The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31

OAKLAND, Aug. 3O-Pinned among
the wreckage of his demolished cab.
with kissing. scalding steam bursting
from broken pipes. Charles A Loring,
Southern Pacific veteran locomotive
engineer, was rescued from death this
morning by his brave young fireman.
Archie Carleton. who fought his way
10 his aged comrades side after a col
hsion between two Berkeley local
trains near Sixteenth-street station.
The intrepid rreman dragged the
helpless engineer out of the mess Of
debris, then tainted from the exertion
Loring was taken to his home at 1919
Channing way, Berkeley, seriously in
Jured- Carleton, young and energetic
revived and resumed work this after
noon little the worse for his expe-
rience.
Others injured in the collision were
Mrs Morton Croalet of san Francisco.
a passenger on the East Berkeley local
train. who had three fingers broken;
w. T. Allen, gateman on the West
Berkeley train, and ]. White, an East
BERKELEY train gateman, who were cut
and bruised.
1t was at 1920 o'clock this morning
that West Berkeley local train, En-
gineer Loring, composed of engine I2O7
Il
south of SiXteenth-stre station to RIM
In on the main local tracks headed for
West Berkeley. Running on a parallel
track from the mole was an East Rer-
kelley local train, Engineer Walter
ID. Bruce and Fireman H T. Avery.
headed toward the same track as the
other train.
ENGINES MEET IN CRASH.
Before either engineer was able to
ct ~
where the siding track Joined the main
line. The East Berkeley engineer
sounded four shrill blasts that attract
ee Loring's attention, but not before
the collision, side on" occurred
Bruce's engine ripped off the others
cab. spltntering it. and showering the
occupants with metal and woodwork.
As the cars scraped each other, gates
and platform were ripped off and three
coaches of the East Berkeley train
were derailed.
Passengers in the East Berkeley
train were bounced about like rubber
dolls as the derailed cars plowed
over the ties. rush for the doors
was checked before any one was seri-
ously hurt AS the trains crashed TO
standstill, clouds of steam from brolx
en- pipes enveloped the engines. There
was cry OF pain, of some one in great
suffering. Railroad men and station
hands rushed 10 the locomotive where
Loring. helpless and limp. could be
seen pinioned in the wreck Carleton.
the fireman, had been thrown off the
cab, He scrambled TO his feet, and. fol-
lowed by Arthur L. Farnell a gate
mn, climbed into the cab. Once the
men were driven back by the steam.
Carleton made another struggle and
got at Loring, dragging out the
scalded, cut and bruised engineer.
Loring was taken to his home and
placed under the care of DR.. H n
Roweli and his son, DR.. E. L. Loring.
a dentist OF Berkeley.
Engineer Bruce and his fireman es-
caped without injury, and their loco
motive. 2lS0. was not damaged. 1t was
used after the collision with the wreck
ing crews, apparatus to clear the
tracks. Two hours work served TO re-
store the roadway and permit regular
traffic 70 be resumed.
The collision was the result of
series OF disturbances that occurred at
the Sixteenth-street station this morn
ing. Shortly before the accident an
outgoing freight train was stalled near
tue station by the breaking of draw
Lead The train parted and the Sec