The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-23
Tho California Railroad wrcck-hafeT
Particulars.

row TUE ACCIDENT ocCURRED-THE AlE-
pRAKE OFF AND THE BRAKEAEN AWAY
PROM THEIR Posrs--A SCENE OF HORROR.
A dispatch from Los Angeles concerning
the accident TO the southern express train
near Tehichipa Saturday says: at is now
ascertaincd that at the time when the traln
broke loose and ran down the grade the
air-brakes had been taken of and the men
who tended the hand-brakes were away
from their posts, one attending 10 sWi'sg-
ING the engine and the other rellghting ms
extipguisbed lamp. The train gainercu
headway quickly, and was soon oashink
down the grade at the rate OF a mile minute.
A. sbarp curve OF the road the coacn
and smoker. which were ahead, broke
the coupling and separated from the rest
az the train. making the turn safely. Inc
sleeners and the mail, express, ana Dag
coce cars were dashed against hi2h paDk,
and then thrown back, rolling down an
embankment. The lamps and stoves at
once set fire to the wreck, which was in
SANITY in a blaze. Harry Cennors, news
AGENT who was sleeping in the baggage
car. was awakened by the movement OF
the ear. and aroused James Woodruff, bag
raee-master lust as the cars made the Jump.
The roof of the car was split open and both
men were thrown outand severely bruised.
Connors. while lying on the ground UNI
able TO render any assistance, saw the traln
enyelopcd In flames, and heard the shrieks
Of diving victims, and saw them v3iniy en-
deayoring to struggle from the burning
ruins. Porter kshe and wife, who occu-
pied g drawing-room OF one OF the sleep
ers, were awakened by the crash. They
succeeded in getting out without INJURY;
but OF sixteen other occupants OF the car
not one is believed to have escaped. In
the mean time the occupants OF the coacn
which kept on the down grade succeeded
in stopping it, thereby saving the hves
OF about forty occupants OF that ana the
smoking-car. They Immediately walked
back to the scene OF the accident, but found
only the smouldering remains OF the traln
and the few who had escaped WIN thelr
lives living bruised and bleeding in the
darkness, shivering in the piercing cola
night air, or rendering assistance TO each
other. Relief soon arrived from Tehichipa,
four miles distant, and as soon rs possible
medical attendance was sent from sumner
and Bakersfield, and subsequently from
Los Angeles.
"a search for the dead showed that
twentv-one persons had persisted. Eleven
were DtlOuu lNNoS Nhi' -
bodies and charred limbs being found. VI
the body Of Mrs. DOwney. only the head
and bust remained, which were recognized
by her jewelry. All the bodies and rag
uenfs OF bodies were placed in collins.
The wounded were removed to the bag
gage-car, and on the arrival OF the relief
train from Los Angeles were sent to
that city. OF the dead, - Wright
(colored), porter OF one OF the sleepers,
was crushed; EXpress-MeSsenger Charles
Pierson had his head shattered; and
the following five were burned, but not
beyond recognfWOn; Bliss Mamie L.
OuiTres. Mrs. III. o. Oliver, Mrs. Downey,
NJ. Wethered. and Mrs. James Cassell.
Two men, names unknown, but supposed
TO be discharged soldiers, were found
dead. but not burned. One other body OF
q large man, badly charred, was found, and
is supposed to be that Of Colonel Larrabee,
cX-congressman from Wisconsin. EX-Goy-
ernor Downey says Mr.. Larrabee WAS on
the train, and has been missing since the
accident. The remaining eleven bodies
are still unidentified. The list oil wounded
is not changed from the previous report.
An inquest is in progress, but rs yet no
news has been received as to its findings.
No one but the railroad and county officers
are admitted TO the inquest"
A dispatch from Fresno says: CDR.
Carson, a young ply stefan Of this place,
who took The tram on Friday night which
was wrecked at Tehiclipa, is supposed to
be among the unidentified dead"