The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-06
THROUGH THE DRAW.
Thirteen Lives Lost by a Horrit
Accident In Oakland Cal

ttuIS SScu LIVES LOSI Oy a HOfftDIS
Accident In Oakland. Cal.
SAN FRANCISCO, Spccial.--Onc the most
horrible railway accidents ever known in
California occurred to-day when the local
train connecting at Oakland with the ferry.
boats from San Francisco ran through an
open drawbridgc over the San Antonio
creek at Webster street, Oakland. The
yacht Juniata had just passed through the
draw when the train appeared gnin., i'm the
direction of Alameda. The ,lrawhridse
keeper cndcavorcd at once To close the
bridge, but it was too late, ana the engine
with its tender and first car, which was filled
with passengers plunged into the river,
which was here quite deep. The engineer,
Sam Dunn, and Fireman y Isrlen went down
with the engine. The former, when lie saw
that the bridge did not close reversed the
lever, but the momentum of the engine
was too great to be stopped in time. The
weight of the engine and the first car broke
the couplings. and left the other two cars of
the train standing on the track. The Sec
ond ran about third of the way across the
bridge and stopped but the jar was suili-
cicnt to break open the front Of the car, and
many of the passengers were thrown into
the water. The first cur, which had fol-
lowed the engine to the bottom of the
muddy estuary, soon rose, and such of the
passengers as had escaped were picked up
by the yachts and small boats which gath
cred ut the scene. The trainncn and tho
rest of the passengers lent their aid to
THE WORK OF RESCUE,
and when the wrccking train arrived from
Oakland the car was drawn into shallow
water and the boats began dragging tho
Inl IN.
of Conductor Kcrath and un extra crew, it
being holiday. The top of the passenger
coach was cut open as soon as il was raised
above the water and the work of removing
the bodies commenced, ten being taken out
in quick succession. Three women and
alive and removed to the receiving
hospital. Another young lady died
soon after being taken from the water.
The news of the accident created intense
excitement in Oakland and thousands OF
people tlorked to the norgMc and to the
bodies were laid out, as soon ;s received, TO
await identification. The body of j.. +.
Robinson, which was among those Ia ken
from the hole cut i'll the roof of the car, was
among the first removed, and was taken in
charge by Coroner Evcrs The bodies OF
six men and two women were brought in
soon alter, some Of the bodies being ut first
jurcd were also taken. In short time tlir-
teen bodies lay on the toornna ON HE mar.
BILE slabs orihc morsuc, awaiting iicnliiic:,-
ton. Many hcar.rending scenes were wit
messed as the friends came forward to claim
their dead. The list of the identified is us
follows:
Martin Kelly. Oakland. assistant chief wharf
inger for the state: a. II. Austin, OF Austin a.
Phelps, San francisco; Misc Florence Austin,
Cown Oakland; Il. II. Robinson Luigi Malcs,a,
Capt. John Dwyer and Mr.. Wums. San Fran
cisco: ii. w. Aud fcolore.l), Honolulu; the two
Misses keenan,, San Francisco; IL Jnpanese boy.
who is supposed TO be II. Maertu, San Fran
cisco,