The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-11


just reached j. whea the crash esms
starred for fne forward end a. ne
4l@sFeTs ard before reaching IL The er,rfre
compartment Szs rlisd vita steam, aud ~
the time got d he co1r il NAs frss ~sssss IL
20 return, as boiling water wns ssrsnxEr,w
from TIE ffof and the sea ding steam nns1
penetrated every sreTlee-
] he cry WA then raised that N-s. wgl.,x
vas ifaprisoaed IN the rear end 81 fha
wFseSea sleeper, a1s thsee o. f01f pas
sea<sEs Attempted 70 approach bat v<s--s
drisea back by the sppziginx ATMOSPHERE
% sffasn- TIE windows Were lHsfns.f.-
atesg smashed IN b the resetsiag nrsfv
aud vita the fadgx Of cool air an s<sraslf.
vas so effected; Mn. wiieoz vas dis
cCFered II the ladies' s.ressiEse .rrs5rs nssg1
probably had died Gu tbs raasarpt ~ -.
collision. a.. Il got crushed 4, d@z.a- sf,s
must hare saceuFnss q Eisstssf irur1sssiat..lv
- tflAaiinz tsl- eseaying sseAsa.
When hFss saw Nj. Wilcox, he wss
sssnEit1S hsttess aEd ea1tiesz On The ., Al.
tSfle- ar9 seeraing t6at his wife nzs es1-
st-Eals aints1s5 TIE sref x. h. Fukaed - en-
ter tse Pullman. hat vas driven back vita
otsffs bD asseEnytea toe tax
No other passengers were injured bT the
cosilsse2, except Miss :. T. Barnes. Of Chi
ergo, sa@se snkie wss spfaiaed a. she
tue sleeper were: Miss / & Bangs. 81
On esq Il - Bes-te sssyer, Of Dss ian, ID
aud Der brssfner, las auyer. Mr. aud Mrs.
wilcox. Of Portland. ". ID. Wkshbura, ri.
OF AAnsieapplis. aas myseiL The sock II
the colilsioo. sfrEnge 10 saF as nos
great. and 0niY one or two passengers were
thrown OF their feet when the engineer
Of our locomotive realized the danger Il,
which his train sfes5d. he a. oaee turea
TIE throttle vide open. the s1gdeu ADD
Tremendous strain breaking tue coupling
as II made Of stay our car uas therefore
al u Etaudstia. The IFeiEat train had %
cars, and when II struck the passenger
train IL drove the latter forward fully 100
fsef, tearing up the sleepefs for the length
Of two rails. Tae engine Of the frsixh,
penetrated the sleeper ah0at eight feet.
and II as due 20 the substantial structure
Of The car that II Was not demolished
throughout lie entire seBgts.
II tBtnk the freight tr4ia wss usyfag
AZ a speed OF 10 or Il miles an hour as the
time Of colli1ing. and | Ok this as TIE
neef was diving his engine 81 = miles
per hour before going over the switch
into Pgyalinp station. II WAS foggy At toe
time, and II is eyident that he only dis
covered that ne was adjacent TO the Sta
ton when the switch was passed lie
had then only 20 ards IN which TO re-
dnce his speed. and this he attempted by
Immediately reversing his engine IL was
observed that the drivers OF tue freight
locomotive were revolving backwards for
4 IUl8t W. itEA NtA1tt ZIG Hnre HEE KA4A
was reached.
on striking, the tender OF the freight
[ engine " rs driven into the cab. and The
I freight following. In the force 0i It's mo
meutum. raised the tender in the air and
threw IL completely Of the track. Toe Gu
I gineer, who had stuck to his post man
Z fully Till the last a0ment. attempted TO
Jump an instant before the crash occurred
I aud was staining between the cab aud ten
der when caught and piuioned by the
I trunk in their iron embrace.
His injuries. externally, were few, aud
/ the chief hurts sustained were Internal
( He exhibited great f0rtlfade under ais sui
/ iefings aud never uttered a gTcan from the
/ time he MAS caught until taken 10 Tacoma
| about two o'clock in the evening on a
4 train composed Of one car ana eaboose.
/ Although rattoEa-. II was evident test he
was In loss condition. and IL appeared
( strange 10 meet OF TIE passengers that a
physician was not appointed to accompany
/ him TO Tacoma. The aga hy OF the railroad
[ hands towards the injured man excited
/ surprise among those present; and, in fact.
the only attention paid him was that
which be received from several of the pas
I SenKers who administered medicine To him
according to medical instructions.
he firemen jumped when about 10
yards from the scene Of the collision and
escaped uutuiured.
Most OF the passengers who escaped were
Obliged 10 remain some time on the plat
/ form in desbabilie, a. garments were for
gotten IN the rush for safety, aud their alb
senee unnOted ia the prevailing excite
Z meui
The passenger train was COMPOSED OF a
( baggage ear, q smoking car, a passenger
car and Pullman sleeping car. None of
these received injury except the Pullman,
I The rear end Of watch. as has been stated,
was shattered for eight feet of its length.
The glass throughout the tratn was com
pleteiy shattered, either by the shock or
I from The efforts Of those who attempted 81
release Mrs. Wilcox"
PASSENGERS coon LICK.
Mr. Phillips. Of the firm 81 Wand &
Phillips. Juussn. Alaska. who was pa>sen'
ger on the steamer Idaho on her last yoy-
age down which came so near
from Portland TO facpmA on the train that
was afterwards wrecked. GA arriving al
Tacoma Mr.. Phillips inquired how Ions
the train would lie over. and being In
formed that an hour at least would
pass before the DEPARTURE was made
he decided on max ing he trip 10 Seattle by
teamer. Just nj this iencfure the whistle
al a departing steamer blew and MI.
Phillips entered the ear for HIS yalise aud
hurried 20 the landing where he succeeded
In catching the boat. He states that he
occupied berth in tie rear Of the sleeper
so ba9iy smashed - the engine OF tbs
freight train aud tu which Mrs wilcox
met her death. Mr., Phillips expr ssed
great thankfuliness at bis escape, a. II Il
main in the berth until The
morning is well speut What with
his experience ou the Idaho. supplemented
by that of the trip To Portland. Mr.. Phillips
considers a Stay at home life IN Juneau IA
preferable,