The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-06-05
THROUGH THE DRAW.
Thirteen Lives Lost by a Horrib
AGHidanf in oakland Cal

Thirteen Lives Lost by a Horrible
Accident in Oakland, Cal.
SAN Francisco, Special.-One of 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 drawbridge over the San Antonio
creek at Webster street, Oakland. The
yacht Juniata had just passed through the
draw when the train appeared going in the
direction Of Alameda. The drawbridse
keeper endeavored 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 q1ite deep. The engineer,
Sam Dunn, and Firen. IN o. Brlen went down
with the engine. the former, when he saw
that the bridge did met 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 oa- broke
the couplinas and lefs the other two cars Of
opd ran abo1f ,s.issE ! sssE q the track. The sec
bridge and stopped, but the jar waessI It..e tne
cient to break open the front of the ca
many of the passengers were thrown
the water. The first car, which had IL
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 at the scene. The trainmen and the
rest of the passengers lent their aid to
THE WORK OF RESCUE
and when the wrecking train arrived from
Oakland the car was drawn into shallow
water, and the boats began dragging the
creek for bodies. The train was in charge
of Conductor Rerath and All extra crew, it
being holiday. The top of the passenger
coach was cut open as soon as it was raised
above the water and the work of removing
the bodies commenced, ten being taken out
in quick succession. Three women and
three girls were taken from the water
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 t1ocked to the morgue and to the
scene of the wreck. At the morgue the
bodies were laid out, as soon as received, to
await identification. The body of E. T.
Robinson, which was among those ia ken
from the hole cut in the roof of the car was
among the first removed, and was taken in
charge by Coroner Evers. The bodies of
six men and two women were brought in
soon after some of the bodies being at first
left at the receiving hospital, where the in
jured were also taken. In short time thir-
teen bodies lay on the floor and on the mar
BILE slabs of the morgue, awaiting identifca-
hou. Many heaFtrending scenes were wit
messed as the friends came forward to claim
snleir dead The list of the identified is as
follows:
. Martin Kelly, Oakland, assistant chief wharf
lnRer for the state; A. Fl. Austin, of Austin &
MMnsips, Ne san FTauciscos Miss Florence Austin,
Towin fSaIiand. sE:''1er, r San Francisco; J. B.
Cont tobp ntvxrar and Mr. WilIisns Ssn ISrgss;;,,
cisco; H. w. Aud (coloredl. Honolulu; the two
Misses keenan,, San Francisco; a Japanese boy.
who is supposed to be H. Malerta, San Fran,
cisco.