The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-05
NEWS OF The RAIL WAYS
THE wINsLow DISASTER MORE
SERIOUS THAN REPORTED
As Much Blood in Evidence as if q
Small Battle Had Occurred.
Notes and Personals

Captain A. c. Jones, who was one of the
passengers on the Santa Fe train that was
wrecked on Tuesday at Winslow, states
that the affair was much more serious than
has as yet leaked out through the reports,
owing to the policy of the railway com
pany through General Manager Nevin In
suppressing the details as far as possible.
Captain Jones says that the sights after
the accident were horrible. There was as
much blood in evidence as If a battle had
occurred. The passengers were forced out
Of the cars, many OF them in their night
clothes, and We're bedraggled In the waters
of the Little Colorado river, into which
the cars were thrown. and were streaming
with blood. One old man was perfectly
covered with the streams from his wounds,
and walked up and down shaking the drops
from his hands and arms. The railway
men refused to give any information TO
the Travellers and though they were treat
ed all right as far as could be done then,
there was much mystery made of the af
fair on the part of the employees. 1t APP
pears that the broken rail stuck up and
was wedged against the axle Of the rear
car, In which was Captain Jones. The car
turned over, taking four others. and over
Three of the dangerously wounded were
left at Winslow. and their condition when
the train left could not be learned.
Notes and Personals
The Seventh congressional district Re-
pubhcans will hold their convention at
Newport on the 18th inst The Santa Fe
has made rate of one and one-thtrd fares
from all points on its line to Santa Ana for
the occasion. It has also made the same
reduction during the holdings of the Uni
- versalist state convention at Long Beach
from the Goth to the Both of the month, and
to the G. A. R. encampment at the same
place Sept. 9Th to 10Th.
, AS soon as the date Of the sailing of the
Seventh regiment for Manila Is settled the
Southern Pacific will put on special
train from this city for the benefit Of those
who wish to say goodbye to the boys,
and will make a rate of one fare for the
round trip.
w. ]. Burke. conductor on the Santa
Fe-Pacifc, with headquarters at the
Needles, is spending his vacation at River
side.
Superintendent Epes Randolph of the
Southern Pacific at Tucson is in the city
for short visit.
George L. Curtis, the Southern Pacific
agent at Salton. is visiting at Long Beach.
where his wife has been for some weeks
and where recently a son and heir arrived
for him.
At the inquest held on the bodyof the boy
Warrin Goodin. who was killed by South
ern Pacific train at Alamitos last Sunday.
the coroner censured Engineer John Hurst
of the train for not having more closely
watched the track. Hurst IL said to have
killed a man with his engine at the Ala
mitos yard few months ago accidentally
by backing his engine down upon him.
Seven additional miles of the Valley rail-
way are to be graded Immediately from
Stockton towards Point Richmond, the
contract having been awarded by the d.
rectors at their meeting held on Tuesday.
The company has so much money on hand
that it held back the last installment of
bonds that the Hellman syndicate had
taken in order to save a months interest
on them.