The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-15
ALONG THE RAIL.
The Disaster Near Salem, Oregon,
Attributed to Train. Wreckers.
Reward Of $4,000 offered for Their Appre.
hension-Calif1rnia Fruit Shipments.
Passenger Travel.

No definite information has as yet been
received by the officials at Fourth and Town
send streets regarding the causes which led
to the disaster of Thursday at Lake Labash
crossing, near Salem, Oregon. From such
news as has been obtained, however, they
are confident that the derailing of the train
is to be ascrbed to the work of train
wreckers. where depredations in Oregon for
the past year have kept travellers in almost
constant alarm. In speaking of the wreck
General Manager A. N. Towne said yes
terday:
Though reports at hand do not furnish
full information concerning this terrible
catastrophe, yet am in possession OF facts
which warrant me in saying that the wreck
was due to the removal of rail on the long
trestlecrossing by parties unknown. Though
l DO not base my conclusions wholly upon
the testimony of passengers in the accident.
yet this evidence is in my judgment sufficient
In Itself to warrant such conclusion. The
fact that the engineer whistled a danger
signal and applied his air-brakes before the
train had reached the lrestle work, proves
pretty cOnclusively thai he saw danger
ahead.
IF the bridge had gradually given away
beneath the weight of the train from de-
fective supports, as the verdict OF the Cor
oners jury would imply, what could have
induced the engineer to give danger
signal before the train had reached the
crossing? The trestle had been recently re-
paired and was in first-class condition. AS
there is every reason to believe that the ac-
cident is attributable to train-wreckers, l
am authorized to offer reward of 5000 for
information which will lead to the arrest
and conviction of the persons implicated"
CALIFORNIA FRUIT SHIPMENTS.
The shipments of California fruit overland
in October and for the first ten months of
the year were as follows:
October Oct. 80.
Dried fruit .' 5si,s0o sssss6oo
Ripe fruit 5e9,s0o "a $50, 500
Total. .................5l12 l,1oO o2,66o,loo
In 1888. ...... 90, 800 800 25lUO
The shipments last month were unparal-
leied, though the September total was nearly
as large. There was decrease OF 100000
pounds in ripe fruit as compared with Sep
TENDER, but an increase of 5.4S5,000 pounds
ralsibs and 1,STl.000 pounds dried fruit.
The ripe fruit shipments last month were
o,OU, OU0 pounds larger than for the same
month last year. 1t will also be noticed
that some ripe fruit and canned goods from
EAST-BOUND FREIGHT.
c. J. Wilder, freight auditor of the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company, has prepared
statement showing that during October
the east-bound through freight amounted to
93, So. $40 pounds. The merchants of San
Francisco shipped 40. 26o pounds; Sacra-
mento, 16,472, 100; San Jose, 1875, 700;
Stockton, IL ,099. $50; Los Angeles, 5,9l3,S50;
MarySviile, 2,l27 ,0S0; Oakland, 1.S08,220;
Portland, 1,j53,390, aud Cotton, 1.273.6G0.
f. Nj. UnderhllI, general auditor OF the
Atlantic system of the Southern Pacific, Is
expected here on Monday from New Orleans
J. q. Galbyeth, general traffic manager of
the International and Great Northern, has
gone to Los Angeles for his health
). w. Knapp, Superintendent of the Salt
Lake Division Of the Southern Pacific, is in
the city.
OVERLAND TRAVEL.
During the month of October the overland
travel East and West over the Southern Pa
citic Railroad was as follows:
1st Glass. I'd Glass. Total.
westward .3.s5s S.479 $3.50
Total. .5,s73 s,766 IA ,l3s
A party of Southern Pacific officials, con-
sisting Of Messrs. Curtis, Pratt, Wallace,
Brown and Wilder, will leave to-day for an
inspection of the divisions, Incorporated by
o recent ORDER OF Mr.. Huntington into A. ID.
Miider's system.
General Freight Agent Smurr of the
Southern Pacific has gone to Chicago t. al
tend a meeting of the Transcontinental As
ISOLATION. II. G. BaSSett, Superintendent of
the Southern Pacific Company Coast Di-
WIS., on, has gone South.
Tie Burlington people sent out a large eX-
curSi0n yesterday.