Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-02
A SERIOUS SMACHUP
The California Pacific Wreck
Was a Bad One.
A Whole Day Required to Clear
Away the Debris.
That Only One Fatality Resulted Is
Remarkable.
State superintendent Anderson Among
the Slightly Injured-HerOic Con-
duct of One of the Seriously
Wounded.
Associated Press p1spatcses.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1.-The wreck near
here yesterday afternoon was the most
serious that ever occurred on the Cali.
fornia Pacific railroad.
A wrecking crew was dispatched to
the scene Of the accident last evening,
and worked all night. The work was
necessarily slow since the two last cars
and engine were on the trestle, and to
get them back on the rails was a diff
cult job. By noon today all the derailed
rolling stock that remained on the tres
tie was in place, except one passenger
coach, and by evening the track was
clear. The passengers had to be trans
ferred from all trains going or coming
over the California Pacific, besides those
to and from Woodland and Knights
Landing.
The engine was not injured, and the
total loss in rolling stock will be some
thing less than $4,000. Engineer Bel
den and Fireman Luzzeder stayed with
the locomotive, and were at their posts
when the engine came to a standstill
after its perilous trip over the ties. The
pony truck of the engine kept the rails,
and thus is explained the fact that the
locomotive did not take a plunge from
the trestle.
Notwithstanding the fact that several
cars were literally crushed to splinters,
Mail Agent Quimby was the only man
killed. While others received quite
painful injuries it is thought none will
prove fatal.
There was a rumor last night that
George w. Grayson, commercial trav.
eler, had died, but visit to his lodgings
today showed that he was getting along
comfortably. Grayson has severe in
ternal injuries but his nurse said he
would be able to go on the street in
few days.
Charles P. Hall, local theatrical
manager, is confined in his room in the
Golden Eagle hotel. He received
painful bruise on the forehead and
his left arm got long cut, laying the
flesh open to the bone. His left leg
was also bruised. His most serious in
jury was to his chest. heavy timber
having fallen upon it. This hurt last
night caused him to expectorate blood.
He is so stiff and sore that he cannot
turn over in bed yet. He declares he
will 60 to San Francisco tomorrow de-
spite the DOCTORS admonition to keep
quiet.
Hall was sitting in the rear end of the
parlor car when the crash came. He
threw up his hands to protect his face
and eyes. Shortly after when he re-
covered he found himself pinned down
by heavy timbers across his breast.
Some one soon rescued him and
stretched him out on the ground along
side the others injured, and when the
surgeon came up to help him he sent
him away to care for others more seri-
ously injured.
J. w. Anderson, state superintendent
of public instruction, had several fingers
lacerated but not seriously enough to
require amputation.
Richard M. Clark, porter of the draw
ing room car had his thigh broken and
arm and body bruised, and probably
will be confined to the railroad hospital
about three months.
Others who were injured are progress
ing finely and no fatalities are expected.
The accident was undoubtedly caused
by the expansion of the rails occasioned
by extreme heat.