Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-30
THE S. p. WRECK.
The Liveiiest Mixup the Road has
Seen for Years.

APPEAL OF yesterday, turns out to be a
more serious smashup than first re-
ported. The Reno Journal has the
following additional particulars:
The appearance of the smashup is
almost beyond description. The mail
car had turned completely over and
was lying at the bottom Of he fill with
the most of one side smashed in. The
express and baggage car was part
way down the fill lying on it's side.
One day coach was nearly fifty feet
from The track and lying partly on its
side, while the second coach and tour
list car had left the track ,nd made a
race for Il n~eiehboring field, both up-
right and side by sids and ianmed
together, One end of the dining car
was near the bottom Of the ill while
the other still remained at The top
b position Of three or four cars
could bes. be described by comparing
them to a letter "Z.' Only one Of the
Pullmans left the track and it was
soon set back md the three cars re-
turned to Reno.
n track was torn up and com
pletely demolished for about three
hundred feet. Some Of the heavy
rails were thrown a long way from
the road bed, trunks and baggage
were scattered about and many of the
trunks bnrsted open. Generally
speaking, it was claimed by exper-
fenced railroad men to be one of the
worst mixups Of a rain they had ever
seen and the escap OF the passe
from death or serious injury is simply
marvellous.
Fifteen or twenty Indians took pas
sage on the train from here for the
mop fields Of California. They were
riding on the platforms Of the bag
gage, mail and expires ears and ware
consequently in the midst OF the
wreckage. Six of them were killed
outright ana eiGht orhers seriously
II perhaps two fatally injured. The
means aud erOans of the injured and
the lamentations Of the living over
their dead was Indeed pitaole. Cor
oner Peers had the dead tronehr TO
Reno and the authorities provided for
the wounded. DIR. Thoma, the rail
ROAD physician, assisted y DR.. Glib
son did everything possible for the in
]ured Indians. Both phvsjciaps
worked over them and directed their
remove to the car with as much care
and patience as they would, had the
poor redskins been white people. The
character of the injuries suffered by
the Indians is too sickening for de-.
tail.
Mr., harrington OF Elko, who was on
the train, showed great thoughtful
ness. He secured a bucket and din
per and wen from one injured Indian
to another giving them water and
such aid as he could until the physi-
cians arrived.
Fireman Rollins was taken to the
farm house OF Mrs. Hackman and ra.
ce1ved attention from the members Of
the FAMILY and passengers until his
wounds were dressed. He was taNep
to Sacramento last night.
The mail clerks, S. 4. Ross and
Geo, W. O'Brien, escaped miracu-
lousy, Ross being cut some about the
head and face.
}. j. Burke, Wells Fargo's messen-
ger, also had a narrow escape. At the
first lntlmation Of the wreck he grab
bed the safety rod in the car and
hung on until the ear stopped rolling
and notwithstanding a large umber
OF trunks, y and two iron safes
were being tossed promiscuouelv
about the car, he was not hurt. A
dog In the same car managed 70
dodge the flying freight.
The passengers were all badly lar
red n shaken up, but ouly one man
received any injury, and this was a
severe bump OF blow on the head
which ne probdbly received bv being
thrown against the car.
Mr.. Frank M. Edgar. wife and
child of Santa Paula were on the
train and the little girl had lust left
her mother and entered the toilet
hen the crash came. The parents
We're frightened almost to death and
mother tainted at not seeing the
child, but as soon as the noise would
permit the child called out from the
interior OF the closet, I'm ali right,
mama" Tue door was forced open
and the little one was pushed up
against the wall by the debris caused
oy the wreckage Of the toilet and
corner Of the ear.