Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-24

Crashing at full speed into a slow
going train the fast California limited
on the Santa Fe dashed into the rear
end Of the San Bernardino local at Glen
dora station, thirty-four miles from Los
Angeles, at 1870 yesterday afternoon, in
juring a score of persons.
The limited, pulled by engine 1886,
was hurrying toward Los Angeles,
three hours behind time with Engineer
Kleinhans at the throttle and Conduc-
tor Moody in charge of the train.
The San Bernardino local, pulled by
the Scotty engine No. 442, which hauled
the famous miner to Barstow, had r.
Baldwin at the throttle and v. M.
Cheshro conductor.
None of the railroad employees would
venture an opinion as to why the linn
tied passed Glendora with another train
so near, but all agree had not the San
Bernardino train been in motion, thus
somewhat reducing the force of the
impact, the loss Of life must have been
frightful.
The collision was sudden, but not
so much so as to prevent Engineer
Baldwin and his fireman from Jumping,
Conductor Chesbro was caught on a
platform and crushed.
With steadfast loyalty to his COM
pany's interests he not only refused to
tell how and where he was hurt, but
declined even to give his name. This
.same policy of Withholding the facts
prevented a general knowledge of who
was hurt from reaching Los Angeles
until nearly midnight
Strikes With Awful Impact
Glendora is in valley and the point
OF impact was near county road that
leads toward Azusa. The local had
passed the station after a stop and
was opposite the road and on a curve
when, with the crashing of steel ana
wood and the hiss of escaping steam,
the flyer struck the smaller and slower
train
Like gigantic catapult the Limited
telescoped the rear coach of the local.
plowing through the trucks and send
ing the last three coaches Off the
tracks in twisted, splintered and broken
hulls into the ditch off the curve.
Passengers on the local were sent
sprawling in all directions amid broken
seats and glass, cut and bruised. They
suffered from all they came in contact
with, and out of the debris there issued
shouts and screams and heartrending
cries. Unfortunate passengers had been
ground into the battered coaches.
Helpless from shock and fastened by
the weight of fixtures they were re-
leased after enduring agoniz1nS mo-
ments that seemed like hours.
Passengers Come to Rescue
Nearly all of the passengers on the
local were unfit for quick rescue work
the shock had been too pronounced
but the passengers on the Limited
scrambled off their vestibuled trains,
brought the wrecking tools with which
each coach is equipped and chopped
and sawed their way into the three rear
coaches which had sustained the
greatest damages.
one by one the victims were laid out
on the grass. Tenderly such unpro-
fessional aid was administered as
seemed to suggest itself by the SYM
pathetic yet almost helpless byStanders.
Messengers We're dispatched up and
down the track to reach telephone and
telegraph operators, and through this
means i'm time the wrecking crews and
trains in San Bernardino and Los An
geles were notified and later brought
to the spot.
Only one surgeon had made his ap-
pearance up to the time that darkness
came and found the wrecked parties
still trying to aid the injured victims.
Later however, Dr. Morrison of Los
Angeles and DR.. j. N. Baylis of San
Bernardino arrived
Women Show Great Bravery
The women victims bore the pain they
endured bravely, yet their sufferings
were pitifuk The surgeons were able
to ease the situation by giving opiates
until the automobiles and electric cars
reached the neighborhood when the
victims were hurried to their homes and
to hospitals.
One of the victims was a sick MeXi-
can on a stretcher. He was jammed in
such a way that his legs were se'
verely hurt
Conductor Chesbro happened to be
between the smoker and baggage car
at the time of the wreck, and though
he tried to jump he was caught and
squeezed about the chest,
Nearby residents came to the scene
later and brought boxes of oranges
which were partaken of by many of the