New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-14
TRAIN AND TRESTLE GO DOWN
DISASTROUS WRECK NEAR SALEM, OREGON

HUNDRED INJURED-THE UNITED STATES
MARSHAL OF UTAH BADLY HURT.
Salem, Ore, Nov. 13.-Shortly after 8: 80 o'clock
last night the overland Pacific train. soutbDound,
went on to the north end Of a long trestle over
Lake Labsh, about five miles from Salem. The
trestle must have given way as soon as the
engine struck it, and the train and trestle all
went down together. The engine was over
turned and half buried in the mud. and following
this were the tender, mail, baggage and express
cars smoking and tourist sleeper. All were
broken to pieces. The following is list of the
killed and those seriously injured:
DEAD
McFADDEN, -, engineer.
McNEAL, TIMOTHY. fireman.
Two unknown men.
CRAWFORD, JACK, the poet scout" Of Fort Craig.
". NJ; injured in the hip.
EVANSON, CAROLINE, OF Christania Norway; internal
injuries.
KIMBERLY, Mrs. d. L.. of Neenah, Wis. leg
paralyzed and internally injured
KIMBERLY, d. L., OF Neenah Wis; back sprained
McGARRY JAMES, United States Marshal of Utah; leg
broken and badly cut about the head and face in
critical condition.
SHENKEL, JOHN OF Denver; left foot smashed
Among those who were slightly hurt were
Samuel Anson, of New-York City, side and back
spraned Mrs. T. C.. Beerey and May and Nellie
Boyle of Missoula, Mont. Wilson Berry, of North
Dakota, injured about the throat G.. NJ. Barrow,
Of Ellsworth, Kan, back sprained: Frederick
Waite, of Ellsworth, Kan, back sprained, and, 1t
is thought internally injured DIR. Hammel and
wife, of Philadelphia, both injured about the
spine they were returning from trip around
the world G.. Griehel. traveller for the Val
Batz Brewing Company, of Milwaukee; G. G..
Newham of Pleasant Forks, Canada, injured about
the throat.
The train carried over 100 persons. nearly all
of whom were more or less injured.
The frst-ciass day coach, which was saved from
going over, aighted with the front end on an old
tree broken of about even with the trestle. The
seats in the car were every one broken to spin-
ters, and the partitions in the car were broken
into kindling wood Then followed the smoker.
the seats in which were nearly all broken. Next
was the tourist sleeper. in which were some
twenty-five or thirty passengers; of this number
only three were uninjured. Next was the Pull
man car Alatia, with seventeen passengers. and
only three escaped without injury. The next
and last car was the Pullman Roseburg, In which
| were fifteen passengers; only four of these es-
caped with slight bruises. In the smoker and day
coach every seat was occupied. The mail, express
and baggage cars were overturned The totai
number of deaths from the accident will probably
| reach high as ten, as many nave
sustained what, it is feared, Will prove
! serious internal injuries. The body OF
| tramp was taken out of the wreck, making Iour
| dead recovered. Tres were built along either
side of the train to warm the wounded VINO nau
| been removed from the wreck and to, light the
way of the workers who had fastened to the res
cue from this city and vicinity. Laid ont on the
| ground were the mangled corpses recovered from
| the wreck: reclining on mprovised beds about the
fires were the wounded, while standing ABOUT, lehu-
| ing what assistance they could, were those less
| seriously wounded ard around these and every
| where were the crowds who had come to help or
| from curiosity In the coaches standing on the
| fallen trestlework were the same scenes, every
available cushion being occupied by some unIor-
! tunate one more or less injured. As soon as the
| doctors from Salem arrived they set about drest
ing wounds and administering to the needs Of the
| injured. The Injured passengers wer brought TO
| this city this morning.
The bridge ~ about 600 feet long and from SIX
teen to twenty feet high. 1t is supposed that the
his engine struck it. lie gave one short whistle
| and set the brakes. The train moved ahead about
| fifty yards rs it went down.
| Portland, Ore, Nov. 13.-It is now thought
that the accident on the Southern Pacific last
| night was caused by the removal of rail by
tramps. c. Griebel, of Milwaukee, Wis, died
to-day. making five dead in all. Among the in
| ured not already mentioned the following:
| +. NJ. Mitchell, Pennsylvania, rib broken C.
Mitchell, Pennsylvania. leg broken; ii. Churston,
| Chicago, back injured; Mrs W. +. Hewitt,
Menasha Wis, right arm broken and injured in
| back: A. Weinbener, Milwaukee, injured in the
back n. r. Tyrel. Boston, slightly injured in the
side: Miss Minnie Magnus, Minnesota, foot
spraincd Miss Lottie Magnus injured in the chest
| and back: Elnora Magnus, hurt In back and side ;
George and James Magnus, slightly injured gideon
| Kellogg. Chicago. knee sprained: Olah Ekaahi
| Minnesota, chin cut and bruised
A number of the injured were brought TO this
city this afternoon.