The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-19
TWO TO TWELVE DEAD.
Number of Injured is VariousIy
Estimated.
Eighty Discharged Soldiers on
East Bound Express.
All-American Baseball Team on
West Bound Train.

rive at san ArGO at lz.b0 a. m. ana the
Sunset express No 10 from San Fran
cisco, due to leave San Ardo at the same
time, were in collision this morning.
The trains are scheduled to pass at Up
lands, few rniles south of San Ardo.
The southbound train left Salinas
seven minutes late and through some
error, met the northbound train head-on
one-half mile west of Uplands, between
San Ardo and San Lucas. Both trains
were completely wrecked, the engines
being thrown from the track and sew
eral of the cars telescoped. Train No.
was partly destroyed by fire. 1t is
reported that ten or twelve persons
were killed and fifty injured.
The southbound train was crowded
with passengers. every seat being taken
and some persons being obliged to
stand. Among those on. the train We're
eighty discharged soldiers on their way
east and the All American baseball
team from the east on their way to
Los Angeles. The track is completely
blockaded and no trains can pass the
and two freight trains are being held
at Bradley
DEAD AND INJURED.
San Jose, Cal, Dec. 19.-The following
report of killed and injured at Uplands
has been received at the railroad Office
here:
X III
MIR. GARLAND, fireman.
Wells Fargo messenger, name un-
known.
INJURED.
John Carogana.
Mrs. Wright.
L. L. OSton.
A. A. Irvine.
Ida Sorsburg.
John Kelshaw. -
Mrs. Felipe.
Mr.. Randore.
Salvatore Buena BOrSo.
Christian Jensen.
Mr. Sabernio.
John Rundee.
John G.. Jordon.
George Meeker.
Chris HendrickSOn.
H. c.. Martin.
EmmOn Beerier.
John G.. Williams
A. E. Wakefield.
Mr.. Holcomb.
Charles Wasson.
Mrs. Holbridge.
Mrs. Naughton.
Mrs. GerudO-
Mrs. Mary L. Booth.
Mrs. G. E. FandS.
Two cars of No. 10 and three of No.
9 were destroyed None of the paSSen-
gers was seriously injured so far as
known. The responsibility for the wreck
is not yet fixed
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
San Luis Obispo, Cal, Dec 19.-The
train dispatcher at this point said the
cause of the accident was due to the
failure of the northbound train to stop
at Uplands to allow the other train to
pass. A special train with doctors on
board has been sent from here to the
scene of the accident The baggage and
chair cars of the northbound train are
said to have been burned
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
San Francisco. Dec 19.-News of the
collision between Southern Pacific trains
at Uplands on the coast road is very
meagre and conflicting At first it was
reported at least ten people were killed
and fifty injured.
A passenger on one of the trains tele-
phoned the Associated Press from San
Lucas that only three were killed, a
fireman and a baggage man and his
helper and that four italian laborerS
were injured, none of them fatally
Later another passenger wired that
three were killed. and thirty injured,
none of them fatally. This dispatch is
probably autheltic-
A message from Salinas to the Asso-
ciated Press says that the coroner has
been notified that two were killed and
that eighty people were injured four
teen fatally. The railroad officials in I
San Francisco say their reports show |
three killed and no others seriously in |
jured 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 viii |
lagos several miles away.
The two trans in collision were the |
north and south-bound Sunset limited |
trains, one from Los Angeles and the |
other from San Francisco. Both were |
heavily loaded with passengers.
ENGINEER AT FAULT.
San Francisco, Dec. 19.-G. F. Rich |
ardson, master of transportation of the
Southern Pacific company, said to the |
Associated Press:
-'The accident was due to the fact
- <-f Z, ,l,<<rrx
Sunset limited failed to obey the in
structions sent to him to stop at Up
lands. His train was behind tine or the |
dispatcher would have ordered the en- |
gineer to meet the northbound train at |
San Ardo, the usual meeting place. The |
conductor bf the southbound train was |
aware of the engineers error and turn !
ed on the air brakes but it was too late |
and the trains met So far as our re- |
ports indicate, the first news of the |
wreck was greatly exaggerated So |
far we have news of but three fatalities, |
a fireman. a baggageman and his help |
at this time, but / am certain |
that the number of injured will not be /!
large. So far as the dispatcher's Office |
is concerned everything was straight. |
1t was the error of the engineer of the |
southbound train
LATEST ESTIMATE.
Salinas. Cal, Dec. 1s.-Later reports
from the train wreck at Uplands state |
that three were killed and twenty SER
iously injured and 80 slightly hurt |