The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

deaths and one serious accident resulted.
Hugh Hunter was killed instantly Abe TT
Adams had both his legs smashed and
died at Fabiola Hospital at noon, and
William S. NuckoIls is at the hospital
with compound fracture of one leg and
many other in juries which though pain
Iul are not dangerous.
The three men were standing on the foot
board at the front OF the switch engine
which was backing a box car down the
track. A second switch engine closely fol-
lowed the other one. The first engine
stopped abreast OF the depot and tine men
were still standing on :he fOotboard be-
tween il and the bOxca- to which it was
attached. Owing 20 the shppery condi-
tion of the rails, the second engine could
not stop when it approached the first en-
CINE. but slid along the tracks and pushed
the locomotive on which the men were
standing into the boxcar. They had no
lime To move either way, but were COM
pietely caught III trap and that all three
were not instantly killed is more surpris-
ing than that one escaped
When the collision occurred, the men
ana engines were on the way to work at
the lower end of the wharf. The collision
was a very slight one, neither of the loco
motives being damaged and the box car
being but iittle crushed. he men were
almost cut in halves, being completely
Gagged n on ali sides and unable 10 move
or make anY effort TO jump alter they saw
their danger.
Hugh II unter, who was dead when taken
from between the encine and car, was q
wiGower, 66 years of age and had been en-
ploved many years in the car repair de-
partment. He had charge Of the depart
ment gang at long wharf. He leaves a
family of grown up sons and daughters.
Albert Adams was only a years of age
and was so in the car department..
When taken cut both his Legs were badly
broken and he was otherwise serious
ly mangled. In addition his back
was broken. He survived only four hours.
He was single man living with his sister
IN East Oakland.
He was young man of good character
and an active member of the First Bap-
tist Church. HIS family has been very
unfortunate His mother has been q
helpless invalid in the East for ten years,
and his lather dropped dead on the ferry
boat during Storm i've years ago; and
after these misfortunes Albert went 10
work and by his energy his brothers have
been properly cared for and educated. HIS
il the first death il the order OF Modern
Troians. an order organized in this city
about lw0 years ago.
w. >. Nuckolis IS 4 SWItChInuH' NHo mas
been with the company about TWO years.
AHe is divorced from his vile and has two
aaulldren. For some time past he has ire
" entity stated that he Intended to leave
Nhe service Of the railroad company be-
tore he wps killed. The doctors al Fablola
say be Will recover.
Superintendent Wilder said the col
liSion was one of those occurrences which
cannot Re foreseen. The switch engines
were moving very slowly, and the men
on the front engine did not know another
locom olive was behind them, though IL Is
very common for engines to follow closely
when switching on Long wharf.
Foreman Roland. who was in charge OF
the switch engine which was attached TO
the car, says the track was siippery from
the rain, and there was also a slight log