Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-04-14
MET ON THE TRAtK.
DISASTROUS COLLISION NEAR SAN
 FERNANDO.
Two Kiiied-MAny Injured.

Two KiiIed-MAny Injured.
 QLos Angeles Hsrald)
 A disasterous wreck occured of the Southern Pacific RsI road near tui. city at 6:45 on the 4 b resulting in the dssth of two men and seriously injuriDg seye- rsl moe. Freight train No. 24. bound for the NJrIh, bad reached point bout a mlle south of the San Fernap- do tunnel when 1t oollided with a work laiB coming ID tbIs direction. No. "A Ras handled by two engines, as IS cnstc- mary in all nOrth-bound freight trains. and both of these, together win the CD zine of the work train and four or i've ,srs were thrown from the track and smashed to atom. Engineer Weeter- ield. of the work tram. was instantly killed, ss was also Fireman Brooks, o1 she head engine of No. 24. both of the engineers. M ,ckHn aud Feszsle, On hat train escaping with their lives, though seriously injured. The foreman of the work train and i've or six laborers 'lso received severe injuries, though si shIs hour, owing to the diflcult Of Accommodation, it Is impossible to oo- tain full particulars. Directly IDtimatiop 0fthe disaster reached this city the wreckiDg tram was msuned, and taking Sith it the company's phl slciSns, Dr Kirkpatrick snd Dr. -, procseded st once to the scene. An emIgrnpt Ger gas attached coptsiping a qusptlty Of bedding and neoosssries for the injured men, and the train fl " to the spot ss fast as stesm could carry it, A second train WAS then made up coptsing msch- mist implements and he necessities for clearing the trsck, and this hsstened In the wake of the r-lIef train. On ar rIvsl st the spot telegrsphic cDmmunI- cation was at once made with the cisy md the following
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 were obtained. The wreck lies in such a position that It "a impossible tO re- move it ir a few hours, SO 8 subsidiary me is beng constructed around it, and iT is eatimsted thst trains will be able 70 pass by about 5 o'clock this morniug Tram No. l9. from San Francisco. due here at 7:5O p. D.. md the Santa Bar bsrs trsIp, due al 6.O5 p. DO are both ID tue other sIde of Ihe vrtck waiting 10 get to town. The injured men have been attended to b. the su geon and put upon the relief train. which will st once return to town. Ged is expected 10 arrive about three s. m The engine ob Shich Wester6-ld was killed is l95, and the one on which Brooks met his death Nc. 19S.
 Wes;erfield was only 2s years of age and vas married about year ago. He resided in this city. ss did bis mother aod slster.
 Brooks identity could not be estsb- lished st the hrur of going to press.
 Trsin No. 20 WIS held st the depot all night waiting for the track to be cleared.
 LATEST DEIAILs-
 At 1:40 the relief train conveying three Of the injured uen arrived in the city. Engineer FeaZele was on board with badly bruised leg snd hurt ID the back; J. Fitzgerald, lsbs.rer. fractured collar bone, and Gregorio with right leg badly crushed shove the knee. Engineer Mscklin was left st San Fer nsRdo and is not seriously hurt. A Mex icsn named Bernardo wss conveyed to the San Fernando hotel b4dlT cut ID she head and V II prob ably die. 4 Lum- her of others more or less inju'ed, were also left at that town, and 'hCss need ing particular attention will be brought down on No l9.
 The men brought here were conveyed to tbe Sisters Hospital ID ambulsnces ~hich were in waiting at the depot. c roner NJ redith was notified. and at once left for the scene of ihe disaster to hold an inquest.