The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-01
TRAIN DERAILED.
Accident on the California Pa
cife Near Sacramento.
Cars Thrown Over a Trssle and Smashed
Into SpllnterS
L Postal Clerk Instantly Killed and Many
Persons IHiured-A Passengers
Story Of the Wreck.
fpecial.to THE MoRSrSs GALL

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 31.-The worst acei-
dent that has happened on railroads In the
vicinity OF this city occurred this afternoon
seven miles west of here on the California
Pacific road. The regular local train for
San francisco left the city at sos O'clock,
and was wrecked while crossing the trestle
near Webster Station. - III:
The train was drawn by a locomotive in
charge of Engineer William Beldin, one. of
the most experienced and careful engineers
on the road. II. II. Wells was the con-
ductor. The train was composed of COM
bined mail and express. car, baggage-car,
pa1lor-car. smoker and two day coaches.
There were about $50 persons on the train,
including the train men. The palace car
contained eight, the next coach fifty or
sixty and the other two about thirty each.
The train was going at the average rate
Of speed when it encountered warped
rail, caused by the excessive heat. The
locomotive left the track and went bump
ing along over the trestle, when Engineer
Beldin opened the throttle OF the engine and
pulled loose from the mail and express car.
This and the baggage-car went over the
side of the trestle, turned half somersault
and landed bottom side up, the fall smash
ing them into splinters.
The parlor-car next went over, end first,
the rear portion resting against the trestle
in such q manner as to prevent the smoker
from going over. The other coaches, al
though they left the track remained on the
ties, as. did the locomotive
Instantly there Was excitement and alarm,
and those who were not injured scrambled
out to assist in recovering from the wreck
the less fortunate. Tie FIST thing Con-
ductor Wells did was to ds patch Brakeman
Edward Newlands to this city for
relief, and it was o'clock when
he reached Superintendent Wrights
office. He ran most of the way and was
completely Frustrated when he got here.
He delivered his message and special
train of two coaches with surgeon left Tor
the scene of the disaster.
:. Meantime the work of rescue was going
on. Dr. G.. NJ. Dixon of this city was pas
senger on the train, and he attended to the
injured, making them as comfortable as
possible until the relief train arrived. At
tention was first given to the demolished
mail and baggage-cars. --....
Mail.Agent NJ. E. Quimby, who resided
at POS Eddy street, San Francisco. was
found terribly mangled and dead. The chief
Injury was TO his head, the scalp on the
right side being torn away from below
the ear to the crown, and he was otherwise
bruised. Death must have been instantane-
Gus. He had been on the road many years
and was an elderly man.
No other person was killed, but several in
the parlor and smoking cars were more or
less injured. and they received prompt at
tention. Fortunately the ladies' and chill
dren were in tile rear coaches, and none Of
them were injured, although all the passen-
gers were badly shaken up.
George W. Grayson Jr., with Hall, Luhrs
bee & Co. Of this city, was injured about the
chest and back. He was brought here and
is doing nicely. His physicians do not an
ticipate serious results.
G. a. Penniman of San Jose received a
cut over the left eye, leg was bruised and
one hand cut
W. H. Clark, porter of the parlor car,
suffered fracture Of the right thigh. His
shoulder was also bruised.
Edward S. Parks. a messenger for Wells,
Fargo & Co., had his left foot broken at the
ankle, his right arm bruised and back
sprained. -..-. =..=-...- r; i
=: George Il. Maxwell, a lawyer of San Fran
CISCO sustained an injury to his left leg and
was badly hurt about the head. /. ~. :. +.
-. J.H. Caldwell of San Francisco, tra7-
eler for a cigar factory, received severe
scalp cut over his left eye and his upper lip
was cut through. IT. :...-. = =. p.
E. Patsans, solicitor for a local transfer
company. received a cut on the forehead.
- c. +. Hall, theatrical manager, had one
hand injured and complained Of being gem
orally bruised. H. H.:
When therelief train arrived most of the
injured were brought back to this city,
while others, who resided at the Bay, con-
tinued their way with the rest of the pas
sengers, who were transferred to the train
arriving from Woodland and taken to.
Davisylle.>.:.
A gentleman who was a passenger on the
train says he had been In several railroad
wrecks, but never knew passengers to &C t
SO calmly. :.......-
" The body of Quimby was forwarded to
San Francisco. r.
The track will be cleared tonight.