The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-11-14
A WILD RIDE.
SIX HURT IN LOGGING. TRAIN
WRECK.

ly Hurt-Cars and
Engine Piled in
Heap.
Portland, Nov. 10.-The Tele.
G ram says: A wild ride down a
steep grade on a runaway railroad
train, from which both engineer
and fremen had sought safety by
jumping, ended in a severe smashup
near Stella, Wash, as result Of
which George Weiss is minus a leg
and Max Welderman is suffering
from severe internal injuries. Both
men are at the Good Samaritan hos
pital in this city. A logging train
on which the two men we're, got be.
yond control when on heavy
grade. Welderman's home in
Stark street. Weiss is part owner
in the logging camp from which
material was being haulsd when the
accident occurred. Both are we'll
known They may recover,
Six men, the train crew, were
aboard the train when it got beyond
the control of tbe engineer yester-
day ard ran away. After running
two miles it jumped the track and
toppled over.
The ain consisted of an engine
aud fve cars, which were heavily
loaded. The track was slippery
from the steady rain and had very
perceptible down grade. Soon at-
ter starting with its burden it be-
came evident that the engine could
notih hold back the cars, which Kept
pushing it forward alta terrible mo-
mentum. In short time the rum
Eaway was making a. mile minute.
The track was crooked, winding
around the curves of the creek bed,
and every minure the crew expect
ed the train would jump from the
rails and hurl them to destruction.
tTfees ard rocks that were passed id
the mad flight looked like fitting
shadows.
The engine and cars few the
trac k<and landed wrong side up.
Those who saw the wreck are sur
prised that anyone escaped with his
life. Some of the members of the
tcrew were thrown adistance' Of t0en-
lty feet, and for a time they were SO
stunned by the fall that some time
elapsed before they could realize
what had happened. Itlwas a lBne-
Fly spot and no one had with sssed
the accident. AS soon as they had
pulled themselves together those
who were slightly injured began to
look around for assistance. Two
of their numbsr were supposed to
be dying, and every effort was
made by their less injured compan-
ions to relieve their sufferings.
Some ranchmen we're finally To-
Gated who gave them their services.
"A few minutes later a gasoline
launch was GIFTED coming up the
slough. of Cole Cretk. This was
signaled aud she 10 X the injured
to Stella, about four miles distant,
with all possible haste. Fortunate
lily the steamer Sarah Dixon bad
just landed at Stella on her way
up to Portland. Weist and Weide-
man were put aboard, and Captain
Del Shaver decided to make a re-
cord run to this city with his in
jured passengers.
Helgave orders to cut out all way
landings aud the engineer was told
to open the throttle wide, and run
the steamer to her full capacity.
It was 11:48 last night when the
Dixon steamed from Stella. At
Rainier it was considered advisable
to stop and get a physician aboard,
which was done. The run was then
resumed and continued until st.
Helens was reached. There anoth-
.er stop was made to get another
physician, DR.. MeLarren, boarding
the steamer This time. Again the
Dixon proceeded up the river, max.
ing better time than she ever did
before. When she pulled up along
side the Washington street dock it
was just exactly 6:15 o'clock this
morning, which is considered a
swift passage for a freight boat that
makes no pretensions Of being fleet.
Captain Shaver is being praised
all along the water front for his hu-
maue action. By taking the course
he did he lost business all along the
river, between here and Stella in
the way of freight and passenger
traffic. While passing one point
down the river some one hailed the