The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-11-22
WRECK AEARORCRARD, |DAHO|
TWO MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT,
Several Were Inj~r~d-Order. We're
Net Read Clearly Eneaxh--3ae En-
gine Was Wrecked-The Other
Engine Rnn Away Toward alosa-
tain Home.

BOISE, idaho, Nov. IA bad WRECK
has occurred ON the Short Line, one
and bali miles east OF Orchard. Mar
tin Cossrove, engineer. Is dead. Chas
Wallace. brakeman. was killed Instant
~, II, w. Knox. fireman. lost a leg
and Is lying in the hospital here in q
i dangerous condition. Eph Mcdowell
engineer, and Frank Oman. fireman,
We're severely cut and bruised.
Engineer Cosgrove was brought to st.
Alphonsus' hospital here and died an
hour after his arrival. He was I'm
married. His mother lives In Allie
gheny. Nd. Nothing is known OF the
antecedents OF Charles Wallace.
| The wreck occurred In a collision
between an eastbound freight train,
Conductor Davis In charge. and a
helper engine. which helps certain
trains from Nampa to the top OF what
is called the Hill. at Cliff. about 10
miles east of Orchard.
Engineer Cosgrove OF the freight
lad orders to stop at Orchard. SO the
helper. which was backing to Nampa.
might pass. He misread his orders
After leaving Orchard he examined his
orders again and discovered his mis-
take He had just started to stop his
tain and return TO Orchard when the
collision occurred
Engineer Eph Mcdowell and Fire
man Frank Oman OF the helper stated
they had no warning of approaching
danger until they heard the roar OF the
grooming train. The track IL straight.
but Mcdowell declares the headlight OF
the freight engine was not burning.
Mcdowell made an attempt to reverse
the lever OF his engine. 1t was thrown
back violently by the force OF the col
lision just as he jumped. The lever
struck him as he left the cab. Oman
also jumped and neither he or Mellow
ell was injured beyond being bruised
and cut.
The engine of the freight was badly
wrecked and 10 OF the freight cars
we're derailed. lying along the track
in an indescribabie mass where the
OF the crew who were NOT
injured were doing all they could to
Q tfCFi0lE tuC Fitttfu5 VI Tic
disaster. Engineer Mcdowell and Fire
man Oman OF the helper were bobbing
around. They had been severely
bruised and shaken up. but otherwise
were not injured.
Head Brakeman Wallace of the
freight was still under the wreckage.
Il could be seen that both his legs had
been cut on near his hips and that he
vas dead. 1t was impossible to re-
move his BODY till the wrecking crew
lrrived Wallace's body had been
;urned frightfully. his arms lying at
point near the boiler where the
calding steam enveloped him.
On the road to Boise. Cosgrove and
<nox told their stories between gasps.
'osgrove admitted he had misread his
riders. as stated in the foregoing. and :.
hat he had discovered his error toe
ate- !,
A remarkable feature OF the wreck :
ras that the helper engine. after !
MASKING the engine of the freight
rain and throwing 1t on the rails In !,
angled heap, steadied itself on the
ails and then dashed away up the =
ill towards Mountain Home Its own :
-nder had been telescoped into the =
alb and the wreckage was dragging :
ehind as the engine ran wild up the =
rack. II ran eight miles and then !,
topped. being found some time later.
The engineer made an effort to re- !"
erse as he saw the danger and ZOOS !,
ned the lever. AS he was thrown out =
{ the cab by the impact he felt the u
yer strike him. This reversed the :
otion OF the wheels and ~ the en- y
me remained on the rails 1t was soon g
Feeding away from the scene. !"
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