The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-26

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mother
zlr archie Boyd. az actcr who was -
ported missing r-as seer ~ IRE Associates
Press reporter fos1r hours altar ire acci-
dent occurred OF a trasa that passed his
point.
Stories current tonight thar serrs parts
O. re wreek caught ars after re accident
are declared q he untrue IS sre also ire
rGuors that fwo bodies As6 been found
rear PeekshfsI None % TIE Iaf&re5 are n
. serious condition tonight. ard 81 are
acing wei
A. o.cl9ck This morning tns wrscking
company made another search for TIE
bodies - the engineer ard fireman ard
Superintendent Van Ectens clerk Mr. Nc
kay Waeu the diver came Up. after TWEEN
ty-eve minutes he said
L could fnd no trace e any % ne miss
ing men and Z 6ur'g believe they are near
the engine. should say thai Il they I'D
not Jump, and & looks as 4 they id not
have time. the rush u water through the
cs b was 50 fierce that il fairly swept them
CUT and drowned them quickly. I woald
rot BE- surprised u they were half = nile
or q mile beyond the engine"
Divts1oa Super lnteucenf Mccoy decided
that none o. the cars would ever be 1T
for use again. and that. With the excep-
tion OF the cushions. there was nothing
worth saving. TIE torch was applied 20
the day coach and the combination snok-
INK ard baggage car.
The work OF raising the sleeping coach
Hermes proceeded slowly and il vas not
untl Il o'clock that Il was foated upon
a transport. Whlle being raised, the
trucks gave way and fell with q crash
into the river. The car vas t0wed down
the river and deposited on the bank. where
IL was destroyed by fire. The last coach
Of the iu-fated train. the Nlobe. was got
ten oat O. the water az O'Clock and was
also burned. The express car IL 90 yards
below. No attempt viii be made % raise
IL until tomorrow morning.
When the wTeckers brought the tackle
on the sleeping car Glen Alpine TO drag
her up. there was much excitement and
speculation. as Il was believed there must
surely De some bodies FL this car, the
most deeply submerged OF the lot When
the car had been placed on 3 scow and the
through and to the surprise Of the off,
ciaIs not a body was discovered. Some
curious things were found. however.
which tend to make the escape OF the
passengers in this car almost miraculous.
Il is believed that all IN this car escaped.
and as there we're a fun score Of hand
bags and satchels In the car, there may
have been that number of passengers.
Col. Cole. president az the state railway
commission. who is making an investiga-
ton Of the wreck, says the bank may have
given away. but IL was possible the driving
rod 81 the engine had broken and caused
the disaster Roadmaster Obs. one OF the
most expert track builders in the country.
told the Associated Press that the sinking
OF the roadbed vas due 70 some almost
uuacc0uBtahle action Of water on the
hank. Sand and gravel had been washed
away. leaving a crust under the track.
which collapsed under the weight Of the
train. All day a large force Of men has
been at work on the track The north
bound track was moved over FIVE feet east.
a firm bed. composed Of sand. gravel and
broken stones. having been prepared for Il.
The track has also bean planned for south
bound trains.