Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-13
RAN OFF A BRIDGE.
A Terrible Railway Disaster
in Oregon.
A Southern Pacific Trains
Frightful Leap.
Several People Killed and Long
List of Wounded.
Hardly Passenger Escaped Without Re-
ceiving Serious Injuries-Par-
ticulars Meagre.
Associated Press Dispatches.

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 12.-News has
been received here that south-bound
passenger train on the Southern Pacific,
run off bridge between Salem and
Turner. Particulars are meagre.
A wrecking train with physicians left
here about midnight for the scene of
the wreck. 1t will, however, not reach
there until late, as the distance is about
sixty miles.
One report received says every car in
the train, except one Pullman sleeper,
went off the bridge.
A reporter from Salem went to the
scene, but has not yet returned. 1t is
reported here that the engineer and
fireman were both killed, and many OF
the passengers injured.
News from the Wreck.
SALEM, Ore, Nov. 12.-News from the
wreck has been received. Engineer
John McFadden, Fireman Finneal and
an unknown man, riding on the front
platform, were killed. In all about
dozen were seriously injured. Nearly
every passenger on the train was in
jured. Conductor Conser G. Griebel
was badly wounded.
A Long List of Injured.
The wounded and injured are
Captain Jack Crawford, the poet
scout, bruised.
Charles Vaugn, Forest Grove, leg
broken.
Frank Cleaves and wife, formerly Of
Salem, backs hurt.
r. F. Dodd, Victoria, 3. c., broken
leg.
John Pengily, Tacoma, hips out of
joint; wife also hurt.
w. S. Bowen, Portland, shoulder
probably broken.
Captain Evell, San Francisco, both
legs broken near ankle.
Myer Wolheim. Mt. Vernon, Wash
ington, tongue, side and hand bruised !;
mashed in the fall. His tongue was
almost bitten in two.
Samuel Anson, New York city. side,
and back sprained. p
Mrs. T. G. Berley and May and Willie
Boyle, Missoula, Mont, the former badly
shaken up and the latter uninjured.
| Wilson Berry, North Dakota, throat
injured, but not fatally.
G. M. Burrough, Ellsworth, Kansas,
pack Spralned.
Fred Waite, Ellsworth, Kansas, back
broken.
Waite's injuries will probably be fatal.
He was en- route to Eugene.
Miss Laura Eckfeldt, OF San Francisco,
hand broken.
Sallie Eckfeldt, not hurt.
| Clara Hamlet, Tacoma, arm broken.
| DR.. Hamill and wife, Philadelphia
both spines badly hurt; just returning
from trip around the world.
1. L. Kimberle, Neenah, Wis, back
badly hurt.
Mrs. Canneng and infant-Mrs. Can
neng very badly hurt.
G. Griebel, drummer for the Val
Blatz Brewing company, Milwaukee,
thigh broken.
"Pete'' B. Beckley, OF Oakland, Ore.,
ribs broken and back injured.
Hannah Fisey, North Dakota, spine
Arthur Enron, Seattle, collar bone
broken; cut and bruised about the side
and body.
Eugene Fish, Tower, N. D., leg
sprained and side bruised.
Miss Nellie Starkey, Portland, perhaps
fatally injured internally.
Charles Berry, Tacoma. badly bruised.
J. Jay Nestel, New York, back hurt.
Lera Berry, Tacoma, side injured mot
fatally.
G. q. Newham, Pheasant Fords, Can
ada, painfully injured about the throat.
j. B. Roach, Tacoma, left side bruised
and face bruised and internally injured.
Jas. McGarry, United States Marshal
from Salt Lake City, nose broken, leg
probably broken and body injured in
ternally. Fears are that he will bleed
to death.
W A. Freak, Portland, ankle broken
and probably his leg.