Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-15
PACIFIC COAST ADvICES

Los ANGELES, Feb. 14.-The passenger
train which left San Francisco yesterday
morning, reaching this city this evening at
half past 6, eleven hours late, brings new
of an extensive railroad accident four
miles south of Sumner. 1t appears that
the freight train coming south at Summer
learned that the passenger train was an
hon late, n attempted to make the
sidetrack five miles this side Of the above
named station. 1t was running very fast,
when the engines flew the track, which was
covered several inches with slush and
mud, drawing the entire train after them.
The jerk was fearful, as the two engines,
which were ten wheelers, were pulled COM
pletely around after being thrown a great
distance from the track. The engineer of
the train had three ribs broken. The fire.
man, A. W. Specuie, was instantly killed,
being crushed under the engine. The
whole train is a total wreck, excepting the
two last cars, which were left standing on
the track. Cars are piled upon cars in
hopeless confusion and ruin. A sidetrack
was thrown up around the wreck to allow
the passenger train to pass. The amount
Of freight damaged is not yet ascertained.
The accident occurred about midnight.
The condition of the track from q water
spout is the cause.
The Tehaehapi Investigation.
BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 14.-In the after
noon, Patton, the brakeman, testified that
he was perfectly sober at the time the ac-
cident occurred. He set the brake on the
last coach and finally walked along the
platform with Miss Collins $50 feet. The
lantern went out after relighting it.. He
saw the end Of the baggage car descending
the grade. 1t was always his custom to
assist ladies with parcels to the station.
The brakemen were instructed to assist in
handling the baggage, express and mail at
stations. He knows the rule Of the COM
pany ~forbidding rear brakeman leaving
his post, except to flag following trains.
Cross-examined: Conductor told me to
take the lady off. Going to a station is
not considered leaving the train. The
train must have started the IL l en-
tered the station; otherwise l could have
caught it. Was in the station about q
minute and a half. Looking ont I saw
the train 8 quarter of a mile away. The
grade is very steep a short distance from
the station. The wind was stiff. The
train would move rapidly. I set the brake
before leaving. l supposed one brake
would hold 80 or 40 freight cars. I am
certain I did not leave the train without
setting the brake. The train could not
have left if the brake had not been let off
by human hands. Somebody must have
let it of. The air brake was exhausted
when ] put on the brake. As proof that I
set the brake before leaving the coach,
the engine backed for slack to take the pin
out and uncoupled and the train did not
move.
Recess was taken till 4 o'clock p. NJ. On
reassembling the Court decided that Con-
ductor Reid was in the discharge of his
duty, but that brakeman Patton was
guilty of gross criminal neglect in leaving
his post, and held him to appear before the
higher Court in 1915 bail, which was
furnished.
$4,000 fer "a Mother Killed.
NAPA, Gal, Feb, 14.-Anita Glynn has
commenced suit against James O'Rourk
for $1,000 damages for killing her mother.
ORourk was supposed to be married to
TWO wives, and both were living. This
fact was unknown to his second wife at
the time OF her marriage with him, and
when she learned Of his having another
wife trouble arose between her and her
husband, and u short time ago, without
any provocation, he killed her, and is now
in Jail awaiting trial. The deceased was
formerly married to a Mr.. Glynn.
A BOatswain Killed.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 14.-This morning,
on board the American ship Alexander
Gibson, Morton Van Kleeck, boatswain OF
the vessel. was stabbed and mortally
wounded by one of the sailors. The trou-
Bile arose from some triaing alterations.
A Pioneer Banker Gone.
San Francisco, Feb. 14.-D. J. Tallant,
pioneer banker and founder OF the house
of Tallant & Co., died last night, age II.