Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1899-07-07
A MIRACULOUS ACCIDENT.
Passenger Train No. | Wrecked Three
Miles West of Town.
Four Tourist Cars Mail Car and Baggage Demolished and No One
KlIed-Lst of the Injured

About 9 o'clock this morning one
nf the most fortunate wrecks that ev
or occurred on any railroad happened.
about three miles west Of Elko on the
Central Pacific. Passenger train No.
]. cast bound. in charge Of COuduc-
tor Middleton. drawC 10y engine No.
1893. with NJ. Sboll at the throttle,
was bowling along at tire rate OF 10
miles an hour When the postal car
jumped the track, followed by the
baggage car, the first class day coach.
the combination smokrr and second
class car, and four tourist cars
They bumped along over the ties,
chewing them into kindling wool for
eight or ten rods and then the postal
car, the baggage car and four tourist
cars tipped over on their sides. while
the hrst-clGss coach and second .class
coach remained right side up in the
sagebrush forty feet from the trnck.
md the Pullman coach stood with it's
front trucks oil the rails aud the rear
Onca on.
Tho train was composed OF the en-
gine, fruit caT, postal car, iirst.clas
coach, seoond.clnss coach. four tour
ist cars and n Pullman. Tho engine
ana fruit car remained on
the trnck. The postal car tipped ov
er on its side parallel with the track.
The baggage car lies on it's side at
right angles with the track. 1t WAS
dragged in thus position about forty
feet. Tho first class. coach Istand !
right side up i'll the sage brush about
forty feet from the track md at right
angles with the baggage car. The
secOnd-class coach followed the first
class coach md stands angling with it
in the sagebrush. 1t is also right
side up.l the rear of the second claRs
coach lio three tourist cars on their
sides parallel with the track. The
fonth tourist car tipped partly over
and stands at nm angle Of about forty
five degrees.
The accident was doubtless caused
by the rails spreading. Tho track
whore the accident occurred is slight
ly up grade and the road bed is filed
in about four or five feet above the
level of the ground. The roadbed at
this season Of the year is very dry.
Tho first intimation tho passenger
had that anything unusual had occur.
rcd WIS tho humping OF the trucks ON
tics. Those who could fixed them
selves as best they could Tor tho
ahock. Some graspod the seats with
both hands aud others laid them
selves on tho floor md held on 10 the
seats for dear lie.
The Elko baseball boys were in the
iirst.class coach returning from their
victory over tho Battle Mountain
boys at winnemucca. Tlioy we're got.
ting ready to leave the coach when il
jumped the track. They realized
that they wore in wreck and held
fast Ia their scats. As soon as their
car came to standstill, they broke
for tho doors and all escaped without
n scratch. I'hoy then turned in and
assistod in rCscuing tho passengers
from tho olhor cOnchce.
Tho news Of the wreck was brought
to town by Lowis Henry, ono OF the
playsrs. and Or. Hood and other citi-
zons want Immediately to tho scene
Of tho wreck md tcndsred their rs.
aistence. DR.. Mcdowell was sent for
later aud ho and DR.. Hood attended
10 the wnnte ot the injured.
Following are tho names aud rosi.
doncea ot tho injured:
Mrs. g. Clauscn. Grass Valley, Cal
iiornia. q bad gcalp wound mud severe
nervous shock.
Mrs. Ffnnk a. ClJieud. San Fran,
cisco, cut badly on head and sovcrel,
shaken up.
Mrs. M. II. lIasscll, Pacific Grove
California. severely bruised abou
tho body and neck badly wrcnchcd.
Nelson Moore, Butte City. Mon
tnna, left arm hurt md cut over lei
eye.
e. 4. Lynch. 25i2 Lawrence Street