The morning call., 1890-06-10
ALONG THE RAIL.
Exaggerated Accounts of the Col.
lisiOn on the DOnahue Line.

The officials of the DOnahue road were
busy yesterday investigating the cause of
the collision at Reeds Station on Sunday
evening. OF this accident General Manager
Whiting said yesterday:
The accounts published in some of the
morning papers regarding this mishap were
greatly exaggerated. When the trains came
together both were running Slowly, and the
shock was so slight that none of the passen-
gers knew that collision had taken place.
Neither of the engineers or firemen were
injured, and this talk of the passengers be-
ing badly shaken is all rot, and emanated
from the brain of some reporter who did
not know his business, but who evidently
knew that it was his duty to make as much
of a sensation as possible, even at the ex-
pense of disregarding facts.
The damage to the engines was very
Slight. As far as we know the facts of the
case are as follows: Ihe engineer OF the
excursion train had orders to side track at
Reeds Station, which is about three and
half miles from Tiburon Ferry, and there
meet the regular train from San Francisco,
which leaves the ferry at 6:15. As he re-
ceived and signed the order he must have
forgotten all about meeting train until he
had passed the switch, or for some reason
could not stop his train ut this point. How
ever, he passed the switch only a short dis
tance and had brought his train to almost a
StanQStill Wne0 the trains met. lNeTe was
no severe Shock" and people were not
. thrown from their seats" ana no one was
injured" ana ''the engines were not torn to
pieces"
The managers of the San Francisco and
North Pacific Coast Railway are making
preparations to accommodate the immense
wool shipments which will be hauled over
their road from Ukiah to San Francisco
Immediately after the general sale, which
will take place on the 18th. ukiah, at this
season of the year, is sort OF WOOL depot,
this product being hauled In wagons from
the surrounding country for many miles.
All the Mendocino County wool, which is
Of very fine quality and quoted higher than
that grown In any other section OF the State,
is brought here for SALE When this prod
uct from the country Is about all In gen.
eral selling day is announced and the wool
buyers find many qualities OF this article to
select from. Wool shipments this year will
be unusually heavy.
A party of $50 tourists, members of the
RAYMOND & Whitcomb excursion which re-
Gently arrived on the Coast from New York
and Boston, left yesterday for Alaska.
A fter doing the principal cities aud places
of interest in the north the party will sail
from Tacoma on tn e 18th inst in the steam
ship Queen, of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company. In Alaska will be visited Ju-
neau, Douglas Island, Fort Wrangel, the
Muir Glacier in Glacier Bay. Sitka and
other points of interest. The party will be
under the charge OF Charles ii. wilson OIL
Boston, Mass.
According to the agreement of the East
ern roads rates this morning went up TO the
old tariff. These apply to all points east of
the Missouri River, as follows: First-class
tickets to New York are now held at
$50 65; to Chicago, S72 80. Second class
To New York, S62 10; to Chicago, S47 80.
The last Raymond and Whitcomb excur-
sion OF the season will leave for the East
tomorrow. For this trip there have been
booked about 125 people. and four carloads
will be sent via salt Lake City and three
via Portland.
C. 81. KNAPP. Assistant General Freight
Agent of the Chicago and Northwestern.
VINO has been in town for the past few
days, left last evening for Chicago via Los
Angeles.
W. H. Hubert. Assistant General Pas
senger Agent Of the Union Pacific, left on
Saturday for Chicago.
C. j. Wilder, Freight Auditor of the
Southern Pacific Company returned from
Shasta on Saturday evening.
Z. NJ. Peabody, Vice President of the Rio
Grande Western, is expected in the city to-