The herald., 1893-06-01
met the party bstween here and Ra-
VIENNA, and attended TO the injured.

met tn8 party DetWe6H more anu ho
VIENNA, and attended to the injured.
INTERVIEW WITH PASSENGER.
While waiting at the depot last night
for carriages, Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Hudson,
Mr.. Holden and Mr.. German were inter-
viewed bya HERALD reporter in regard
to the disaster.
Mr.. Wilson said: "Mr. Shatto, Hol-
den and myself left the city last Monday
evening to prospect some placer mines
northwest OF Mojave. We returned to
Moiave this afternoon about 3 O'Clock,
and discovered that the first passenger
train to this city would not pass that
point until early in the morning. We
decided not TO wait, and took the local
freight train.
The car we occupied was long ca
boose. There was one passenger in the
car when we got on at Mojave. Mr..
Giggey and Mr.. Hudson also got on
with us. At Rsvenna two other passen-
gers embarked about about Eve minutes
before the crash came.
THE FATAL sMAsHUP.
"Our positions in the car were about
as follows: Mr.. Shatto was lying upon
his blankets in the front end OF the
caboose with his head towards the next
car. Hr Holden was in chair at his
feet. Young Colora was on the
same side. / was seated in chair
on the opposite side leaning against the
forward end OF the car. Mr.. Hudson
was near me, and Mr.. Giggey near him.
The other passengers were seated about
the center of the car.
"The crash came without any warn
ing. The train had begun to pull out,
when suddenly the caboose was smashed
into from the rear and driven into the
next car. The shock was terrific. The
floor OF our caboose was driven under the
forward box car.
.sThe end OF the car smashed Mr.. .Shatto
on the head crushing and also dislocat-
ing it. He was buried under mass
of timbers and iron. Mr.. Hudson
wae'knocked toward the end OF the car,
and in some manner managed to escape
from the debris through small win
dow. 1t seemed to me as II | was sud
denly pinned down, but the load was
shortly raised from me and / managed
to crawl out"
"In my opinion" said Mr.. Holden,
"the reseon that we were not ground to
pieces was, that the car was on curve,
the side on which Mr.. Shatto and my
self were being on the outside, when
the on.coming train struck us 1t drove
our car at slight angle against the for
ward box car, and the main part Of the
floor OF that car came against our side
with full force and not directly against
the head of the caboose. The side on
which Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Hudson sat
not directly receiving the floor of the
box car" In this opinion the other
gentlemen fully agreed.
81 tell you" said Mr.. German, 81
have railroaded for years and | never
saw such an accident as that turn out as
it did. How we managed to escape
instant death was miraculous"
One of the brakmen of No. 90, who
had charge of the special carrying the
wounded, was questioned by the repor-
ter as to the probable cause OF
the disaster. The brakeman said
that q signal man wac
out for the extra, even after No. 23
ha& begun TO pull ont from tne watering
station, but in some manner the engi-
neer failed to Hee the signal, with the
fatal result.
MIR. sHATTo's CAREER,
Mr.VEeorge r. Shatto, who was killed,
was one OF the best known residents Of
this city. He first attracted general at
tention to himself by his purchase of
Catalina island, and his many successful
real estate ventures. Since the days Of
1887 he has been a prominent figure in
the real estate and financial worldH, and
had accumulated fortune.
1t is but recently that he completed
his magnificent residence, 945 Orange
street. This is an imposing structure
which overlooks Westlake park, and
is one of the finest places in the city.
Outside Of his business affairs Mr..
Snatto was little known, his only public
position being short term ae a mem
Der of the police commission. He was
man OF excellent traits, of remarkable
financial ability, and was possessed of
an unsullied character, his integrity and
mental cleanliness being his attributes.
He was only 40 years of age and q ma
tive of Ohio. He has not been in active
business for some time, the care of his
property and fortune occupying his
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