Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-12-16
COLLISION ON THE VIRGINIA AND
TRUCKEE RAILROAD.
TWO rE,Rry-pIyR TON ENGINES MERT NEAR
TIE YELLOW JACKET MINR-SEhICes
DAMAGE TO BOTH.


On Sunday afternoon there WAS locomo-
tive collision on the V. & I. K. X. near the
end of the north tunnel which runs near the
Yellow Jacket new shaft in Gold HUI. Ii
appears that the up freight, drawn by the
Humboldt engine, was little behind hand.
After leaving Gold Hill, fearing that the regu-
lar 2:3O train might be on its way, the fore
oost ENGINE was detatched and sent ahead to
flag the down train that one or the other
mi.ht sidetrack at the Yellow Jacket works
The down train also uncoupled l1s front en-
zine and sent it ahead to do some work at the
Gold Hill yard and very naturally these two
engines met. The collision occurred Just at
the bend OF the track east of the second tun-
mel, where neither engineer could see Tar
ahead. There was a general leaping Oft of
engineers and bremen when 1t was seen that
the two locomotives must come together, out
Mr. Beadle, fireman of the down engine, dld
not see the danger in time to avoid 1t IN that
way. and by the force of the COLLISION was
dashed violently against the boiler, bruls'ng
his shoulder badly if not breaking 1t, and sus
laining very severe internal injuries He VIII
recover BY the sudden stopping OF the up
freight in the tunnel a brakeman named
Briggs was jolted off the train, spraInlng
wrist William Havenor was conductor OF
the down train and Gus Bigelow was the en-
giueer. Al YeomaRs was the conductor OF
the no train and VIM. KcKean the engineer
1t is claimed that the upward bound engine
should not have gone up, 1t being behind tlme'
but waited at the Gold Hill switch for the
down train to pass.
THE LOCOMOTIVE,
Now lying at the machine shops here, was
visited yesterday by numbers of people. The
cowcatchsr was turned up and bent SO as to
crush in the headlight and all parts connected
with it smashed to pieces A score OF iron
rods, two inches thick, were snapped of shorts
and piece of iron four inches square bent
double. The wrought iron covering which
extended over the cow-catoher was gashed
through its entire thickness in "a dozen places
and looked like piece of writing paper cut
with pair of shears. The wood work was
ground to fine splinters and the heads of both
cylinders crushed in. The force which caused
this wreck can be best imagined when one
considers the weight of the locomotives and
the power which propelled them. Each loco
motive weighed 80 tons. The Humboldt was
running up this grade with lao pounds OF
steamto the square inch, and the Beca was
running bv its own momentum at a much
greater velocity on the down grade, which at
that point was equal to descent of 119 feet
to the mile. Beside repairing the damaged
parts of the locomotive, the entire machinery
of the running gear must be overhauled to
see if any other fractures or strains have
taken place and the cost will be from 3 900
to s. 900 The Boca is more damaged than
the Humboldt, 80 badly. in fact, that it will
have to be partially repaired in Virginia City
before it can be brought over the road. The
engines for few weeks will be like men in
hospital under the care of the doctors and then
90 forth again as strong and healthy as ever
THE RESPONSIBILITY.
Of the collision rests upon Al. Yoemans, the
conductor of the train, and William Mexican,
the engineer, both of whom were discharged
on the spot. 1t is to be regretted that two
men so long in the employ of the road should
have had the misfortune to meet with such an
accident as up to this time their record for
care and attention to duty was No l.