The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-08
HOOD RIVER CITIZENS
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE

The residents OF this city we're
thrown into anxiety and excitement
about 8 o'clock Tuesday morning by
the announcement that the Spokane
FLYER had been wrecked at Bridal Veil
and several persons killed and num-
Der Injured. 1t was known that there
we're a number Of Hood River people
on the train and until word was re-
ceived to the contrary 1t was feared
that some of them might be among
the victims. 1t proved, however, that
none Of them we're injured and sigh
of relief went up from theiI anxious
relatives and friends.
The accident wa, caused by the Pa
cific Express running into the rear
end of the Spokane train while 1t was
standing at Bridal Veil waiting for O
small wreck to be cleared away be-
tween there and Troutdale. The engi-
neer Of the colliding train saw the
signal from the flagman OF the train
ahead In time to stop, but was pre-
vented from doing so by an accident
| to the injector pipe which burst just
as he came In sight of the eignal,
sending clonds of scalding steam into
the cab and driving him and the hre-
man from their posts.
The engine struck the rear Pullman
of the train at full speed and reduced
IL to matchwood, killing four persons
and iniuring two others so seriously
that it is feared they may die.
In the forward part of the train were
a number of Hood River passengers
including Ii. +. Davidson, -. A.
Franz, q. j. Gessling, q. ID. Wood
worth, Miss Eva Nickalsen and her
mother, Mr.. Emstrum, Mr.. Heaton,
Jack Bagley, d. Eccles OF the Ore
gon Lumber Company and DR.. H..
Dudley Pineo, Mr.. Woodwork q
nephew. With the exception OF Mr..
Eccles and Messrs, Ieaton, Bagley and
Emstrum, the rest of the Hood River
passengers we're all in one car. The
former gentleman was in one OF the
Pullmans and the latter in the smoker.
Mr.. Gessling and Mr.. Davidson were
sitting In the same seat when the
crash came and we're thrown violently
against the seat In front Of them and
while both Of them felt no serious
effects from it at the time they after.
wards discovered that they we're quite
badly bruised. Mr.. Gessling had sug
gested that they 60 back into The
Pullman that WAS wrecked when they
boarded the train here, but Mr.. Da
J wilson rather objected and they tool
seat In the day eoach-an action thai
no doubt saved their lives.
Mr.. Franz and Mr.. Woodworth with
stood the shock without any Difficult
, ty, but DR.. Pineo who was sleeping
was thrown over the back of the seal
in front of him, where he landed OF
his shoulders. Luckily he was moi
hurt and Immediately got out Of thu
: car and went back and rendered every
assistance In his power In looking aft
or the injured. Mr.. Franz also die
yeoman service In allying the suffer
ing Of the injured, as did many other
J of the Hood River party.
/, The first relief train to arrive at thu
scene OF the wreck was the one sent
out from Hood River with Drs. Bro
sirs, Watt and Dumble on board, aDd
they we're the first to give the injured
surgical and medical attention. The
physicians from here received much
commentator for the prompt and
efficient service they rendered.
The scenes about the wrecked train
are said to have been most distress.
ing and some of our townsmen were
unable TO stay in the vicinity of tho
grewsome spectacle.
i While it was expected that some o.
the Hood River passengers who were
on the wrecked train would return or
the No. 2 In order TO quiet the fears
of their friends, they did not do SO,
but went on to Portland, returning OIL
trains the next day.