Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-25
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Frightful Accident In q Tunnel
On a California Railroad
Fourteen Killed and More than
Forty Wounded.

Forty Wounded.
SAN Francisco, May 23.-A Santa
Cruz dispatch says: The local train on
the South Pacific Coast railroad, which
run to-day between here and Big Tree
Switch with passengers to the Inde-
pendent Rifle picnic at that place, met
with terrible accident at 2:30 o'clock.
Three open cars with high ratings on
the sides and ends, fitted with seats, and
loaded with about l25 persons, left that
| place for this city. The train was pulled
by No. 8 engine, one Elliott being the
engineer. On the way down all went
we'll till No. tunnel wass passed, said
tunnel being located just above
and overlooking the powder works. As
the cars passed through the tunnel the
speed OF the engine was increased, Il be-
ing down grade. Just as the curve in
the road was reached, the first car
jumped the track TO the left and the
second TO the night, the third car re-
naming on the track. The people in
the first two cars were thrown into a
heap inside, toward the bank, in con.
fused mass, the cars passing over those
who were across the track. Those on
the third car were IuninjureG, merely
being knocked Of their feet Those not
hurt Immediately set TO work TO assist
the wounded aud to look after the dying
l@alRl6dt, laRl6dt ,deShcR" was promptly rendered.
A gloom OF sadness is tonight
cast over our city, Every house Is,
being turned into a hospital TO receive
the wounded, which will number up.
wards oi 40. Thirteen are reported
dead and OTHERS will die before morning.
A number oi san Francisco people were
on the train at the time OF the accident.
1t will he impossible to give full list OF
the wounded tonight, as they are being
cared for by all parties, and are spread
i'm various parts of the town. Some oil
the dead have not been identified. The
physicians are heroically working to re-
lieve the suffering, assisted by the Sis.
ters Of Charity. No services are being
held at the churches on account OF the
disaster.
The following is the list OF those dead
and wounded as far as could be learned:
Dead. Falk, VIM. CASTILLO, Mrs.
g. ID. Hussey, Josy Dorsy, Frank But
Ter, all of Santa Cruz; John staub,
Walter Hoyt, George Hener. San Fran
cisco. .".. . Al. ILL.,.
Wounded Anon Rhody, San Fran
cisco, probably fatally hort; Mrs. y.
Silva, Santa Cruz, leg broken; James
Handley, Santa Cruz; Wells Fargo x
Co.'S messenger seriously hurt in the
head; Mr.. Refiley and son, San Fran.
cisco, both dangerously hurt, the son
will probably not recover; Fred Savan,
Santa Cruz, hurt slightly in the head /;
Henry Heath, Santa Cruz, leg
bruised; Frank A. Robbins, San
Francisco, left shoulder blade bro
ken, and other injuries; w. B. Bone,
conductor, hurt across the back bone,
which is bursted 30 to speak; Mcclure,
of San Francisco, ribs broken and badly
bruised; Peter earns, San Francisco,
seriously hurt; c. S. Hursey, Santa
Cruz, dangerously hurt; X Oron, Santa
Cruz, badly injured; Mrs. Orton, Santa
Cruz, right leg broken and badly bruised;
X. Hans, San Francisco, arm and leg
broken; p Richer, San Francisco, arm
broken; +. Sifke, San Francisco, LEG
broken; Mrs. Post, hurt inwardly; W.
II Dean, knee cap dislocated; Mrs. Kan
lade, bruised.
The Dead In San Francisco
CHICAGO, MAY PA San Francisco
dispatch saws: A train from santa Cruz
arrived early this morning, bringing q
number OF killed and wounded by yes
terday's accident. A crowd awaited "
arrival, anxious for the fate OF friends
and many touching scenes occurred
when the ferry boat was reached. Two
more dead have been identified, Clayton
+. Merrill, of Sequel, and j. Orphits, o
San Francisco. Three remain still un
known. Fourteen in all OF those mos
seriously injured remain at Santa Cruz
the Mayor OF which city has requested
the business houses closed to-day. Th'
wounded are comfortably provided To-
at the Ocean House, and with two ex
ceptions are doing we'll