Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-01
PACIFIC COAST.
Divers Explore the Draw
bridge Wreck.
No Additional Bodies Of Victims
Discovered.
The Ill-Fated Car Raised From the
Estuary.
The Engineer and Fireman Make Them
The Engineer and Fireman Make Them
selves Scarce-The Coroner's Jury
Impaneled.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

SAN Francisco, May 31.-No addi-
tional bodies have been recovered from
the Oakland estuary, where the narrow
gauge train was wrecked yesterday
afternoon. This leaves the list of identi-
fled dead at thirteen, as heretofore tele-
graphed. Engineer Samuel Dunn is
still missing, but is not thought to have
been drowned, as the statement is made
that he was positively identified by one
OF the Oakland railway officials short
time after the accident occurred.
A close watch was kept all night on
the Oakland estuary, where the narrow
gauge was wrecked yesterday afternoon,
and number Of boats were busily en-
gagged in dragging for any bodies of dead
passengers that might have escaped the
searchers at first, but no more bodies
were found, and it is now thought all
have been recovered.
Early this morning people focked to
the scene of the wreck, among them
being many who had friends visiting in
San Francisco, Friday, and whom they
feared might be on the passenger train.
A force OF workmen were engaged in
raising the coach which fell into the
creek. Efforts were made to get the car
upon the beach, when search might be
made under the seats for any bodies that
might have been wedged in. Several
divers who had been employed made as
thorough search of the car as they
were able, but found no bodies, and are
positive none remain therein. The en-
gine has not been seen since it crashed
from the bridge into the water.
Engineer Dunn's family reside at
Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz, and word
was received this morning that they had
received telegram stating that Dunn
was safe and we'll. A witness of the
disaster claims to have seen Fireman
O'Brien Chamber up to the wharf, after
the wreck, and also that he talked with
O'Brien later, when the latter denied
that he was on the train at the time OF
the accident.
The railroad people have begun to
drive piles and lay a span to raise the
locomotive. The names of the number
of passengers who were injured by the
fall, and by the breaking of glass, have
been ascertalned, and among them are
j. A. Cavanaugh and son, Hobabt; F.
f. Findley and G. L. Cunningham, San
Francisco; Councilman John Hackett,
Oakland, and John L. Howard, manager
of the Oregon Development Company.
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon the passen-
ger coach was hauled out from the
estuary upon the beach and thoroughly
searched. No more bodies were found.
The car was badly wrecked; all the
windows were broken, and many
wrenched out of place, showing the
effects of the struggle the passengers
made for their lives. Many of the vic
Tins have been placed in coffins, and the
bodies of E. r. Robinson and j. r.
Irwin, the Oakland victims, will be
buried tomorrow afternoon. The funer-
ais will be largely attended.
Coroner Evers summoned jury, COM
posed of E. A. Heron, j. B. McChesney,
G.. S. Naismith, T. M. Robinson, David
Rutherford, John Schumacher and j. l..
Lyon, who viewed the remains, and as
time was required for summoning wit
nesses, the Jury were excused until 8
p. m. Monday, when the inquest will
begin.
A. N. Towne, vice-president and gen
eral manager of the Southern Pacific,
said today that he had met Engineer
Dunn, Fireman O'Brien and the rest Of
the crew of the ill-fated train of Friday,
and had made thorough inquiry into the
circumstances of the accident as far as
they knew them. He wished, however,
to be excused from saying anything at
all about the results of his inquiry be-
fore the coroner's jury should render it's
verdict, as he did not want to do any
thing to influence it's action either way
as far as either trainmen or company
was concerned.