Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-02-08
BAD WRECK
ON O. r. & N.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED AND
MANY INJURED.
Portland Express Ran Into tho
Rear End of the SkOpane
Flyer.

Portland. Feb. Elm the most dis
asterous wreck 10 the history OF the
Oregon Railroad & Navigator company,
the enlv one in which the life of passeDg-
err on that road has been lost, the Chicago
Portland express ran into the rear end
of the Spokane fyer at Bridal Veil today,
telescoping the Pullman car "Galatea"
and killing four persons and injuring q
acore Of others. Engine 1913 in charge
IF engineer William Swain became un-
manageable and dashed into the Aver
which was standing on the track at
Bridal Veil.
The fver stopped at Bridal Veil and
was delayed by the engine which was
out of order. The rear car of the train ,
Pullman sleeper from Walis Walla.
picked up by the Spokane train at Wal.
lula junction, was standing opposite the
depot. Flagmen had been sent back the
required distance, about 1000 feet to
flag the express which was following.
ard torpedoes had also been placed on
the track.
When about four miles east of Bridal
Veil, the locomotive hauling the Chi.
cago-Portland express got out OF order
and became unmanageable:: The in
iector pipe broke inside the cab of en-
p;ne 1893, letting out food of steam
and driving the engineer and fireman
out Of the cab.
Engineer Swain rescbed for the
throttle to stop the engine. but could
not reach it, Both he and the fireman
then lesped to the connections between
the tender and mail car and tried 10
reach the cir hose and break the con-
necs;on, thus applying the brakes. but
SWANS hands we're 90 terribly burned
that they were useless and he could not
disconnect the hose. In an instant the
en- peine crashed into the Pullman. Mean
while brakeman on the express re-
allied that the engine was beyond con-
troll and pulled the emergency cord set
ting the brakes. This slowed the train
and the locomotive was detached from
the train and shot ahead, crashing into
the Pullman. In a moment the rect of
'he train, coming at slower rate OF
speed, struck the engine, and again
hurled it against the wrecked Pullman.
| The "Galatea" was almost demolished
and to those in this car the deaths and
injuries came. The Pullman ahead wac
| some what damaged but not seriously.
OF those injured all stand q good
chance to recover, including Mrs. Nellie
Riley of Walla WalIa. whose right arm
was crushed below the elbow and
whose hand will have to be amputated
She is resting easier tonight than at any
| time today.
Engine 1913 in which the break oc-
cured is one of the newest and best en-
snes on the .. r. & N. lines. General
Manager OBrien states that the acci-
dent Was one of those occurrences which
cannot be guarded against. as every
safeguard and precaution had been
taken to protect the train standing at
Bridal Veil station.
Those who were killed are:
f. L. Sinnot. Portland; A. c. Ed
wards, Portland; &. w. Buchanan,
Portland; J. N. Frost, Walla Walla.
Dangerously injured:
Mrs. Nellie Riley, Walla Walla.
Seriously hurt:
James K. Russell, Oakland, Cal; En-
gineer w. II. Swsin. Portland; Sarah
A. Klineman, Portland; Fireman Louis
Morgan, Portland; Mrs. V. We'll, Ia
coma; Mrs. l.. NJ, Coburn, Hot Lake,
Ore; William Dun, Minneapolis, Mimi,
ttramp); ID. McLead. Minneapolis
tramp; u. W. A. Duncan <colored)
Portland. Several received bruises an
4 minor injuries.