Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-13

midnight we were gliding along
quietly towards Summer, all probably
being fast asleep, when there was Z
sudden jerk. We were wide awake
at once, and found we were falling.
The last car, in which were about
thirty men, women and children, had
broken from the other car, and we
were rolling down the side OF the
Tehachapi mountains. The car re-
volved once and then made momen-
tary stop. 1t bounded downward
again, and made two revolutions.
The last revolution landed it on the
branches OF two large trees, and there
it stayed.
THE NOISE AND SHRIEKs
Were appalling. When we stopped wa
sprang to the sidelwindows which were
above us as the car was on it's side.
and some of the men jumped up and
lifted the ladies and children through
the apertures. All followed, saving
what little baggage they could. The
stove set fire to the car and the flames
Travelled fast. We were a miserable
looking crowd as we stood on the bank
and at the burning car; smoke, fright,
broken glass and severe cuts, bruises
and associations were meted to nearly
all, but happily
NO ONE WAS KILLED.
A colored mans shoulder was dis
located and his wife appeared to be
injured internally. She had to be
carried to the car afterward and sub
sequently stayed at Fresno. A num-
ber of others suffered from more or
less serious injuries. The rest of the
train had gone on in ignorance of the
accident, the bell rope having been
snapped without ringing the bell.
The engine finally came back and as
the conductor stepped off he saw only
one man, and heard him exclaim !:
"Great God! Is there only one man
saved?"
"He soon found that we were all
alive, however. The car by this time
was in ashes, all that remained being
the wheels. Those who examined
them said one was broken, and it was
thought this was
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
The weather was bitterly cold on the
mountain, and few of us had any
clothes worth mentioning, many be-
ing barefooted. We wrapped up AZ
we'll as we could until a car came,
about an hour or so after the accident.
If the tree had not stopped us we
should probably have carried back
a number Of corpses, as an
other revolution would have been
made and the car would have struck
the rocks in the ravine below. When
we reached the station we were placed
under the DOCTORS care, and those
who wanted to 60 on took the next
train. If we only had had some water
in the car we could easily have ex-
tinguished the fire, but the fall of
course overturned the buckets OF
water and we hadn't DROP
A RAILROAD MANS STATEMENT.
Assistant General Superintendent
R. II. Pratt, of the Southern Pacific
said that none Of the passengers
thought to have been fatally hurt in
Tuesdays accident near Caliente will
die. 1t was only by miracle that
the persons in the car rolling down so
high an embankment could have es-
capped death.
THE c. p. PASSENGER WRECKED.
CoLFAx, January 12.-When the
westbound overland train No. 4 on the
Central Pacific road reached a point
three miles south of here this morn
ing, two engines and the express car
left the track through the spreading of
the rails. The engines ran into a
bank on the west side Of the track,
entirely demolishing the machinery,
and breaking engines, cabs and
tenders into splinters. The front
end of the express car was
crushed into the rear tender and
engine. A large force was put at
work clearing the wreck, which
was not accomplished until even
ing. The passengers were brought
back to Colfax, and afterwards
transferred to train sent from Sacra-
mento. John Wright, the engineer
OF the first engine, was badly cut
about the head and injured in the
hip and back. Frank Smith, first
fireman, received internal injuries in
the chest. Joseph Day, engineer on
the second engine, was hurt in the
shoulder and had two ribs broken.
John Mulligan, second fireman was
hurled through the window Of the
cab against the bank, but received no
injuries. No others were injured.
sMAsH-UP IN COLORADO.
DENVER, January PA train of
twelve cars loaded with ore left the
Mary Murphy mine, six miles above
st. Elmo, yesterday, for the down
trip. The engine became unmanage
able and dashed down the mountain.
jumping the track near st. Elmo,
completely wrecking the engine, cars,
and instantly killing Engineer Com
nor and Fireman Whaley.
SNOW BLOCKADE IN NEW MEXICO.
SAN Francisco, January 12.-The
Atlantic and Pacific Company is now
encumbered with a snow blockade on
it's line west of Albuquerque, N. M.
1t has delayed traffic considerably and
probably will not be gotten rid Of for
several days. w. A. Bissell, local
general agent, has instructed General
Passenger Agent Goodman, Of the
Southern Pacific, to discontinue the
sale of passenger tickets via Mojave
and Barstow until further notice.
NEW FREIGHT CARS COMING.
Heroic efforts are being made by the
Southern Pacific Company to break the
blockade on the Central Pacific. Sew
eral additional engines are out and
will bring in tomorrow the lareoGl
number Of freight cars that ever en-
| tered the yards here. The compGr1
expect to bring in about 400 cars duS'
ing The day and night.