, 1880-05-24
The Occupants Of Two Open
Cars Thrown Upon the
Track,
And Many 1sun Over by tho
Inst Coach OF tho Train.
Ten Reported Killed and from Forty
to Sixty Wounded.
A Long List Of Casualties In Other Parts Of
tho Country.

Al IElftltkhlAE IVA llJtNfA1& fNNoA1+sN ~
BAN FRANcisCn, May .}--.A so,lta Ornn dis
rutch says a local train on the South Pacific
Cont ltaIlroad, whiah rim to-slAy between hero
and tho nlg Treea with passengers u the 1ptle-
pnillent Itlo pon!o At that place. met with ter.
riblo accidont Mt 300. Threeopen cars With high
Rulings on the outside md ends, With scafs, and
loaded with ab0ut LIS persons, loft TINT pfnon for
this city. The train was pulled by M. phgine,
onu Elliott being tho engineer. On tho why
down nil went VOL TIL No tunnel was passed,
said tunnel hotnG located lust above and ovor-
looking tho I'owtcr-worKs ...... ....
As tho c(rs passed through tho tunnel the
speed Of the engine WIS lneroasetl+ 1t being down
grR1o. lust rs u curve in tile road WIS reached
tho frst cur 5nnpod tho track to the loft, and
tho second to tho right. thu third cur rcTaln-
ing on tho truck. The people on tho
first two unra were thrown III hcAp
IN tho aiho toward tho hank In d confused
tnnRs, tho third car passing over those Who wcro
aoross tho track. Thnsa IN tho third car Werp
un!njurcd, morely lotng knocked nj their feet.
frhose mt hurt Immediately sci tn work to as
s!st tho wauutlod and link afior thu dying and
tloa,l, md worl was Immediately sont to tt1is
placo and Folton for asslatanoe, which was
I,ramptly rendered.
A number Of San Eranclsoo roope Woro On
tho tsNIu at tho tmo Of tho aoGtdnnt. 1t will he
impossible 10 gvo u fill list Of tho Youn.fci to-
night, NJ they aro hning cured Tor by all PARTIES,
md nro apread In vnrOrs parts nf tho town.
A gloom Of sadncss Tonight Ia cast over our
oIty. Every hotel Is hcinr turned lntp a hnspitMl
to roccvo tho wounded, which Will number un-
wi.rtla OF forty.
Already thlrtecn Rro reported deRd, aud othera
Will die hcfore mnrntns.
Some OF tho dead hayn not boon identified.
Filysiplnns are hornicaily working to roltoyo
the aulrornBs OF tho w0nded, asststed by Sis
tera of Charity. No service Ia being hold at tho
churches OH account pt tho dtsastcr.
The following is Il list of those doad aud wound
oil NJ far Us can be learned:
head.
l.::Falk, William t....etillo, Mrs.. G. 8. Hussey,
Josoy Dorsey, Trunk l,utler, all ot Santa CEuz.
John Hta,h. Walter Ifoyt, and George Hener,
San FFnnofscp.
WOUNDED.
Anson Hhody, San Francisco, probably fatally
hurt.
Mrs. j. Silva. Santa Cs1,s, leg hsokon.
.1nt,ics IIandly, Ranta Cruz, Wol!s, Fargo T.
Co.'S Messenger, considerably hurt.
g. CappplmRna, santa Cruz, hurt seriously in
hcad.
Mr.. iotIley and son. of San Francisco, both
dangerously hurt. The son will probAbly not
tCo0ver.
Frod savan, Santa Cruz, hurt slightly In tho
head.
lionry Heath, Santa Cruz; log bruised.
F.A. Aobhius. san Francisco; loft shoulder
blnto broken, and Dth0r iuji,rlea.
W.D. None conductor Of trafn, seriously hurt
ACROSS ttn backbone; "b,lste1," 80 to speak.
NJ. Afnlnno. Sun FrancIspa; ribs broken, mud
bay brulsol. .....t
Peter Garns, San Frano1sco; seriously hurt,
IS. Hllsscy. sann Cruz; dangerously hurt
II. Ortpi,, santu Cruz; badly lnlurod about tho
hrGd.
Mrs. n. Orton, right log broken and badly
bruised.
lthoono Hans, San Franatsoo; both legs
btnkGu.
ncorge Eyer, Sun Frnnclscoi log and arm
brt,knfl.
y. .illtotor, San FranaEsoo; arm broken.
J.. Blfko, tsan Fnncis0o: leg ard arm brokda.
George Post, eanta Cruz; leg broken.
Mrs. Post, hurt inwarlIy.
". II. Deatia, knoc-dap aissonatod.
Chrls, Do IIartlo. log brukon and informally In
t,1rcd.
Mra. KarnlAle, bruised.