New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24
CAUSE or TIE TEHICHIPA DISASTER.
THE RAILROAD OFFICIALS ASSERT THAT AN ATTEMPT
MADE ROB TUE TRAIN.

THE RAILROAD OFFICIALS AbSERT THAT AN ATTEMPT
WAS MADE To ROB TUE TRAIN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.-The officials of
he Southern Pacific Railroad state that from OF
the evidence given the inquest the the
Teaicipa disaster and from Information obtained by
detectives they convinced that the accident was
not due caelessness the part OF tLer hut
was the result OF attempt to rob the express car
They claim that the hqndbrakes were properly set by
the brakeman before getting OIL the train. They say
that one of brakemen escorted lady 70 the station
aud returned toward the train, which stl in posi-
lion that his lamp out and that after he had
entered the station and reguted IT, he found the train
gone They hold that such grade the train could
not stood moment If left unbraked and. further
more that engines and sr-brakes could not have
been disconnected unless the train had been held by the
hand-brakes to ease the strain. ThOy express
the belief that the brakes properly set and
that the train was tempered with. IL known that
when train drew into the station two men we're seen
and WHO are as yet uuideni1ed and these men II 10
thought part Of band that attempted 20 rob the
tram, aud in order 10 effect their object let
of The brakes aud started the train down the grade In
order o e. sS where the Sn car could b
robbed Being inexperienced they lost control
S e sne aduccrd tha NO tramp, we're On the a
before reaching Tebicnpa, whle two were found IN the
wreck and Two more on that part OF the train that Kept
the track
A dispatch from Los Angeles states that
yesterday afternoon DR.. Ross carefully ex
amlned, for the 8rst time, the bodies which
had picked up at the wreck near Tehlchipa. In
many instances q few handfuls OF whitened bits OF
bones all that remalued Of what had been hui
man form. sVme of the boxes which had placed
what was supposed to be human remains. contained
charred and cooked flesh, either Of beef or mutton.
After careful examination bo concluded that six Of the
supposed boxes possibly contained human remains.
Ross and DIR. Krutz this evening made an c1amina-
Of all the supposed remains. which resulted IN their
pronouncng absolutely that seven more were not Of
human aesn These remains taken from tho wreck
Of the express and baggage cars.
duplicate chart OF the passengers shows that every
who took passage Is accounted for The remains of
Charles II. Person. Wright, the porter and Ferdinand
BruInf0rd and Thomas KeegaD, the two discharged
soldiers, readily identified as thor bodies were not
dsfgured or mutilated The remains OF Colonel Lar
raDee, Miss NJ oquires. Mrs. DOwney, and Lawrence,
the porter have been positively Identified, and enough
has been diocOyerep 10 identity the remains OF l.
Welbere and II. A Oliver. These. added tho rccOg
nzed remains OF Mr. scnnghyde VINO boarded the
doomed tram az Fresno, make Tue number OF dead ac
counted for eleven. Two bodies still remain unrocOg
nlzed and It Is probable that they never VIII
They may DO the remains Of tho tTamps
who were stealing ride on the train