The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-19

How Hart Was Killed.
The bridge twenty feet from the water
and 200 feet loug. contained several spans,
the structure crossing The South slough, a
branch OF the Stilla qua m!sh, and half a
mile south OF Silvana and nifty miles from
Seattle The wrecked train. an extra
freight, containing thirty-fve cars. was
crossing this bridge at l:20 p. m, when the
center span suddenly gave way. carrying
with it the engine and nine cars. The en-
CINE. Nc. 32g. turned over in lis descent.
ard before Engineer Hart could release his
hold on the throttle ne was pinned down
by some obstacle and buried in the mud
OF the slough and drowned in the water
that covered HIM and The engine some hVe
feet.
Up 10 o'clock last night the body had
n0t been recovered, though II was SAID 10
have been located under the engine.
Fireman Escaped by Jumping.
Fireman A. Moody. not so busiiy engaged
as the engineer, was alert enough to see
the danger. and waen the bridge gave way
and The engine was falling he Jumped
through the window and landed on sand
bal, receiving only few sight bruises
about the Knees. NO otnef MEMBER Oh the
Crea was hurt
When Fireman Moody escaped from the
engine he climbed over The wrecked part
OF the bridge ami raH 10 SlFdna 10 give
the I.artn. The operator at that point tried
to get the news tnrouS1 10 the dispatcher
at Everett, but "ds unable 10 RAISE MIN,
oW.ns 10 the wires being down mes
sage was finally sent MIN Via the Sunset
Telephone Company, and as soon as The
line was repaired messages commenced
coming in making inquiries about the
wreck. 49,,
A construction train was al once ordered
out from Seattle with ;wenty-four men,
and TIE south-bound PASSENGER train was
instructed 20 pick up all section men south
OF Belfast and bring them down 10 the
point OF the wreck,
Passengers Transferred.
The New Whatcom passenger train ar
rived al The scene OF the wreck at $50 and
immediately transferred the freight cars
left on the track 10 the Sllvana siding. The
construction train arrived soon after and
the joint forces were put to work cutting
away the debris and building a temporary
bridge for the passengers 10 walk over.
\ transfer train arrived from the south at
the scene OF The wreck al o'clock, and al
passengers bound for Seattle left on her
at SO, reaching t1is city a midnight.
The bridge VIII be rebuilt for through
traffic in about TWO days, and the present
force Of men viii be Kept at work day and
night until everything Is agan in order.
DerriCks Were being erected last night
over the spot where the engine lies buried
with view TO raising 1t in order TO get out
the body of the engineer, out owing 10 the
difficulties OF the surroundings II was not
expected that this would be accomplished
before today.
ti the H.lt l;SISnt cars tIidL NeiEA UpN
with the bridge and were wrecked, eight
were loaded and one was empty. one was
loaded with oats, shipped by Alexander
Roh5. of Norman, two contained hops shlp
ped by !, II Irvine. OF Norman, and II.
Hevly. of Silvana. one car Of fence posts
and enc car of coke
One car loaded with furniture WAS last
night siIll Hanging well balanced over the
edge Of the broken bridge II came from
Stanwocd and its contents were shipped by
Rev. John johnson. q Methodist minister
Of Iedarhoim.
The Dead Engineer.
Engineer William g Hart was 3 years
old and came Ia the Coas; IN I>93 He made
hIs hume m Everett with his son, a lad OF
l. years. " ho - Waterman in the railroad
yard at Everett. The engineer leaves Il
widow At La Crosse. Wis, Vbo has been
nol nci oy wire If her sad bereavement
The north 5ound passenger ira over the
Pacific coast division is expected 10 leave
SiNaEa on time today.
NOT CHARITY. MT HELP.