Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-22
AND BUSHES DOWN A MOUNTAIN.
Several Cars Thrown Over Precipiee
$50 Feet High.
TIE WRECK TAKES FIRE AT ONCE.
And the Manned and Wounded Roasted
to Death.
RAILWAY SMASH IN NEW MEXICO.
The Steamship Gimbria Sunk by Col
lisi0n at sea.

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SAy FRAxCIsco, jan. 20.-There being no
operator at Tepachapi station, no press
dispatches regarding the railroad accident
are yet received, but the foIiowing is OBJ
tanned at the Office of the railroad company
here:
Shortly after midnight the overland ex-
press by the Southern Pacific, which left
here at 9:20 a. II. yesterday, stopped near
Tepachapi station to cut out the extra
engine taken at Sumner to assist pulling
up the Tepachapi grade. While making
the change, by some means yet unknown
the train got away and started back
down the grade of 120 feet to the mile.
The train consisted of two engines, the
express, mail and baggage cars, two
sleepers, one coach and smoker. It
went down the grade at frightful speed for
about four miles, when the hindmost
sleeper jumped the track and went over
the enbankment about $50 feet high, car
rying with it the other sleeper, mail,
baggage and express cars, which were
piled in shattered heap, took fire and
were consumed. The coach and smoker
kept on down the grade and were stopped
without leaving the track about two miles
farther on. All on board were uninjured.
THE SCENE
following the wreck was terrible, and
number of persons were jammed amid the
ruins of the train and roasted to death be-
fore the eyes of those helpless to save
them. At present it is impossible to give
the loss of life. Twelve to fifteen persons
were killed or burned to death. The dead
so far as known are:
Mrs. John Cassell, wife of the we'll know
mining man, burned.
F. W. Pierson.
Express Messenger Wright, taken out
alive but died soon after.
Lawrence, porter of the other sleeper,
burned.
1tis foorod +bo+ tho wife of ex-Goy.
Downey, who with her husband was on
tho - is aonc tho deod
1910 a. m.-Seven bodies have been ia
ken out, some burned beyond recognition.
The following are reported injured:
Mrs. Capt. j. Waterhouse.
Mrs. A. l.. Waterhouse and two children.
John T. Cassell.
Ex-Gov. Tom Downey.
Maid of Mrs. Porter.
Asbe James Woodall.
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MISS Aoa broWn'
Mrs Capt. d. II. Brown.
1t is q remarkable fact that the wounded
are almost without exception but slightly
injured.
The following passengers are uuhurt;
Porter Ashe and wife.
TT. Oliver.
MANY .ra missing and snnnosed to have
hoe,, ,,7ria7 j., tho wreck and consnnad
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Wsodlng TOUR ana were IN 1h9 sleeper
which hrsG left the track, and their escape
uninjured Is almost miraculous. Aspeclal
train has been sent to the scene from Los
Angeles with physicians and an under
taker. Tha dead and wounded are to be
taken to Los Angeles. In the meantime
every possible attention is given them.
Further adyices from Tehacapi give as a
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Vne traln stopped Inc ar oraheS were ap-
Piled. On detachlng the engine The brakes
relaxed and the hand brakes were either
left open or were not strong enough to hold
the train. The movement may have been
haloed nv Inc strong gale blowing. II is
,,o,1, ooutoi,, +hot oiTbIaon -osso,c,o-s ond
90 ~ 20 - 20,
1"o sieepiiiS Gar P0r'oi. "oio Ali'0a' anu
ten or Twelve oaaiy injured seventeen
bodies have been removed from Inc wreck,
one of whom is considered GER
tain to be MIS-. OoWney. CapU. w aterhouse,
previously reported injured, is not expect