, 1906-09-04
WRECK OF
LOS ANGELES TRAIN

I passengers and trainmen were treated
i by Drs. Stevens and Miller. E. N.
Donaldson, the brakeman, and Bag.
gageman Costello suffered bruised left
knees, but neither was seriously in.
jured. Drs. Stevens and Miller were
called and went out with the first re.
lief train, coming back between Z and
8 with the injured trainmen and pas
sengers. T%hirty-four Of the passengers
were cared for at the Union Pacific no,
tel.
List of the Injured.
Following are the injured in the
wreck of train No. Z at Red Buttes this
morning:
]. w. Zook, fireman; scalded from
chin to shoetops; will recover.
Robert F. Milne of Evanston, Ill.
tramp on blind baggage; injured about
left shoulder.
F. W. Harlow of Omaha, chef on din.
ing car; strain of muscles of right
lumbar region.
Miss Bertha Wasem of Fort Dodge,
Ia, en- route to Long Beach, Cal;
strain of muscles of right side of neck.
Miss Marie Wasem; strain of back
of neck and left shoulder.
Mrs. Focht of Salt Lake; strain of
back.
Charles E. Barber of Los Angeles;
strain and bruise of muscles of back.
P. S. yesterday of Fairbury, Neb.;
strain of muscles of neck.
Catherine Lame of Ogden; back
w%renched.
Mrs. Ruth K. Nelluish of Blooming.
ton, ILL.,; nervous shock.
Mrs. Eta NJ. King of Maxwell, Ia;
abrasion of foot and leg.
Mrs. X. l.. Dodge of Long Beach,
Cal; bruise under left eye.
Isabelle Crosher of Los Angeles;
neck injured.
T. l.. Green of Indianapolis; shoul.
der bruised.
Mrs. Chris Senner of Iowa City, Ia;
bruise and abrasion of left elbow and
right arm.
Mines Father a Printer.
Coroner Robinson took charge of the
remains of the dead tramp on the de-
pot platform and held IN inquest, the
trainmen being examined. Nothing to
show the identity of the man could
be found and not a penny did he have
in his pockets. He will be buried by
Mr.. Stryker as a charity corpse.
Young Milne will be kept at the hos
pital until he is able to travel. His
father, R. F. Milne, lives at Evanston,
ILL.,, where he is a printer, conducting
an establishment at 921 Davis street.
His son has notified him of the acct
dent.
Traffic Not lmpeded.
As soon as word could be gotten
to the city from the scene of the wreck
Drs. Stevens and Miller were sent out,
later the wrecking outfit going to the
scene, in charge Of Trainmaster Let's
and District Foreman Sullivan. The
derrick was sent from here and help
was also ordered from Cheyenne. The
scene of the accident is on the west
bound line of the double track between
Hermosa and this city and traffic is not
in the least impeded. The line will be
cleared and the wrecked equipment
taken back to Cheyenne for overhaul
ing. 1t is believed hat not one of the
cars a be placed in service short Of
general rebuilding.
Hurt in Baggage Car.
Brakeman Donaldson and Baggage
Agent Costello were eating their lunch
o in the baggage car when the wreck
occurred. The car was nearly full Of
trunks and they were both injured by
the shifting of the contents of the car.
Mr.. Donaldson left the wreck as soon
as he could and proceeded to the relief
Of the victims. He helped to drag the
dead man from the wreckage and was
at the door of the dining car, trying to
get it open and get something for the
mar to eat when the latter passed
away. The chef was thrown against
the side Of the car and sustained some
injury.
Passengers Hurled from Beds.
Most of the injured passengers were
hurt by being hurled from their berths.
Strained backs, necks and arm mus
cles are the most serious injuries, one
lady having her foot and ankle cut and
bruised. That none were killed is a
wonder, as the cars were brought to a
very sudden standstill and the passen-
gers were thrown about like balls of
cotton. Conductor Rich was in one of
the rear cars and escaped any serious
injury. He vas almost h~eartbroken
when he reached the city, the wreck
being quite severe to his nerves.
Fireman's Wife in East.
Mrs. Zook, the wife Of the injured
fireman, is nov in Iowa, and her sister.
in-Iaw during the forenoon wrote her,
telling of the injury to her husband,
but assuring her that his condition
was not at all alarming. She has be.
come a mother within the last few
weeks, and her friends here were
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