The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-04-13
IN A WRECK

FlN Ii KILLED OUsERlGHI In
OVERTURNING OF A SAN.
Ia BARBARA STREET
| CAR.
Twenty Are Seriously Injured
Victims Horribly Mangled IN
der the Debris.
Santa Barbara, Cal, April TO-
A street-car loaded with passengers
returning to town from the Old
Mission ran off the track at Garden
and Mission streets today and five
deaths have resulted. All of the
dead were Santa Barbara people.
Over twenty Of the passengers were
injured, many. of them being fright
fully mangled. Over halt Of the in.
ljured had bones broken about the
body and not a few Of them suffer.
ed serious fractures of the skull.
The accident was due to defect
in the brake apparatus, as was re-
vealed upon an inspection of the
car, after the accident. While the
rear brakes were tightly set against
the wheels. the forward brakes were
of no service because of the breaking
of a part of the gearing.
The motorman discovered that
something was wrong with the car
several blocks above the point
where the accident occurred and en-.
deavored to set the brakes. but fail.
ed to check the speed of the car. AT
the intersection OF Garden and Mis-
sion streets there is a sharp curve,
and the car was moving at its high
est speed down per cent grade
when the curve was reached.
The car was thrown from the
track upon its side, the passengers
being thrown in every direction.
One section of the car was smashed
into splinters. Those who were In
4 dstaHtly killed and-many of'~those
who were most seriously injured
} were standing upon the guard raj
on the side Of the car as it crashed
into the ditch.
AS soon as the news of the acci
dent spread throughout the city ev'
cry available physician was sent tt
} the aid of the injured and many
prominent residents of the city were
! among those who aided the suffer
! ing and dying. A majority of th'
injured were taken to the hcspita
and the remainder were removed
, to their homes.
! Portland, April S.-Portlant
! Journal: Unless delayed on he
Journey, Mrs. Emma L. Watson
the last of the alleged gang ofswind
lers who are said to have defraudet
: the government out of thousand
!, of dollars by land frauds will reacl
this city tonight in the custody O
4 federal officers from Chicago. Dis
? trict Attorney Hall was notified to
I day that the woman would arriv
this evening. She will likely b
arraigned tomorrow.
. Mrs. Watson was indicted by tn
8 federal grand jury along with Ma
T. rie Ware, S. A. D. Puter, Horac
S G.. Mckinley and others for allege
y completely in big land swindle
! The others were apprehended an
70 placed under heavy bonds to secur
: their appearance for trial before th
federal court.
j. The woman, however eluded al
s rest Until Sunday, when she wa
> taken into custody in Chicago
o Since January she has played
J. hide and-seek game with the off
% GERS, successfully avoiding the mos
vigilant efforts of the officers t
cause her arrest. She is said t
10 have been forced to use numbe
J. Of aliases, amorg them are Mr.
l. Puter, and Mrs. Porter. At time
7, it is said, che has .been known q
q the wife OF S. A. D. Puter, who
:. said to have assisted her in he
l. flight.
10 She was located Saturday in
1T fashionable hotel in Chicago, an
was placed under arrest early Sur
y day morning. She appeared befol
1T magistrate and was released i
Is the sum of 81 500. The local al
is thorities were Immediately notife
ss of her apprehension and warrar
re was prepared by District Attorne
D. Hall. It was forwarded to Chic:
go, but will not likely reach its de-
st tination until after the woman hs
% arrived in Portland.
l. As soon as she reaches the cit
e. she will be taken before Judge Be
linger of the United States cou
ID and arraigned. It is said that sf
le will have no difficulty in raisir
is the bail necessary to secure her lii