The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-30
Excursionists to Spokane
Wrecked at Yakima.
NOT IDLE WHILE THEY WAITED.
Steamer State Of Washington Runs
Ashore at Chuckanut Point
The Blanchard Crashes Into Fairhavss
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serious wreck on the Northern Pacific
railroad this morning at O'Clock 1t Old
Yakima came near proving . frightful
tragedy. The train. which consisted of
eleven cars, four of them Pullman sleepers,
dining car, two tourist sleepers and reg
ular passenger cars. was going at the rate
OF forty miles an hour after pulling out of
North Yakima. in order to make up q de-
lay Of two hours, when the axle of the
tender snapped, throwing the baggage car
and the three cars following off the track
and piling them up against each other.
Two of the sleepers were filed With
Olympia excursionists, who were pretty
well shaken up.
Express Messenger D. J. Noble had his
arm broken, and was otherwise injured.
When the express car was overturned the
safe fell on him and pinned him to the
side Of the car.
Mrs. Walter Bates. Of Tacoma, mother
OF District Attorney SHELLS wife, and whose
husband was killed by the fall Of build
ing in Tacoma . year ago, was cut badly
around the head. Her sister. Miss Emily
Flynn, of Barabo0, Wis, was severely
burned. All the wounded were attended
to, and will recover.
The accident took place on perfectly
level ground, alongside . newly -ploughed
field. Had it been on . high grade. the
whole train would have left the track, and
the loss of life would have been fearful.
The Olympia excursionists were forced
to remain in North Yakima for eight
hours, and made themselves agreeable to
their rivals for capital honors.
L.
car, had his led broken.
Dr.. Hiegs, the company's physician,
cared for and dressed the wounds Of the
injured passengers,
Two tourist cars we're stove into each
other, and the cars slid of the trucks. All
are in . confused mass. while the tender
and engine are completely demolished
The tracks bear wheel marks Of the cars,
showing that the train run 900 feet after il
was derailed. The ties are broken al
along the way.
A freight train left North Yakima about
fifteen minutes after the train was wrecked,
consequently it caught up with the train
soon after Il vas wrecked. The freight
train steamed back to North Yakima and
reported the accident The engine Of the
freight train then went back after the cars
Of the passenger train that were not
wrecked and brought them 70 North Yaki-
ma with the wounded aboard. The wreck
occurred where the track runs through
Daniel Fishers orchard. near old Yakima.
Division Superintendent ProwelI took Z
force of forty men on wrecking train and
BY 8 O'Clock had temporary track built
around the wreck. In Ill about 800 feet Of
tho road was torn mp.
The Olympia excursfonists left North
Yakima at II o'clock for Spokane Falls.
NORTH YAKIMA. Oct q. Special THE
westbound Northern Pacific passenger
train was wrecked this morning about four
miles east of this place. The forward axle
on the tender broke, the tender and i've
coaches leaving the track. The express
messenger had his arm broke, and the pas
sengers were shaken up. but none seriously
injured.
The Olympia delegation to the Spokane
exposition was delayed here some eight
hours BY the wreck this morning. They
were entertained and welcomed by q num-
Der of our citizens. In return for this they
circulated . paper booming Olympia for
the capital, which contained many scurril-
ous statements about North Yakima, its
citizens and the products of this section.
After the courteous treatment received ct
the hands of our citizens this return was
considered very ill-bred. and greatly in
censed the hospitable people of this city. .