The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-03

How Umpire Ben Young Was Killed
Three Others Fatally Hurt

How Umpire Ben Young Was Killed
Three Others Fatally Hurt
TACOMA. Sept 1.-THE relief train sent
ont TO the scene Of the wreck of the east
bound overland train near Eagle Gorge last
night returned about o'clock this morn
ing with the injured passengers and the
body of Umpire Ben r. Young. who died
about 3 O'Clock last evening without re-
gaining consciousness.
The wrecked train consisted OF nine
cars. drawn by two locomotives. the first
one being one of the big decapods used on
the mountain division. The train was IN
charge of Conductor Perry and Engineer
Green. AT Eagle Gorge II was tfirty-one
minutes behind. and at the time the acci-
dent occurred was running at the rate OF
thirty miles an hour. A few miles this
side of Hot Springs station the big decapod
struck a broken rail, bat passed over 1t In
safety, followed by engine No. l02. only
the tender of which was deraiied. Both
engines passed on about $50 yards and
stopped. The baggage. express, tourist
and day coaches were derailed and
rolled over the embankment. the dining
car and two sleepers remaining on the
track. The forward engine was sent on
to Hot Springs and soon returned with
physician and such other assistance as
could be obtained there. The injured PAS
sengers were taken to one of the sieepers,
where their wounds were dressed and they
were made as comfortable as possible under
the circumstances. All this was done long
before the relief and wrecking train sent
out from here arrived on the scene, which.
according to the statement OF a gentleman
who was on board. was not until after !
O'Clock, the engineer considering 1t
necessary to proceed slowly on ac-
count of fear of colliding with .
freight train known to be somewhere along
the route. but which could not be located
on account OF the interrurtion of the tele-
graph service by the accident.
That many more of the passengers we're
not very seriously injured is considered re-
markable The greatest casualties were in
the FIRST tourist car, in which Mr.. Young
and Mr.. Keppler were riding. and which
was dashed in among the stumps and IN
derbrush.
Young's skull was fractured and his body
badly bruised The remains lie at Hoska's
undertaking rooms, and at this writing, his
relatives. who have been notified, have net
been heard from.
THE INJURED.
George z. Purple, porter OF the first tourist
sleeper. injured internally, and IL Is feared
fatally, has BEEN sent TO Spokane FalisL
George Brohasky. OF Spokane Falls, cut in
head and internally injured. not expected to
live, sent to Spokane Falls
r. g. Campbell, Hillsboro, Or. lacerated head
and face. not serious, at Fanny Paddock hospi-
tai.
K. I. Furness, district claim agent of the
Northern Pacific. Tacoma, right arm crushed.
middle firger OF right hand amputafed, at Fanny
Paddock hospital
Rw. Healy. Tracy, MINI, right leg fractured.
and Mrs. E. w. Healv, bruised obout shoulder
and scalp wounds; both at Fanny Paddock hos
pitsl.
Edward r. Reardon, Tacoma, superintendent
of bridge construction of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, bruised about body, scalp
wounds and finger cut of; at the Arlington
hotel
Mrs. Dr.. Fowler, of Holyoke, Mass, sister of
the superintendent OF the Puysllup Indian res
ervation, was badly bruised about the head
She 10 at the Tacoma hotel, and Is reported
quite low.
The track was repaired at an early hour
this morning and trains are now running
as usual.
On the train at the time of the accident
there were quite number of Seattle peo-
pie, but ali escaped injury. Among the
Seattle people were Judge Hanford and
daughter, Mrs. r Osborne, MrsC. S. Painter
and child, and Mr.. c. C. Calkins. Tele-
grams were received by residents in Seattle
yesterday morning from Judge Hanford
and from Mrs. Painter, stating that they
escaped injury, and that all the other
Seattle people did the same