The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-07
Two Men Were Killed and One Fatally
Injured.
They Were Beating Their Way
East and One Was a k1ondiker
Wrecked on the Corona-WaIer
Had Weakened the Bridge and
It Gave Way-Regular Passen-
gers Were All Uninjured.

SPOKANE CWash.), Feb. Ga spec
ial to the Review from
Ritzville, Wash, says:
Probably one of the worst wrecks for
several years on this division OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad occurred late
last night near Lake, station about
twenty five miles east of Pasco, when
the eastbound passenger train No. >,
plunged into a washout unknown to the
engineer. None of the trainmen or
passengers We're killed Two hobos,
who We're beating their way on the
blind baggage car, were crushed be-
tween the tender and mail car, one of
them was instantly killed while the
otheE~pne lived but a short time. An
other man was fatally injured and will
probably die. The names of those
killed and injured have not been
learned as yet Reports of the dis
aster are meager, as the railroad offic-
ials are non-committal concerning it.
Several of these washouts have oc-
CURED of late, caused by the thawing
snow and falling rain in the past few
days, causing much delay in the run
ming of trains, and ii is thought the
track will be in good condition in few
days as the water is subsiding. The
westbound passenger train arrived here
last night about u o'clock and was
sidetracked until to-day at noon.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
TACOMA, Feb. "a special to the
Ledger" from Pasco. Wash. says:
The overland passenger train that left
Tacoma at D o'clock yesterday after
noon was wrecked at t o'clock this
morning at small bridge thirty miles
east Of Pasco between Hatton and Con-
nell Two men who were riding on the
front of the baggage car, were killed
and another riding on the platform of
the mail car had his legs and one hand
crushed The mail clerk was cut
slightly about the head. The men who
We're killed were Joe Leland and an
unknown tramp. Leland was from st.
Louis. They both had some money
but were beating their way East. The
man who was injured was one of the
Klondikers who was wrecked on the
Corona. He was returning home with
a companion and both were riding On
the platform of the mail car They
refused TO give their names.
The train was running slowly on &C
count of bad track The accident oc-
Cured on a small bridge over dry
stream which had been swollen by the
recent heavy rains: the stream is not
more than twenty-five feet wide. The
engine passed over the bridge, but the
engineer felt the structure give way be-
meath him and promptly applied the
emergency brakes. The bridge sank
as the mail car left it and the baggage
car and an empty emigrant car went
down with il.
The engine left the track and turned
partly over The engineer and fireman
stuck to their posts and were unhurt.
The mail car was thrown on its side,
stripped off its trucks and badly
smashed The car was set on fire by
the lamps but was quickly put out be-
fore much damage had been done. The
express and baggage cars We're turned
over on their sides and smashed.
The passengers in the sleepers were
awakened by the shock but were UNI
injured. An engine from Pasco
brought the remainder Of the train here
and it will be sent around by Wallula
Junction to Spokane. The wrecked
bridge cannot be repaired before Mon
day night and perhaps later, as a wash
out few miles east of the wreck pre-
vents the passing of wrecking trains.