The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-09
In the Accident Which Occurred Near Dos
PaIos Monday Night.
Engineer Con Ford and Fireman
Wood Terribly Scalded by
Steam, Both SuccumbiEg to
Their Injuries-A Number of
Passengers Injured, but None
Dangerously.

LOS BANGS (CaL), Aug S.-The
south-bound Los Angeles express left
the rails at II 80 last night, one-half
mile south of Dos Palos. The train
ran on the ties about 200 yards and
brought up with the engine and tender
and nine cars in the ditch.
Engineer Con Ford and Fireman
Wood, the latter the brother of Engi-
wreck at In2omar about six months
ago, were both horribly scalded by
steam. Ford was taken from the cab
and laid alongside the track awaiting
the arrival of doctors. He asked not to
be taken indoors. He was virtually
cooked from head to foot, and died at
about 2 o'clock, soon after the doctors
reached the wreck. Wood was found
in the field where he had run in his
agony, and taken into Pullman, where
he battled for life until $50 this morn
ing. Both bodies were left at Dos Palos
awaiting the arrival of the Coroner
from Fresno.
All the passengers were badly shaken
up except one soldier, who slept
through it all and was only awakened
when the special train arrived to take
the passengers to Tracy. Mrs. ]. S.
Nieswander of Fresno and H. Moser of
San Diego erequite seriously injured
about the chest. and Mrs. Cora Nc
Carthy of Los Angeles and Mrs. Mary
E. Cowan of Fresno were slightly in
jured in the same way. One Japanese
had a bad cut on the forehead and a
number of other passengers were mo e
nd Ch
mail and express men were not even
scratched. and four ''hobos" on the
blind baggage escaped scathless.
No explanation has been found for
the cars leaving the track. The train
was slightly late and running to make
up time.
1t seems a miracle that no more lives
were lost than those of the brave engi-
neer and fireman. who stayed at the r
posts until the last and gave up their
lives fearlessly.
Engineer. Ford was conscious to the
last, and, realizing that his time had
come, said Tell my family that
love them all, and ask them to forgive
me my wrongs"
A special train came about 2 o'clock
from Tracy with physicians from the
different towns along the line, and an
other arrived here about o'clock with
coaches and took the passengers back
to Tracy, from whence they will be
sent to their destinations over the sea-
side line. The work of clearing away
the debris will take the best part of
to-day and tonight.
Of the injured persons Mrs. NieSwan-
der of Fresno and Brakeman Bulen are
probably the worst hurt. Among others
who sustained injuries are Mrs. Cora
Los Angeles; Mary E. Cow
an, Fresno; H. Mosher, San Diego; W.
L. Stein, SINH, Cal; A. r. McKnew,
and two japanese.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. S.-The Mrs.
Cora Mccarthy. who was injured in the
Southern Pacific wreck at Los Banos,
is a saleswoman in the store of j. M.
Hale & Co., and resides at 800 Thomas
street with her husband. She had been
on a vacation in San Francisco.
FRESNO, August S.-Coroner G. L.
Long left at o'clock this morning for
the scene of the wreck of the Los An
geles express, about half a mile this
side of Dos Palos. The wreck is one
of the worst in many years, and the
wrecking crew which arrived at noon
expect to find work for a week. The
engine and tender are completely ditch
ed, while the baggage, mail and express
cars are all off the track. One of the
coaches stands at right angles to the
track. The Pullmans did not leave the
rails.
The inquest over the remains of En-
gineer Cornelius Ford and Fireman
Wood, who were both horribly scalded,
did not bring any new facts to light nor
fix responsibility. The verdict was sim
ply that they met their death in the
accident.
The injured were brought to Fresno
to-day. They are: Al Dilley, Fresno,
slight; Mrs. Samuel Nieswander, inter
nal, Fresno; w. l.. Stein, internal, Simi
H. Mosher, bruised, San Diego: un-
known woman, bruised; M. Shiraishi
cuts; H. Matsu Mato Gap-
anese), face badly cut; Mrs. McCul-
Tough, internal, extent unknown.
The bodies of the engineer and fire.
man were shipped to Oakland.
The accident is believed to have been
caused by brake beam becoming loose
and dragging on the ties.