Evening star., 1901-12-19
Serious Wreck on the Southern Pa
ciio in California.
CONFLICTING REPORTS OF KILLED
One Account Says Two and
Another Three Were Killed.
COACHES CATCH FIRE

SAN FRANCISCO, December 10.-The
north and south-bound overland trains on
the coast division Of the Southern Pacific
came in collision about o'clock this morn
ing near San Ardo, Monterey county, $50
miles south of this city.
News of the collision is very meager and
conflicting At first it was reported that
at least ten people were killed and fifty in
jured.
A passenger on one of the trains tele-
phoned the Associated Press from San
Lucas that only three were killed-a fire.
man and a baggageman and his helper
and that four Italian 1aborers were injured,
none of them fatally.
Later another passenger wired that three
were killed and thirty injured, many Of
them fatally
Following is the list of casualties: Killed
Mr.. Garland. fireman; Wells Fargo mes
senger, name unknown.
The injured = John Carogana, Mrs.
Wright. L. l.. Oston. A. A. Irvine, Ida
Sorsburg, John Kelshaw, Mrs. Felipe, Mr..
Randadore, Salvander Buena Borso, Chris
tian Jensen.
Mr.. saberino, Joe Rundee, John G.. Jor-
don. George Meeker, Chris Hendrickson, H.
c. Martin, Emmon Beerier, John G. WILL
Jams. A. E. Wakefield. Mr.. Holcomb,
Charles Wasson. Mrs Holbridge.
This Message Says Two Killed.
A message from Salinas to the Associat-
ed Press says the coroner has been notified
that two were killed and that eighty peo-
pie were injured, fourteen fatally. The
railroad officials In San Francisco say their
reports show three killed and none serious
1y injured General Manager Krutschnitt
Of the Southern Pacific was passenger on
the north-bound train.
There is no telegraph office at Uplands,
where the wreck occurred. and reports
come from San Lucas and San Ardo, small
villages several miles away.
G. F. Richardson, master of transporta-
tion of the Southern Pacific Company, said
to the Associated Press:
'The accident was due to the fact that
the engineer of the south-bound Sunset
limited failed to obey the instructions sent
to him to stop at Uplands. His train was
behind time or the dispatcher would have
ordered the engineer to meet the north
bound train at San Arao, the usual meeting
place. Our reports indicate that the first
news of the wreck was greatly exaggerated.
So far we have news Of but three fatalities.
fireman, a baggageman and his helper.
cannot estimate the number of injured at
this time, but l am certain that 1t VIII not
be large"
The following story Of the train wreck at
UplandS was telephoned to the Associated
ffeSS from oaN Lucas Dy one OF the pas
sengers. Reports from other sources con-
fict with the San Lucas story as to the
number of the fatally injured;- but the
main details are believed to be correct
Report From San Lucas.
SAN LUCAS, Cal, December 19.-The
north and south bound Southern Pacific
Sunset limited trains came together in
head-on collision at Uplands at 1:05 this
morning, and two men, the fireman and
baggageman, were killed. Four Italians
who were in the smoking car Of the north
bound train were bruised and scalded, but
not fatally. Both engines We're demolished
and the baggage. smoking and chair cars
on the northbound train were burned.
None of the cars on the southbound train
was injured and none of the passengers
was hurt.
The killed are:
Fireman Gerber,
Baggageman Garland. =.
1t is stated the cause Of the accident was
the failure of the south bound to wait at
siding at Uplands. Instead Of waiting the
train went past the siding at the rate of
thirty miles an hour
Half mile beyond the siding 1t crashed
into the north-bound train from Los An
geles, which was going at an equal rate Of
speed. Just as the crash came both engine
crews jumped for their lives. All ESCAPED
but Fireman Gerber Of the north-bound en-
gtne, who was crushed to DEATH
Both engines were completely wrecked,
and the baggage car piled on top Of the en-
gine. The smoking car of the north-bound
train, In which there were half a dozen
Italian iaborers, was also smashed and four
of the Italians were badly bruised and
scalded by escaping steam None of them
are believed to be fatally hurt.
Passengers In the Chair Car.
In the chair car were a number of first
class passengers Sheriff Pease of Monte
rey and man named Kelshaw of San
Luis Obispo were bruised, but not sert-
ousy.
Immediately after the collision the bag
gage car of the north-bound train caught
fire and Baggageman Garland, who was
crushed in the wreck. was burned with his
car. The chair car was also burned, but
all the passengers had managed to get out
in safety.
The first reports Of the wreck were great
ly exaggerated. There Is no telegraph sta
tion at Uplands, and messages have to be
sent from San Ardo, four miles away.
Wrecking crews and surgeons were sent
from Salinas and San Luis Obispo.
The track Is completely blocked, but a
temporary track is being built around the
wreck and traffic will be resumed today.
There was intense excitement among the
passengers Of both trains when the collision
occurred. Both trains were heavily laden
with passengers many of whom were
asleep Many OF them rushed out into the
night air without waiting to dress, while
others went to the assistance OF the train
crew, who were engaged in getting out the
Italians from the smoking car
The passengers are waiting at San Lucas
and will probably resume their journey to-
day. The injured will be taken to Salinas.
1t Is reported that the All-American base
ball team was on the south bound train.
en- route to Los Angeles.
Duel With Pistols In q Room.
Daniel Bradburn and David Fagan
fought duel to the death in small room
of Halls boading house, JTniontown, Pa,