The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-09
DETAILS OF
TRAIN WRECK
Most Disastrous That Has
Occurred Between Trains /,
Two Were Killed Engineer sam Hendricks Me-
instant Death and Fireman Wilhelm
Also.

Roseburg Review, Nov. 8.
What is probably the most disastrous
railway wreck that ever occurred in
Southern Oregon, took place at seven
o'clock this morning about two miles
south Of this city. II was a head-end
collision and occurred on the curve al
the south end Of the Sheridan farm, q
few hundred yards this side Of Shady
Point.
The trains we're the regular south.
bound local freight, No. 225, with seven
cars, pulled by engine No. 1865, in
charge Of Engineer Sam Hendricks,
Fireman d. Riddle, Conductor A. h.
Ingferock and Brakemen Ernest Morian,
II. w. Jackson and Y. M. Calvin, The
other train was a northbound extra
freight, with IA cars, pulled by engine
No. 1893, in charge Of Engineer W. II.
brennan, Fireman Wilhelm, Conductor
AL. Cloyd and Brakemen @. d. Camp
bell, VIM. Wren and A. E. English.
As copies Of the train orders have not
been secured il is not known whether
there was a mistake in the orders or
whether they were miseonstrued. Ia
any event the trains evidently crashed
into each other at full speed as the
weather was very foggy and the en-.
gineers could see but very short dis
tance on the curve, Therails we're just
wet enough to be slippery, so all at
tempts to stop we're vain.
Mr.. w. IL. Lindsay, who lives on the
Sheridan farm, was at his barn, perhaps
300 yards away, and heard both trains
coming and ran hoping TO get near
enough TO give some signal but the dis
tance was too far and he was unseen.
The crash was terrific. The engines
were almost telescoped and the cars piled
upon and at each side Of them, but
strange 10 cay the engines remained up.
right and the wheels barely left the rails.
There WAS no rebound as the two huge
were firmly stuck together.
Every vestige Of their cabs and outer
works was swept off, the tanks and one
DR. TWO cars crushed TO splinters. One
empty box car left its trucks and was
thrown over the tops Of the engines and
slipped down ON one side on its end.
One cylinder was broken clean off and
iide bars and heavy irons Of all kinds
we're twisted into fanastic shapes, while
The steel cabs were wrenched and twist.
ID into an unTecognizable mass. Wreck.
lge was scattered far beyond the right
,i.way and two telegraph poles were
orn down
Engineer Hendricks was found |
crushed under car beside his engine |
md his neck was broken, death being
instantaneous. He had evidently
umped or been hauled from his cab by
he shock Of the collision, the car that
rushed him having been thrown over
he engine. His fireman, E. D. Riddle,
vas picked up near him, with his left
Dot cut off at the lower part Of the in-
tep, left leg broken at the ankle, lef'
rm crushed, head bruised and cut, back
Injured. Engineer brennan was taken
ut OF the gnarled and twisted remnants
I his cab, which had been dashed 10
he ground beside his machine. His
kull was terribly crushed, right arm
'roken in several places, left leg badly
roken and mangled below the knee, be- I
ides other cuts and bruises. Fireman
Wilhelm was caught by the base Of the
snder just below the knees and iammed
gainst the end OF the fire box, pinning I
i'm there and cutting off both legs,
lille the tanks and contents we're piled
pom him. His neck was dislocated and
Q died instantly. The body was severe
: bruised and badly burned and scald-
] before II could be rescued.
Brakeman Campbell wSs also in the
Ab ana was taken out near Engineer
rennan. His back and head were SO.
ously injured and the right ear nearly
NJ off. He cannot recover.
Master Mechanic Nj. G. Smith, as /
ION as the news reached him, hastily
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