Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-04
MET ON THE TRACK.
Disastrous Collision Near
San Fernando.
TWO Kill LLED-MANY INJURED.
A Relief Train Quickly Forward
ed-Latest Obtainable.
Particulars.
TWO KILLED-MANY INJURE

Associated Press Dispatches to the HEEALD.
A disastrous wreck occurred on th'
Southern Pacific Railroad near thi
city at AS last night, resulting in thu
death of two men and seriously injur
ing several more. Freight train No
"a, bound for the North, had reached
q point about mile south OF the Sal
Fernando tunnel when it collided witt
a work train coming in this direction
No. "a was handled by two engines, al
Is customary in all north-bound freigh
trains, and both of these, together
with the engine of the work train anC
four or five cars, were thrown from the
track and smashed to atoms. Engi
neer Westerfield, of the work train
was instantly killed, as was also Fire
man Brooks, on the head engine o
No. "a, both OF the engineers, Macklir
and Feazale, on hat train escaping
with their lives, though seriously
injured. The foreman of the work
train and five or six laborers
also received severe injuries, though
at this hour, owing to the difficulty Of
communication, it is impossible to OBJ.
tain full particulars. Directly intima-
ton of the disaster reached this city
the wYecking train was manned, and
takiog with it the company's physi-
clans, DIR. Kirkpatrick and DIR. -,
proceeded at once to the scene.
An emigrant car was attached
containing quantity of bedding and
necessaries for the injured men, and
the train flew to the spot as fast as
steam could carry it. A second train
was then made up containing machin-
ists' plements and the necessaries
for clearing the track, and this has
tened in the wake of the relief train.
On arrival at the spot telegraphic
communication was at once made
with the city and the following
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS
Were obtained. The wreck lies in
such position that it is impossible to
remove it in few hours, SO a sub
sidiary line is being constructed
around il, and it is estimated that
train will be able to pass by about
O'Clock this morning. Train No.
10, from San Francisco, due here
at 1850 p. NJ, and the Santa
Barbara train, due at 9:O5 P. NJ, are
both on the other side of the wreck
waiting to get to town. The Injured
men have been attended to by the
surgeon and put upon the relief train,
which will at once return to town,
and is expected to arrive about 3 A.
NJ The engine on which Westfeld
was killed is No. 1875, and the one on
which Brooks met his death No. 1893.
Weste,field was only twenty eight
years Of age and was married about a
year ago. He resided in this city, as
do also his mother and sister.
Brooks identity could not be es-
tablished at the hour of going to
press.
Train No. 20 was held at the depot
all night waiting for the track to be
cleared,
LATEST DETAILS.
At 40 the relief train conv ying
three of the injured men arrived in
tn. city. Engineer Feszele was on
board with badly bruised leg and
hurt in the back; j. Fitzgerald, labor
er, fractured collar-bone, and Gregorio
with right leg badly crushed above the
knee. Engineer Macklin was left at
San Fernando and is not seriously
hurt. A Mexican named Bernardo
was conveyed to the San Fer
nando hotel badly cut in the head
and will probably die. A
number of others more or less in
jured, were also left at that town, and
those needing particular attention will
be brought down on No. 10.
The men brought here were
conveyed to the Sisters Hospital in
ambulances which were in waiting
at the depot. Coroner Meredith was
notified, and at once left for the scene
of the disaster to hold an inquest.