The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-08
TWENTY EIGHT NAMES ARE in THE LIST OF THE INJURED
SOME OF THEM SERIOUS.
Only One Special Car Being Saved-An Official
Does Not Disclose of Wreck.

The worst wreck in the history Of the
Southern Pacific road occurred yesterday
morning at $50 O'Clock two and onchalf
miles cast Of Maxon Springs, Texas, which
* about $50 miles west Of Houston and
2ss miles cast Of El Fasc, The train
wrecked was tho through passenger that
runs from New Orleans 10 san Francisco,
This train was due in Houston last wedrcs.
day night at 1870 o'clock and should have
left here at ll:15 the same night but 1t
was $40 o'clock the next morning Thurs
daO that It pulled out NJ Houston Tor
the west, being four hours and fifteen min
utes late From reports received yesterday
morning after the occurrence Of the wreck
it was evident that the train mad made
M little or no time on its westward jour.
uey.
Tho news Of the wreck was received IN
Houston At a. m. and although the mos
sag. conveying the information consisted
Of lint few words It spread li-c w''dhrn
and There were soon all sorts Of rumors
In circulation. The FIRST awn,h'i' news
Of the casualties came about noon, when
/ Mr. W. l.. Lane. who was IN charrc of
tho local Southern Pacific headquarters in
tho absence of Manager vsn Week In san
Antonio, received telegram rl7c'ng me
dood Mt twelve and tho injured at twenty
nine. Late in the afternoon Mr.. J.anr gave
ont to the press the following ofhoiai state
mont IF tho WRECK.
The reports lndcnt" rhat fh' engine
bimrcd tic track on 2 degree curve the
track nj this point Is laii'vith seventy h' Do
pound steel. bcnuly hallasted and IN e\
ccllent condition The tnusc Of the engine
inmpiue the track IS as yet mystery. Ih'
train consisted az an engine. mail car. nag
cage ear ono coach. ono chair cai. thr0'
tourist Shoppers, one standard Pullman
Sleeper and ono private car. which wrr'
placed M the train IN tho order named The
engine after jumping tho track turned over
ON ms sldc and lay about fifty feet from
the track The mail car baggage ear nn'
conchrs. save tho tourist carr. standaf
Pullman and private car smashed into aur
w,io piled together against the engine. an'
were ablazc ~ few seconds II was Ism
possible to save any Of the coaches. tn
Guiding tho tourist cars ana standard Pull
man. as they wcrc all or tho rails am
the entire train. SAVE the private car. whirl
was or tho rear were coon consumed b.
Hamc,. The private car. In the rear, wa
unG,upied 1td pushed away beyond III
reach ~ tnc flames All those in tho tonr
ist ears ana the standard sleeper ver
saved. with the assistance Of other pas
scugrrs. Everything possible was done H.
trainmcn ami passengers who were not dis
ahlod to rescuc those caught in the wreck
, agr. hut on account Of smoke and aama
they worked m Disadvantage. II Is ina
possible ~ this time IN state definitely N
numi,er Killed hut tho following Is compile
from the most authentic information oh
taiaable At this time:
Tho known dead are:
ENGINEER Al MAST II Paso. burned
FtEEMAN H. BERTCHOLST Of Fl Pasc
( burned
THREE CHILDREN Of MART RIDDLl
Of Chetops, Kan
WIFE AND BABY ~ ANDREW {
, SHELLY Of Lozisr Texas
= BABY or o. F. HoUsEN of Raciu,
= Wis
, rho missing are
ESTAvoN CoNTRERAs Of Del Rlc
4 Texas.
Mn AND MRS. WHITE OF Manltowa,
; Wis
a. L. BooNsE. news agent. Doyllne. La
g The injured are:
Mrs Mary Koehler. San Francisco; IN
jured internally.
A. S. Turner. Blackhawk Miss; han
hurt
Mrs. E. NJ Sheppard, Glen Mills, Pa
head hurt.
j. Fuller, washington, D, c.; leg an
r foot hurt.
/ Antonio FL Rio. Del Rio, Texas; lniure
j. Internally
+ George onenbmg, Lexington. KY. thum
+ crushed.
e r. G. Baker. Anreton. Texas bruised.
, Charles II Hoey san Antonio. Texa
both feet scalded.
g A. Il. Massey wnms, Texas; seal
d wound
It j. Taylor. Mulberry Kan head bur
}. Mrs Mitchell. Philadelphia; Internally &
c iured.
n W. n Adams express messenger; bad
l. scalded and internally Injured.
L Craig Battleman. North Dakota; head al
d back hurt
Biscoc Rodriguez.
e Lulario Meralis.
" Antouio ponui ali VI Del Bic; silsht
injured