, 1888-01-12
RAILROAD WRECKS.
Two of Them Reported by
Telegraph Yesterday.
A Strange Adventure on the
Southern Pacific.
Fatal Accidents on a New
Mexican Road.
Railroad Accidents.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Jan. IA
serious accident occurred on the Atlantic
& Pacific railroad about three miles east
Of Coolidge, N. NJ, in which eight per-
sons were slightly injured and three prob
ably fatally. 1t appears that the first
class coach attached to the regular passen-
ger train jumped the track and turned
over, making a complete wreck OF the
car.
Miss Florence Wilson-from Wood
stock, Ills, had her skull fractured and
received internal injuries from which she
will probably die. The other two persons
who have sustained probably fatal injuries
are women whose names are unknown.
Owing to the secrecy which prevails
amongst the officials of this road it is very
difficult to learn the exact facts.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. lit is re-
ported here that the Los Angeles express
train on the Southern Pacific met with a
fearful accident near Caliente last night.
Thc last car of the train, an cmigrant,
broke one of its wheels and was d. tached
from the train and vent rolling down an
embankment fifty or sixty feet. The car
tooA fire and was soon reduced to ashes.
The train had gone two miles before the
accident was discovered. A locomotive
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Several emigrants were picked up seri-
ously injured. Brakeman McCurdy re-
ceived injuries from which he died shortly
afterwards. An unknown lady also re-
ceived fatal. injuries. The injured pass
engers were left at Sumner for medical
treatment. Reports concerning the acct
dent are still meaGer.
SAN Francisco, Jan, 1l.-Among
the passengers who arrived in this city by
the Southern Pacific to-day was Mr.. Min
tie, VINO was the first to discover the acct
dent on the Tehachipi grade on Tuesday
evening. In speaking of the matter he
said: Il had Just escaped with my life
from an accident on the Santa Fe road
and, was on the alert for any fresh disas-
ter. | was half asleep in the second car
near the end of the train when suddenly
the bell rope snapped and hit me in the
face. | jumped to the door. In the rear
some distance, | saw a red light much
like a signal and | know that the emf
grant sleeping car was detached from the
train. We had just swung around the
curve.
Il started to head off the train to give
warning. Meeting the brakeman in the
next car [ asked him if he knew the last
car was detached and told him how the
bell rope hit me in the face. The dis
coVery caused some excitement, rs it was
thought the wild car would come rushing
down the track after the train and dash
ing into 1t, cause n wreck. But the train
men assured us the brakeman on the
loose car would set the brakes and get the
coach under control. 1t was now about
10 o'clock and we were three miles from
the place where the break occurred. The
train wac CfnnnnI ut n email citation, al
as the conductor and engineer were afraid
the car was still under a little Roadway, it
was decided to take the engine and 90
back. Before We reached the car we saw
a bright flame. The car was on fire.
"On the track some distance from the
burning wreck, stood the brakeman sig
mailing us with a lantern. At hat point
the embarkment was about $50 feet high
and when the car broke loose it rolled
over this. There were fifteen passengers
in the coach, but so far as could be learned
all escaped with their lives, though several
were seriously injured. George Harris,
brakeman, was injured internally. A
colored man and his wife and three chill
dren were in the coach when it rolled
over. The husband sustained n fracture
of the shoulder blade and his wife was
cut about the head aud breast. Just
how the accident occurred none could
state.
THE front truck of the coach was left
on the track, one wheel was broken and
the opinion among the trainmen was that
on rounding the curve the broken wheel
spiked the truck and the car tilted com.
pletely over. Those who had the side
down hill said that the coach turned over
AS many as four times. Its further flight
was stopped by a fence at the foot of the
~embankmcnt. The car burned up and
the passengers were taken along on the
engine and their wounds we're attended to
by three physicians who happened to be
on the train"