, 1880-05-31
Mail and Telegraph.



rible accident at 1888 O'Clock. Three
open cars with high rnilines "n the sides
and ends with seats, and loaded with
about 1875 persons. lctr tlIa: place for tins
city. The train wns pulled 10y No. en-
CINE, one Ellio being engineer. On the
way down all went well until No. tun>
mel was passed, said tunnel ising located
jusi above and overlooking the powder
works. AS the cars passed through the
tunnel the speed OF the engine was in
creased, and it being down grade. Just as
4 curve in the road WAS reached the first
car jumped the track t" the lett and the
second to the right. the third remaining
on the track. The people on the first two
cars were thrown into heap inside to-
ward the hank in confused mass. the
cars passing over those w.e were near
the track Those on the third car We're
uninjured only heir knocked IF their
feet. Those not hurt Immediately set to
work TO assist the wounded and lock
after the dying and dead Word was
immediately sent to this place and FELTON,
lor assistance, which w"s promptly rem
dercd
A gloom Of sadness to- gilt is cast
over our city. Every hotel is being
turned into ii Hospital to receive the
wounded, which Will number upwards
OF 40 Already l3 are reported dead,
and others will die before morning A
number OF San Francisco people were
on the train at the time nf the II, cident.
1t will u. impossible tn give full list "f
the wounded to night, as they are hting
cared tor hy all parties and are spread in
various paris Of town. Some ot the
dead hav- not hren identified. Physici-
ans are hcr"ira lv working to relieve the
anffrri ,gs o! the Wounded, assisted bn
Sisters ot Charity. No $ rvIcc il tcing
held at Church. on account of tn. dis
aster Following is list If those dead
and wounded as far as can b- learned.
Here follows lis, of 5 killed outright
and "a badly. several tally. hurt
SANTA CRUZ. May 2S--A young son
of Herman R,pon. oi S,n Francisco. has
lust died. making Is dead All hotels
have been thrown open tur Hospital pur>
poses. =nd nh fiji itpt corps OF Ph!ysici-
ans and nurses arc ip attendance.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 24.-A tram from
Santa Cruz arrived ealy this morning
wounded hy sterday's accident. A
crowd awaited the arrival arxlons FIR
the fate OF friends, and many touching
scenes occurred when the ferry boat reach
cd the slip Tw, more of the dead have
been identified /, a>t"n F. Merrill OF So-
ou-l, ard J. Orpits OF San Francisco.-
Three remain still unknnMn.-14 IN sll.
Those most seriously injured remain at
S.nta CrnZ tn Mayor ol which city has
requested business houses to close t">day.
The woun lei are cnipr"rta"ly provided
for at the Ocean Hous-, and with two
cxrrptions. are d..Ina w,ll.
the President ot the Santa Cruz mar
row gauge says that the wrerke, train
WIS ic- ular Passenger train, the fiat
ca being put OH Tor t,mpor ry ac"nim"~
dalon ~ the picnic p.oplr. The cn2l>
nttr says that lie bad the lever revtJsen,
had wbisIled dawn brakes. and WAS gu>
ing about - miles per hour down grade
when the accident ocru-c,i H.. i,esi,ates
10 give "A theory iOi the accident. lui IN
Inmates that there might have been some
obstruc,on 10 tne Track. Other par les
assert that the train Was gong at n rate
OF speed unsafe on curve OF such ia
dius. Tnrre is a theory among some of
the railroad cmplc,cs that a number oi
passengers climbing up II the racks
placed on the flat caIs, lifted The opp"-
site wheels from the track. When the
ears went over th'y struck against an
embankmrnt and dragged some distance,
nn'l meeting reverse curve jumped over
the rails to the other side down dcclivi-
ty. Msny jumpid or fell off on the bank
side and rollse down under the wheels.
The Coroner has empaneled jury
There were cases noticed of attempts at
robbing Injured passengers by others Gu>
ring the confusion following the acei-
dent which were promptly checked.
Santa Cruz dispatches say that irnmedi>
stely following the accident the passen-
gers exhibeted strong indi ignatiop against