Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-02-19

room. he stayed With his car to Watcn
1t yesterday until the wreckers ditched
it, when he went to Oakland. He did
not complain of being hurt but of the
shock. To the reporter he said one
such accident was enough for him.
Engineer George Abbay was at first
reported killed and the shock to his
sick wife nearly killed her. 1t is strange
that such reports are allowed to go out
until verified. 1t frequently happens and
stop should be put to it.
Engineer Abbay's story is that he
received orders at Mil City. He
climbed on the engine and pulled out,
Everything looked we'll and he "was
soon going at good clip He wanted
to look at his orders again and did SO.
Putting them away he was looking
ahead when he felt himself falling.
Steam rushed into his face and he
quickly grabbed his coat and wrapped
it about his head TO save himself from
being scalded. His left foot was
caught. but by exerting all his strength
the shoe was torn from its sole and his
foot was released. He fell again. 1t
seemed to him 80 feet and landed in
mud. He knew he was in wreck,
was afraid Of the engine coming after
him and crushing him and crawled away
from the roaring water and the engine
He heard the mail clerks shouting to
each other and hollered for help. Then
must have come oblivion for a time,
for he found himself alongside a fire
and Japanese section hands around
him. The cold was bitter and he suf-
fered from his left foot which was bad
ly lacerated. With his suffering 1t
seemed an age until friends reached
him and an eternity until he felt he was
far enough away from the engine so it
could not crush him.
That the mail clerks, Schuyler and
Gavin. escaped death is a miracle. be-
ing thrown rs feet as they were. The
worst injury was broken right leg for
Schuyler. They will not care to have
the experience repeated. There was
nothing else in the car rot smashed
into small pieces.
Brakeman J. J. Reeves jumped
through the window Of the buffet into
the steam 35 feet below and then did
not get hurt much, body bruises. Fate
plays strange pranks.
Conductor H. E. Markle received a
scalp wound and few bruises.
No. 4 was only a few minutes be-
hind No. D and kind providence left
the rear brakeman uninjured so he
could flag them and avert a collision.
Every light on No. . went out when
she went into the ditch and there was
nothing to stop No. a from colliding
with No. 2 and the disaster would have
been unparalleled in the annals Of rail-
roading. The brakeman is deserving
Of promotion for not getting ratified.
The local lodge Of the Brotherhood
of Firemen sent committee. J. G.
Drscoll, George Sayers and Tom Bull
lis. to give every attention to Whitta-
ker's remains and the duty was well
performed. Assistant Master Mechanic
Pratt used every means in his power to
get the body out as soon as possible
and did so much sooner than was ex-
pected
The Southern Pacific Company as
soon as the accident was reported got
specials in readiness and had every
surgeon and nurse for miles on both
sides rushed to the care of the wound
ed and Trainmaster Smith accom-
panied the special from here to give
aid and hurry matters. The
bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs. Blssinger and
Mr.. Coulter were taken by special train