The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-20
LIMITED TRAINS
IN COLLISION
Crash Together Read-on at High
Speed rainmen Jump-First
Glass Passengers Escape.
(By Associated Press. J

SAN LUCAS, CAL, -Jec- 19-Ihe
north and southbounu Southern i'acIilc
Sunset Limited trains came together IN
head-on coiilSlOn at uplandS at 20 TINS
morning, and two men, the fireman ana
paggageman We're killed -Four Italians
VINO were in the S1Eoking-car OF the
nortnbound train were bru.seG and scald-
ed but not fatally. Both engines We're
demolished, ard the baggage, smoking
and CHAR cars on the norlnbounu traln
were burned. None of the cars on the
southbound train were injured, and none
OF the passengers We're hurt. The h-.ied
are:
y PHELPS, messenger, Wells, Fargo
s; Company.
". GARLAND, fireman on south-bouni
train
- THURBER, bagga geman.
Among the injured are: John Jordan,
of Rochester, n. Y, bruised on head;
George Meeker, of Bradford, S. D., sliSht-
Nv cut on wrists; A. S. Wakefield. OF Ill
ram, Ohio, hand cut; Charles WATSON, OF
Tranquility, Ohio, shaken up; Mrs Ger
trude Stewart, Of Belier, Col, brulsed
over eye and neck sprained.
1t is stated the cause of the ACCIDENT
was the failure of the southbounG train
to wait at a siding at Uplands. Instead
of waiting the train went past the sid
ing at the rate of thirty miles an hour.
Halt a mile beyond the siding it crash
cd into the northbound train from Los
Angeles, which was going at an equal
rate of speed. Just as the crash came
both eigine crews jumped for their lives.
All escaped but Fireman Gerber, OF the
northbound engine who was crushed to
DEATH
Roth engines were completely wrecked
and the baggage-car piled on top of the
| engine The smolling-car of the nortn-
! bound train, in which there We're ha'f
| q dozen Italian laborers. was also
! smashed. and four of the Italians were
| badly bruised and scalded by escaping
| steam None of them are beileVed 10 De
| fatally hurt. -
/ frst-class passengers. Sheriff Pease, Oh
Montgomery, and man named helsha"'
/ of San Luis Obispo. We're bruised, put
/ not seriously.
Immediately after the collision the bag
gage car of the northbound train cauGht
fire and Fireman Garland, VINO was
crushed in the wreck, was burned Win
1 his car The chair car was also burned
but all the passengers had managed ~
get out in safety.
The first reports Of the wreck were
greatly exaggerated. There IS no te'e-
graph station at Up!andS ana messages
have to be sent from tcdii - w. 49,
miles away. Wrecking crews ana sur
coors We're sent from Salinas and san
Luis Obispo.
The track is completely blocked, tut
:, temporary track is beinS built around
the wreck ant: traffic will be resumed
to-day.
There was Intense excitement among
the passengers of both trains When the
collision occurred Both trains We're
heavily laden with passengers. many Oh
whom were asleep Many Of them rushed
ont into the night air without waiting
to dress. while others went 10 the assist
ance of the train crew, who we're engaged
in getting out the Italians from the
smoking car
The passengers are waiting az San
Lucas. aatD will probably resume their
tourney to-day The injured VIII DC
taken to Salinas.
Among the passengers there happened
to be two physicians and the injured re-
ceived prompt attention, On the north
1,o,,ad train there were several ofllclats
Of The Southern Pacific. General Manager
Alcer was on All inspecting trip, ana mao
with him r. Koheler. manager OF me
lines Of Oregon, and j. r. Lewis. super
irteut:c,1t of the Carson ana Coiorauo.