Mr.
j. p PETER OF San Francisco, badly bruised.
NOEL LAMBERT, carpenter on the Western Pacific Road
NJ ATAYIOR OF Chicago, bruised across the stomach.
SETH BROMLEY OF Sacramento, one leg broken, aud
GEORGE CAIDwALADER Of Sacramento, badly bruised.
THOMAS McNuLTr OF San Francisco, right leg broken,
Mr.. BAUTAs, leg badly smashed, and two children
badly hurt.
The killed and wounded were mostly on the West'rn
Pacific train When the cars came in collision the
passengers driven together, and crushed
There was great difficulty getting the passengers outof
the wrecked The legs of man amputated
before being released from the None OF the pas
sengers In the sleeping car were hurt. The badly
wounded to Alameda. Great excitement pre-
vailed during the day The catastrophe has cast gloom
over the entire city, The Of the accident
was read from the pupits OF the churches during tho
morning service.
A PACIFIC RAILROAD TRAIN RAN INTO NEAR
DIES MONIES, IowA-TwENTY PERSONS IN
JURED.
CHICAGO, Nov. H-Intelligence received from
passenger who arrived here to-day is to the effect that
at Des MoInes, Iowa. last evening, freight train ran
into the eastward bound Pacific Railroad passenger train
on the side track, and completely demolished the Pull
man Palace Colorado and also two other passenger
cars Fifteen passengers more or less injured
but fortunately killed. The names Of the
wounded have not been ascertained.