The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-07

| Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Inteliigencer.
SPOKANE. Feb. Elm a railroad wreck
on the Northern Pacific railway at Lake
station. 12s miles west OF Spokane this
morning. the lives Of two tramps We're lost
and two young men who were beating their
way on the train were badly injured
Near Lake station is a small bridge across
coulee that is usually dry. By reason of
the excess OF moisture brought about by
the recent thaw. the coulee. together with
most OF the territory adjacent to the right
of way from Ritzviile west TO Pasco, has
been transformed into a lake. The soft
condition OF the grade and the moisture
beneath weakened the supports Of the
bridge and 1t went down beneath the
weight OF the eastbound overland train,
due here at 80 a. IN. The engine succeed
ed In passing over In safety. but the tender
baggage car and mail car went down. The
mail car turned completely over. but the
ba ggage car fell only on it's side. It was
at first reported in the city that Postal
Clerk Bob Whiting. who was in the car at
the time. was injured. This was found to
be mistake. The car fell in shallow wa
ter and Mr.. Whiting suffered no injuries
whatever.
Two tramps were riding on the steps
Of the mail car. One was so caught and
mashed in the wreck that he must have
died instantaneously. The other was bad
ly mangled and 1t was an hour after the
accident before he could be ex;ricated He
died soon after he was taken out Both
bodies were taken hack TO Pasco One was
George Leland. of st. Louis, and the other.
John Calvert, of Boston. Coroner Gauten-
bein, OF Pasco. has charge of the bodies
Two young men. said TO be from
Spokane. were stealing rides on the
train, and were badly injured. one
having a leg and an arm crushed.
They said they were returning
home from Alaska they having been pas
sengers on the Inflated Corona. Evidently
for the purpose OF concealing their identity.
they gave the names OF Smith and Jones
Aside from the ears mentioned the train
was not damaged. So little lar was felt
that many passengers in the Pullman were
not awakened.
Division Superintendent Gilbert left
Spokane with the wrecking train imme
diately on receipt OF the news. Il is ex-
pected the track VIII be cleared by to-
morrow evening. Much depends on the
water not rising further. In view OF the
colder weather 1t is thought there Will
be no further rise. During the day the
passenger coaches ard Pullman were de-
livered and sent by a special engine back
10 Pasco and thence 20 Wallula Junction
to continue 10 Spokane over the tracks
OF the .. r. < y. The train Is expected
TO arrive here between and o'clock to-
morrow morning. The west bound over
land train which passed through spo-
kane Saturday evening was stopped at
Riizville and held there until noon. when
Il returned to this city, arriving here AT
S:4e p. IN. 1t was Immediately forwarded
10 Wslula Junction over the O. r. 4 n.
and VIII 20 from there 10 Pasco and
thence west.
The west-bound train tonight was sent
tho same way. and ii IS expected that
the east-bound train tomorrow morning
will GENE In hy way OF the Q. r & y
tracks
Las; Friday night the Northern Pa
ciac experienced a washouc Al Lind sta
,ion. not far from Lake. bat this wasaout
caused only a short delay.
Wreekinx Train Goes From Tacoma.
Special Dispatch 20 the Post-Inteulgeneer.
TACOMA. Feb. 6.-Ahout 5 O'Clock this
morning material for repa!gins track and
wreckins appliances were hurrledly loaded
on ! special eastward-bouna TO assist
In clearing the wreck - Lake.
PORTLAND. or. Feb. s-A special 20
the orsgouian from Spokane SAYS.
Advises from Pasco state thar the cor
oner has returned from the Northern Pa
csae railroad wreck With two dead bodies.
JOAN Calvert and =. J Leland The IL
3u1sd man gave his name as Peter Smith.
On Gaivert-s body were found iestsrs of
recommendation from the supertntenaen:
of The Sgsvo street railway. San Francisco.
ana from she Duluth stree, Railwav CON-
pauy. and a.so shipping receln, ear
a package from Taear,s % BoStom and
. 5slesrara from Bsston sammonsng hlm
hogae az onCe- A small nosetook ws.
taksn froaa feland's coat. On the a~s,
page - which was written. DIARY q p.
J. Leland fron. Les Aageles - ST. Lsa.A'