The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-07

Portland, Ore, FEB. 6.-Four persons
were killed and ten persons were more
or less seriously injured this morning in
a collision on the Oregon Railroad &
Navigation road at Bridal Veil, Ore.
The Dead.
E. l. Sinnort Of Portland Sinnott was
an employe of the American Type Found
ers association and was returning 10
Portland from trip to Idaho.
A E Edwards, Portland
George w. Buchanan, accountant, Port
land.
]. w. Frost. WaIla WaIa-
Injured.
Mrs Nellie Riley, WaIla Wa1la, 90 years
Of age right arm crushed below elbow,
subsequently, amputated; bruises about
Eody, but exact injuries not ascertained.
James K Russell, San Francisco and
East Oakland, Cal, severe scalp wound;
not known if skull is fractured.
Mrs Sarah A. Klineman, aged 81, of
Kern Park, Portland, rose cut and head
bruised.
and face badly scalded.
Louis Morgan. fireman No 5. face cut
and right wrist spOained.
head cut.
Mrs V. Well Tacoma, head, arms and
legs bruised.
William Dun, Minneapolis. left Shout
leg bruised.
D. Mcleod. Minneapolis, Up cut and
teeth knocked out
W. A Duncan, Portland, porter buffet
car No. 3, right side of face and right
ear cut; right hip bruised.
Rear End Collision.
Passenger train No 5, known as the
Pacific Express, from Chicago, ian into
the rear Of passenger train No. 3, which
was standing on the main track with
disabled engine, and the rear Pullman
car on the Spokane-POrtland special was
badly wrecked.
The other cars of the train were not so
badly wrecked, while almost the only
damage done to the rear train was to the
engine.
No. 5. known as the Pacific Express.
the Hartman systems best train from
Chicago to Portland. was late and was
making UP time. No. B. known as the
Portland flyer was about on time but
when nearing Bridal Veil her engine
broke down and an effort was being
made to repair the break Brakemen
We're sent out with the customary sig
nails, but through some accident to the
engine Of No. that heavy train was
unable to stop in time. and crashed into
the rear car Of the standing train.
Physicians Hurried to Scene.
As soon as the o. r & N general Of
flee in Portland heard of the collision
q special train was ordered to the scene
Dalles and Hood River and the dead and
injured were brought to this city.
a. Z. Edwards was the cheCkman for
the Oregon Baggage & Transfer COM
pany. He met the trains at Pendleton
Snd was for years q, notable figure in
the service. He had but one leg, the
other having been lost in an accident
some time ago.
From advices which the division super
intendentS office in Portland has re
ceived an injector pipe on the engine Of
train No. burst when Engineer SWayne
tried to stop 1t in response to the flag
from train No. 3. The SCalding steam
drove the two enginemen from the cab
before they could stop their train. and
No. crashed into the rear end of No g.
The accident took place in the center of
the town Of Bridal Veil.
Latest Account.
Four or five miles back the injector
Of No. 5 had broken and Engineer
from the cab by the escaping steam.
They were still at work on the machin-
cry when they noticed the signals sent
back by the passenger train ahead Then
SWayne re-entered the cab and tried to
find the throttle of his engine, but was
unable to do so on account of the clouds
of steam, and his train ran down the
grade, smashing into the train ahead
while travelling at possibly twenty
miles-an-hOur speed.
Fireman Morgan, being unable to do
anything as the cab was filled with
steam, jumped when ii was seen the
train could not be got under control.
The persons seriously injured were in
the last sleeper of the Portland train,
and occupied the car Galatea- which was
used for passengers from Walla Walla-
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