Williams news., 1905-02-04
ANOTHER BAD SMASH-UP
Two Men Instantly KilIed----Many
 Had Narrow Escape

iNNi III bi4N iOSetA J Nt.' teDOoo V" V blocks west of the depot, in which two men were killed. To the ob server it appeared miraculous that no more lives were lost, but this was proba bly, due to the fact that one train was much heavier than the l other.
 No. s, the east bound overland, due here at 6 a. m., was reported thirty minutes latean asshe en- tered the yards wasrunning at a good speed endeavoring to make up for lost time. It is said that the head light on No. s had been extin- guished and that she was upon the other engine before they had the slightest warning of its approach.
 At that time the crew of the log run was doing some switching and they were just backing on the main line when they met with terrific force. The engine of No. 8 struck the rear of the log en- zine and both were derailed and badly smashed up; the tender of the latter being turned completely around. The baggage and smoking cars immediately following the engine were telescoped and practi- cally converted into kindling wood. How the messenger escaped with onlya few scratches is beyond un- derstanding.
 The dead are:
 THOMAS BLACKwooD, engineer of log train.
 c. BEcKHAM, fireman of No. s.
 Both were married men; the fam fly of the former resides here in Williams, while the latter lives at Ash Fork.
 A large force of men were quickly on the scene and the wreckage cleared away sufficiently to allow of the resumption of traffic, one switch being left in the clear. The remainder of No. was unharmed, with the exception of the cars men, toned.
 Mir. E. s. Gosney, of Flagstaff, who was on the train returning from California, stated to a NEWS reporter that the shock of the col lision was hardly felt in the rear Pullman. He said there was a con- siderable jar when they first struck that the train seemed to stop and then moved forward about a car length.
 Willing hands quickly recovered the bruised and broken bodies oi the dead men, which were taken to the undertaking parlors of J. S. Button and given proper attention
 There was much speculation as to which crew was to blame, and this question will undoubtedly be settled satisfactorily when those , surviving are ;'hauled on the car pet" Howe -er, it seems that the fault lies with the crew of No. S. judging from careful perusal of special rule No. 7, which would ap. ply in this case. The rule follows:
 First class trains, when ten minutes or more late, are required to approach stations, which are designated in time table rules as having yard linits under full control. prepared to stop WlInln the l1nllC or N1S1On, ana reSpOnSl- bility for accident under such conditions shall rest with the approaching train. In case of fog its equivalent, such first class trains, and ali other trains of whatever class, will use the bell and whistle freely, and if necessary send flag man ahead to protect against Instructions or engines in the yards
 The above seems to plainly place the blame, as No. 8 was thirty min utes behind her schedule, regard less of the fact that the light engine was just going out on the main line.
 At the inquest held by Coroner E. N. Crawford on Tuesday and Wednesday the jury returned the following verdict:
 We, the undersigned, being a coroner's jury, | being empanelled, find said Charles Beckham, aged S2 years and Thomas E. Blackwood, aged wreck in the town of Williams, Coconino coun- ty, territory of Arizona, at 6:30 a.m., January 3lst, 1905, caused by the combined negligence of engine crew train Mo- by not having headlights burning or any other light displayed on front Of engine and by not having train under proper control of speed while entering the yard limits of Williams. We also find engine crew of engine No. TSP negligent by not having red light dis played on rear of tender We also find Railroad company negligent for not keeping headlights in proper condition; also by not enforcing their employees to display white lights when head light goes out, and also by not enforcing engine crews to display red lights or any other lights Oil rear Ol OI tuSlneS, cdlleQ out 10 QO switching in the yards.
 The jury was composed of A. F. Poison, foreman; Albert Lebsch, J. w. Barney, Plus Fatic, George w. Mathews, and J. H. Copeland.
 The remains of Engineer Thos. E. Blackwood were taken to Winslow Tuesday for interment.
 Fireman c. Beckham's remains will be shipped to Graham, Texas, this evening, his wife and children accompanying them.
 It is said that MT. Blackwood carried $5,O0O life insurance, while Mir. Beckham had a policy for $3,-