The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-11-08
WRECK.
.os. 7 and 10 Come
Together at Saliva.
|qHE RESULT OF THE COL
LISBON.
Killed and a Number Wounded-En-
gines and Cars Demolished.

One OF the worst train wrecks that
ever happened on the Truckee Division
Of the Central Pacific occurred Sunday
morning one mile west of Saliva, a
small station about eight miles west OF
Wsdsworth, between freight trains No.
10, west-bound, and No. Z, east bound,
resulting in the death OF six men and
the wounding of several others. No. los
8 crew was: Engineer David w. Strong,
fireman Charles w. Givan, Conductor
is. H. Rocky, and Brakemen G. T.
Hinkle and Ed. Leach. No. 7 had the
blowing crew.: Engineer James Bird,
Fireman Thomas Morsehead, Conductor
George LaForge and Brakemen T. O..
Berry and A. Reeves.
THE TRAINS coLLIDED
In acut on a sharp turn in the road,
rendering it impossible to see for any
distance ahead. They were both run
ming at a high rate of speed and came
together with such force that the en-
CINE Of No. 10 nearly changed places
with that Of No. 7, resulting in the
death of Ed. Leach, brakeman on the
west-bound, and Charles Givan, fire.
man on the same train, and four
tramps, who have not yet been identi-
fed, and injuring several others. James
Bird, engineer on No. 7, had his left leg
broken at the ankle very badly. Tom
Morsehead, fireman on No. 7, was quite
severely cut about the head T. o. Berry,
left arm slightly cut, and William A.
Vose, a tramp, severe scalp wound and
otherwise bruised, and his recovery is
doubtful. He says he is from Rockford,
ILL.,, and has a wife living there. Four
teen cars were badly wrecked, five or six
OF them being smashed to kindling
wood.
UNFORTUNATE.
Brakeman Leach was on the engine Of
his train, and was caught between the
boiler head and the tank. Both legs
were crushed to a pulp, and caught in
such a way that it was impossible to get
him out. He lived about two hours
after the collision, being perfectly con-
scious all the time, and begged his
companions to kill him and end his sui
ierings. After death it was found nee
essary to cut off one leg close to the body
in order to extricate the body from
the wreck.
The injured, James Bird, I. 0. Berry,
Charles Givan, Tom Morsehead and
Vose, the tramp, were taken back to
Wadsworth. Drs. Thoma and Berg
stein of Reno and Drs. Jackman and
Richardson of Wadsworth were prompt
ly on the scene and accompanied the IN
lured to Wadsworth. Fireman Glvan
lived but a half hour after arriving
here, but long enough for his father'
"oJueT, llCLIe DrOCD6To diiu DASoSN
him before he died. Their grief was
painful to witness. Givan however,
seemed to be unconscious OF his sur
rOundings. He was taken in the depot
and laid on an operating table W
Undergo the operation OF
MOTIVATION OF HIS LEG
which was badly smashed; the DOCTORS
however, seeing that death was close az
hand, did not perform the opera'ion'
and in a few minutes he was dead.
The doctors then, Immediately went
to James Bird, whose leg was SO pau'y
broken at the ankle that the pohe'
protruded, and after an exanlina'ion
concluded, that they might be aoie ~
save the foot. They then devoted 'heii
attention to yose, the injured tramp