The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-07
Sam Work Crushed BY His Engine
in { Collision.
FATAL Acc,oGnr At EoMonps.
wild Freight Locemotive Meets the
sovthSounA Passenger Train ON
q sharp Curve About . Mile south
Of station-Both Engines Tele-
scoped asd Badly wrecked-En-
Gfsser Spring Seriously Hurt.

A freight engine crashing into the south
bound whatcom local on . sharp curve OF
the Great Northern. about mile south OF
Edmonds, IT II o'clock yesterday morning.
caused q wreck in which Sam Work, engi-
necr OF the passenger train. lost his life.
and Engineer Charles Spring. OF the
freixtt engine, sustained severe injuries.
Several other persons were hurt slightly.
All the passengers were badly shaken up.
but fortunately escaped serious injuries,
as the two coaches kept the track
Cause Of the Collision.
Until q complete investigation is made
BY the Great Northern on3cials the cause
OF the collision win not be known. al
though there IL considerable speculation
about II. The account generally accepted
by those on tho scene II to the eject that
the freight train was going north and
when near Edmonds for. some yet I'M
known reason. the engine dropped its cars
and attempted to reach Edmcnds 20 flag
the passenger and have II wait there for
the passage Of the freight. During the
excitement following the wreck some Of
the passengers claimed 10 have heard the
freight men say that the passenger train
was hve minutes ahead of It's schedule
time. and that the collision was due TO
that fact. This 10 denied by others. who
state that no passenger conductor or engi-
track nvs minutes ahead OF time.
The fact remains that the passenger
train. which left Edmonds about II o'clock.
had not proceeded more than a mile when
on rounding . sharp curve, at much re-
ducsd speed. ths freight engine came tear
Ing around at full speed, and before either
engineer could check his engine the col
lision occurred. telescoping the engines.
That Of the passenger train was badly
wrecked.
Buried IN the wreck.
Both engineers were buried In the wreck
and both were terribly scalded by escap-
der heads blown out. Engineer Spring
Was the FIRST TO be rescued with the flesh
Of his left leg scaided on to the bone from
The knee 70 the foot He was also hurt
chest. while also bruised AZ to the head
and face. The result Of his injuries still
hangs In the balance. Mrs Henry Friday,
tered an optats and auieted his sufferings.
He was subsequently brought to the seat
tie Providence hospital
Death Ends HE suRerinss.
Engineer Work was not found for some
time, and then his condition was such as
TO leave no hope for his recovery, When
reached he was stiil alive. with one foot
cut on, terribly scalded and bruised. with
hts right arm broken at the shoulder and
his loft forearm crushed. His cries were
thing be given him TO end hia sufYerings
After much labor on the part OF many
wit'ng hands he was finally released and
token 10 the hospital at Everett. but died
Ehont O'Clock In the afternoon before
reaching there, Hts remains are now al
Everett.
Number NJ minor Injuries.
The passenger train was made up of en-
frc. baggage, smoker and coach The
lHftcr Was crowded with passengers while
tie smoker was also well filled None Of
ttrFe however. left the track the force
~ TIE collision after wrecking the engine
et " throwing the forward truck N tho
y 'yTaTe car on he track The only pas
ie"Fnrs known 10 have been anyways in
tF.ci we're two women One was bruised
hTing violently thrown to the opposite
ftNr OF the ear, and another supposed 10
De member ~ tho Salvation Army
Conductor Scovllle. OF the passenger
N9tn. also was hurt IN the back Other
minor injuries were reported among tho
The Fnt~d Dead Engineer.
sam Work tre dead engineer. had only
fsturhea 10 duty ebout week ago hav.
lrR been confined In the spokane haspli Il
t1f nearly year "a the result on Injuries
SUSTAINED In an accident HE was about
= wears old an excellent engineer and
ieeves 9 widow a heir hcme In this city
wteekus train wiki physicians was
sent ouf the moment TIRE accident was re.
ported. and the track was cleared In time
tnr the regular trains The passeugers ~
the wrecked train were brought To Seattle
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