The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-05-03
WRECK ON THE o. C. s. E.
Jos. Wilcox Killed Instantly and
John Campbell Died Today.

The worst wreck in the history OF the
Oregon Pacific occurred yesterday after
noon at 3 80 o'clock at bridge q, just
west of tunnel No. 3, about one and a
half miles east of Pioneer and twelve
miles east of Toledo, the nearest tele-
graph office. The freight train was go
ing west. 1t had just unloaded several
cars of ties, passed through the tunnel
and upon the bridge, when, as nearly rs
| can be told, one of the cars jumped the
] track, the jar OF the humping causing
the bridge to break and go down. 1t
fell just as the engine had crossed, the
cover to the bridge pinning the engine
to the ground as the tender hung over.
There were sixteen cars. including the
caboose, and all went down but the ca
| boose.
1 The engine was in charge of Mr.. Cas-
| teel, with Robert Pursifull as fireman.
They We're uninjured, except burn re-
ceivrd by Pursifull.
| On the third car from the front the
conductor, John Campbell, was sitting,
near the east end with his feet off the
| edge. The next car was fiat car, and
upon this Jos. Wilcox was standing. As
1 thSg eNht hONA WIS thIpWh
| upon the fiat car and the box car upon
the fiat, pinning him under it, while
Wilcox was thrown off into three or four
feet OF water directly under the cars.
Robert Fowler, the head brakeman, was
| on the rear box car. From him the
Democrat gets the particulars of the ac-
cldent. He saw the cars going down.
and quickly putting on the brakes, slid
| and jumped 10 the ground just in time
to save himself, as II was he received
bad bruise on his right ear.
Assistance was secured from Pioneer
as quickly as possible, and the local train
soon appeared. Mr.. Campbell was pried
out from under the box car, and was
found TO be dangerously injured. Both
legs were crushed and an arm broken and
he was generally bruised and cut up.
He was taken to Mr.. Millers near by,
where he died at 80 this afternoon.
His remains were Immediately placed on
special train which left for Corvallis.
His parents were by his side at the
time of his death. Mr.. Wilcox
was gotten out OF the water after
much difficulty. His back and neck were
broken and he was otheswise badly
bruised. His watch had stopped at 5 IS.
DIR. Rich was the first surgeon present,
while DIR. Maston, the roads surgeon, was
taken over on a special wrecking train,
which left at ESQ O'Clock in the evening,
and which returned at d O'Clock this
morning.
The remains of Wilcox were brought
TO Albany, where his wife was at the
time OF the accident, and will bc taken
to Philoma,h. where the parents OF the
deceased reside, for burial Mr.. Camp
BELLS parents reside in Corvallis. Mrs.
+. U. viii OF this city. is a sister Mr..
Campbell was popular Young man. o;
sterling worth, and was Commander OF the
ten: OF Maccabces OF this city.
The bridge at the place of the accident
is thirty-five feet above the water which
is four or five feet deep. II was said 10
be safe and in good condition and the ac-
cident undoubtedly would not have oc-
CURED bat for the jumping of OF n car
directly on the bridge
An examination ci the iimbcrs of the
bridge revealed the fact that 4 car Lad
jumped the rails and bumped on the ties
across the bridge, causing it 10 break
down.
Conductor Campbell was not in the
habit of riding on the front OF the train,
and il is said this was the first time il
was remembered when he had doae ~.
Mr.. Fowler generally going ahead
The remains Of Mr.. Wilcox were
brought TO Albany this noon. His wife
has the sympathy OF all in her great az
fiction.