The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-05
Passengers on y.
x, & |. Given a
Bad Scare.
FNGINEER JOSE
IS PRAISED
ctidsnt Occurred Near Local
Station-No One
Injured.

Some 800 pleasure-seekers returning
tm Eahuku Waialua and interme-
a,e points on the o. r. & l.. Co.'S
br5ugh train had a narrow escape
On serious injury and perhaps death,
/ they were nearing Honolulu last
ssning. To the presence of mind of
engineer, J. Jose, the passengers at
/ tbute their fortunate escape from a
stas-rophe. and there is already talk
il meeting today at which their
Hanss shall take on a more substan-
/ form than that of mere words.
|The through passenger was a trifle
shind time as she neared Honolulu
/ tout $50 p. m. yesterday. When with
about three hundred yards Of the
! kp0t the third car from the rear
huck an open switch, and was sent
or on its side. Engineer Jose heard
Il crash and brought the train to a
kddsn stop He was not moment too
b. the third car from the rear lay
Erty on its side and the one ahead
p the one to its rear showed signs
4 going wild. Inside the overturned
y the passengers were in a state of
Il widest confusion and fear. The
fes Of the women quickly awakened
Il Tainmeu and other passengers to a
p Of their duty, and they began i'm
#dateiy the work of assisting the
fs0ners to escape. Fortunately the
Pr was not difficult and the fright
D. passengers were assisted from
5and7ws and doors as fast as they ap-
Hared. Fortunately no one was in
T. as the car turned slowly, spill
y The passengers in a heap on one
Ee one or two of them breaking
Hoagh the window glass with their
q Aside from torn dresses, a few
- from the rough jolting and fall,
e 0ne or two slight cuts from flying
Il laiers or glass there were no casual
8 and in no case was surgical at
q lon needed. Several of the lady
q fsensers became hysterical and it
zSined q for a while that physicians
Rlid be handy, but the counsel of
= OF the less frightened passengers
3 quieting effect on the ladies.
Epse most affected by the shock were
d 20 their homes in carriages. The
SeAgers were compelled to walk the
q q #snainder Of the distance to King
=" and they were all congratulat-
II themselves on their being able to
g ethat
s. ~ escape Of the train from Sc
81 - wreck with probably large loss
'-e seems quite miraculous. The
SIX OF seven cars passed over the
''oh IN safety, but evidently their
age had the effect to bend and
me rail so as to derail the sew
-a'. Engineer Jose noticed that
mig was wrong as soon as he
81 - 'he switch, and slowed up, so
'As" the car struck he was able
81 'he train almost Immediately.
"e not done so the rear cars
also have been wrecked. The
was not even broken between
81 aea car and those Ii was at
' The wrecked car was sim
81 '''"h from its trucks on one
Is ''1 windows and woodwork bad
0seo' The track was torn up
<6 's'Shee Of a few feet, the rail be-
4' and twisted. The wreck will
-, De cleared away before to-
"s property loss to the railroad
VIII De small The RESPONSE
"a ,''e open switch has not been
the railroad officials
l. ss'seFs - are loud in their
y the engineer and if no meet
r,i.' Ds arranged it is likely that a
.s S,'On list for Jose viii be circu-
'he merchants today.