Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-29
, Victims View Of the Wrrck.
PORTLAND. Nov. u, Il

PORTLAND. Nov. II, 1870.
Ep. JOURNAL: | am victim OF
misplaced confidence in the ;. 7. q
O. r, II. Was victimized on the
evening of the 18th inst, at Lake
I.abish. l expect to get over the
Injuries | r. ceived, / nave also heen
"A careful reader of the Oregoniau on
the subject of the massacre OF the
9TH. I shoull file no special Oh
lection to Manager Koenler IN the
first in.,au,e, To draw on his imagin-
alton for "A csiise for that hhrribie
disaster. and his making an effort
To get the opinion of hts enptoyes,
over whom he had control, who
knew nothing more about the affair
than know myself, ro exculpate
him FROM that condemnation that
the management of the railroad so
richly deserve. But for n presumed
intelligent man, such "a a raiirmao
manager should I've To qualify him
for a position of that kind, to persist
at this late day IN trying to turn the
mind of the public, from his ill-cun-
structed and rotten trestle, to his
imaginary missing rail, with an in
telligent and impartial coroaer's
jury's verdict and the report OF the
state railruad commission confirm
ing that verdict after careful in
uuiry, ali against him, is al exercise
of cheek unprecedented even in the
wild and woody west. Had the cor
oner's jury, Me-srs. W. W. Johns,
z. Craven. y. =. Nugent, ;. G.
Pugh, David Grierson and Edwin
Eyre, any interest in anything but
the TRUTH Are they not intelli-
gent and honest men? Was not
their findings under oath and from
evidence? Were they not present
at the wreck and viewed the prem
ises as we'll ar the bodies Of the
dead? Had the management OF the
K. Il. Co. not the cheek to suggest
vitre<e. ~ she inas~st, in which
they, as well a. the general public
had So much interest" 1t l. said
that the conclusion of the cornner's
Jury was hasty. Well, now about
tine railroad commission, Messrs. J.
?. Fault, G.. ". Colvig and Robert
Glow Are they not gentlemen OF
integrity? Don't they take an oath
of Office? Are they not intelligent?
Are they not just men? Did they
not take evidence? Did they not
examine the premises? Were not
the rails measured, counted, aud the
evidence laid before the commission?
Wa. the manager Of the Il. r. not
there? Was the evidence he offered
as well a. his own statements
heard Was not the commission in
session several days, taking the eyi-
dence? Don't the findings or the
commission say. the eoroner's jury
found the truth ="
Although their langugage is
different, see no proof of haste on
the part of the commissioners iu the
findings. Did all the witnesses be-
fore the coroner's jury and the rail-
road commission not state the truth,
except the pne individual so SUI
premely wise, known as the mana
GER
Did not the curoner's jury and the
railroad commission know that that
man with Il heart in him as big az a
church editice, who turned out his
family, and matte hospital of his
dwelling for entire straugers to him,
\. +. McAtee, 20 be truth telling
man. L. il po-siI.le living near the
railroad AMI within half 81 mile ui
the trestle thai Mr.. Mc.Atee did moi
know what IL. was talking about as
well as the other goo,i citizens who
gave testimony .u the subject"
L. this twOfuld heartles- man. the
manager, wi.-n lile news Of tho
massacre Was u'iIei him; busted
himself 10 load mp .s train of lumber
and attach II pile driver 10 The
lumbrr train aud hitch it all to;
relief train 20 thai III. relief train
would not be able 10 arrive at th'
scene of the distress for about nins
hours, " hen il "ught 10 have beer
there in thTee-arc MS statements
OF unfounded theories 90 be accepted
by the public, IA against The candle
evidence that was before, and IN thu
findings of, the coroner's jury anc
railroad commission? rather thint
not, the OregOniam notwithstand
ing. Does the Oregonian thinl
that the people are both deaf an'
blind? For shame sake accept tn
faets, ~ every i,ersOB ssss them. sns
say nothing more about 1t.
Don't persist III yDpr foolisi
theories, Mr.. Manager aud the p@o
pie will think NOR Of you. Accep
the facts. A VICTIM.