The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-03-23
GREAT NORTHERN
TRAIN WRECKED
Owen Jones of HIllyard KIlled---Fire-
mans miraculous Escape---7rain Is
Thr0wnI Into Riuer==-M1HCQrsB Burned

The westbound Great Northern "Flyer,' due here at
75 M, wrecked Katka in the Kootena canyon
at O'Clock this morning
Engineer Owen j. Jones was killed Others OF the
train and the passengers escaped serious injury
The engine pulling the passenger train rolled into
the river and the baggage and mail cars were burned
The wreck due to a rock slide in the Kootena
canyon into which 'The Flyer plunged while running
between 80 and 40 miles an hour.
The eastbound fast mail train from the coast passed
the canyon at LIS a. and Immediately after that
track Waterman patrong the passed by Between
that time and o'clock the rock slide occurred.
The "Flyer late and Engi Jones run
ming to make up time Just beyond where the rock slide
occurred there is and it is not likely that the
engineer the danger until just as the train hit.
The engine powed few feet and then turned over
being thrown completely from the tracks and into the
river running alongside.
Engineer Jones was caught in the wreckage and in
sany killed according to the first reports received
His fireman, whose name is not given in the earlier
reports, is said to have escaped.
The baggage and mail car overturned and
caught fire. but in both the baggageman and
the mail clerk escaped from the burning
The reports received at headquarters here state that
passengers seriously injured, although most of
them received a severe shaking up
AS the received in Spokane the wreck
ing and sent out The coaches of the pass
enger train detached from the wreck and back
to Ieonia.
The train dspatcher's report that the train
will arrive in Spokane about O'Clock this afternoon.
Further particulars show that the wreck occurred two
and half miles east of Katka.
Fireman j L. Horseey, who on the engine with
Engineer Jones' thrown into the river when the loco
motive turned over, but in miraculous manner
capped serious injury.
Engineer Owen Jones had engine No. 929 and was
gared of the best engineers the road. He
AZ years of age and had worked the Great Northern
railroad since October 1882 beginning engine wiper
at Fergus Falls, Mimi After two months he promoted
to fireman freight between Fergus Falls and
Grand Forks.
In 1886, in July, he promoted to engineer on the
division. year later he was transferred to the
Dakota DIVISION where he remained until 1892, when he
moved to Kalispe He to Spokane in 1896 and had
been running out of here since.
He leaves wife and three children, who living in
Iyard the eldest being IA years and the youngest 8
years of age.
The dead engineer Mason and Shriner and
also member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Eng
neers. He carried insurance his life amounting to
$4,000
Fireman Horseley, who narrowly escaped DEATH
has been with the Great Northern road about four years
This have been his last trip fireman. he having
been transferred to Whitefish, Mont. hostler.
The body of the dead engineer will be brought to Spo
kane on the train which wrecked arriving here about
o'clock No arrangements for the funeral have been
made.