Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-12-19
A HEAD-ON
COLLISION
Two of the Southern Paoifc's Over
land Trains Ran Into Each
Other Near Uplands.
MANY KILLED AND INJURED
Among the Passengers We're Eighty Dis
charged Soldiers on Their Way East
The Northbound Train Was Partly
Destroyed by Fire.

Salinas, Calf, Dec. 19.-The nOrtl
land trains on the Coast division, me
in a head-on collision near Uplands
where they were scheduled to pass
The southbound train left Salinas
seven minutes late. Through some
error, the northbound train failed tt
wait for it at Uplands Both trains
We're completely wrecked. The en-.
gines We're thrown from the tracks
and several cars telescoped. The
northbound train was partly destroyed
by fire. 1t is reported that ten OF
twelve persons We're killed and fifty in
jured. The southbound train was
crowded. Among the passengers were
so discharged soldiers on their way
east, and the All Americas baseball
team on it's way to Los Angeles.
THE KILLED AND INJURED.
San Jose, Calf, Dec 19--The follow
ing report of killed and injured at Up
lands has been received at the rail-
road office here:
Fargo messenger, name unknown.
Injured John Carogana, Mrs.
Wright, L. l.. Oston, A. A. Irvine Ida
Soserburg, John Kelshaw, Mrs. Felipe,
Mr.. Randadore, Salvador Buerna
Borso. Christian Jensen, Mr.. Saberino,
Joe Rundee John Jordon, George Nee
ker, Chris Hendrickson, H. c. Martin,
Emmon Beerier, John G. Williams. A.
e. Wakefield, Mr.. Holcomb, Chas.
Wasson, Mrs. Holbridge, Mrs. Naugh-
Mrs. G. e. Fands.
Two cars on No. 10 and three on No.
8 were destroyed.
None of the passengers were serious
ly injured SO far as known.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
San Francisco, Calf, Dec. 19-News
of the collision at Uplands is meager,
and reports are conflicting. a passen
ger telephoned the Associated Press
from San Luis that only three We're
killed, the fireman, baggageman and
his helper, and that four italian labor
ers were injured, none fatally.
Later another passenger wired that
three were killed and thirty injured,
many fatally. The railroad officials
at San Francisco say their reports
show three killed, no other seriously
injured.
A message from Salina says the cor
oner has been notified that two were
killed and eighty injured, fourteen IA
tally.
General Manager Krutschnitt of the
Southern Pacific, was a passenger on
the northbound train.
The known dead are Fireman Ger
Der, of the northbound train, crushed
to death; Baggageman Garland and
helper, burned in the baggage car.
DID NOT OBEY INSTRUCTIONS.
San Francisco, Dec. 19.--G. r. Rich
ardson, master of transportation of
the Southern Pacific company, said
the engineer of the northbound Sunset
Limited, failed to obey instructions to
stop at Uplands. The conductor turn
ed on the air brakes, but too late.
LATER REPORTS.
Salinas, Calf, Dec. 19.-Later re-
ports from the train wreck at Upiands
state that three were killed, 20 serious
ly injured, and 80 slightly hurt.
OFFICIALS ON THE TRAIN.
San Francisco, Dec 19.-The state
ment that Mr.. Krutschnitt of the
Southern Pacific company, was on the
northbound train from Los Angeles is
erroneous. On No. 9 were several Off
cials of the Southern Pacific system,
including Manager Agler.