The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-03-04

Johnson on the engine. Alter leaving
this train Schrilef dropped back dow
ihe hill at n pretty good speed. endeav
oriny 10 make the siJelrack before No.
reached there.
No. | Was in two sections, the seconC
section reported as running II honI
and fifteen minutes late and lay some /
is thought that Engineer Schriber over
looked the first section which Was thu
regular passenger train, the second see
ton being one of Raymond Whitcomb',
excursion trains. Ii has been reported
that Engineer Schrlber stated alter the
wreck occurred that rs he was nearing
Hot Springs he Jaw the headlight OF No,
|, but mistook il for the headlight Of thu
other pusher under Engineer Smith.
which MAJ on the sidetrack and had ifs
headlight burning when he last saw ii.
The doctor makes a report that
Schriber will recover from his injuries.
At the present tiiue the accident hat
cailsel a terrible mental struggle will
the engineer aud ii he does . live il
will be due iothat fact.
The passenger train was composed OF
one box baggage ear, one baggage car,
one mail ear, one smoker, one emmi-
grant, three tourist and one sleeper, in
| charge OF Conductor Hicks with T. j.
Yeargin and W. NJ. billiard on the en-
CINE. Adam Schriler and James Hem
dersllott were on engine 1882.
No. rs engine and the head end of the
train were telescoped, completely demol-
ishing the first Two cars next to the en-
gin- and damaging The third one to such
All extent that it will he impossible TO
move it..
The point ut which the accident hap
Denel is level country and the wreck il
so bad that it will nccessitate the build
ing of n track around it. The wrecking
train left Wadsw urth for the scene about
midnight.
T.. j. Yeargin has been in the employ
of the Central Pacific railroXi, on this
division. ior over twenty five years and
has been. running an engine on the man
line since sept. LIST. 1882. Last summer
he was on the engine hauling the west
hound passenger train No. =, when his
engine struck the End oi superintendent
j. S. Mobiles ear at Mill City depot,
which WAS attached to the -asthound
passenger train No. |. MIR. Yearrin was
number thirteen on the seniority list Oh
engineers ON thu salt Lake ivision and
To the suprrstitiuhs this fat~ful number
again maniiests itself. BY some OF tile
was number thirteen on the seniority
list OF fireman. Engineer Yeargin was
considered one Of the most careful en-
g~ineers on the division, a man of tenn
peraie habits, Il faithful husband and
loving father, and one whom every man
on the railroad held in great esteem and
respect. lie leaves II wife and two child
rem, a son of about twelve wears and "a
daul hter OF ten years OF age, to mourn
his sudden death.
Tom Yeargin, as he was known, was
always faithful to duty and at his pot
the angel OF death found him. He was
u member OF the Knights of Pythias and
the brotherhood OF Locomotive Engin-
GERS, both Lodges OF which are located
in Wadsworth.
VIM. billiard was a young unmarried
man, aged % years, and resided in
Wadworth with his parents, brothers
and sisters. lie was the principal sup
port of an aged father and mother who
will mourn a great loss. Among his AZ
s~ociates on the road he was one Of the
most popular and all Gho knew him
thought considerable of his friendship.
James Hendershott was a single maj
OF about twenty-five years OF aye and
had not been on this division very long.
His home was in Newcastle but recent.
ly his parents have resided in Ogden,
he was well known by several families
in Winnemucca, and ia said to have
been a man OF sterling integrity.
Engineer Adam Schriber has been in
the employ of the Southern Pacific rail.
road company for several years and ha.
been running an engine, as a helper a
Hot Springs, for the past twelve years
He was considered a very pa %.ticular ant
careful a About a year ago last fal
he was in serious accident in that local
ity known as Gooseneck. This was caus
ed by the train dispatcher giving a Lar
order. II was renOrfad that ba v.as .,