The San Francisco call., 1906-06-15

Company.
W. Matthews, emplsye Standard OF
Company.
G. = barton, enlpIoye Standard OIL
Company.
POINT RICHMOND, June l4-Above
is q list Of the victims OF a wreck on
the Belt Line Railroad which occurred
At 7.30 O'Clock this morning at the
Central Brick COmpany's yard switch
two miles north of Point Richmond.
Three hundred Workmen Of the oil
company were in the four coaches
which with the locomotive and two
boNcars. composed the train. The train.
which leaves Point Richmond daily to
convey the men TO the car works of the
oil company at Point San Pablo, was
being pushed along the main line Of
the Belt road when the first coach
struck the brick yard switch
SWITCH FLIES OPEN.
defective fange on one of the
wheels Of the forward truck of the
coach opened the switch. and the truck
threw that end OF the car on to the
siding. AS the train ran over the
switch il set before the rear truck
preached it. These wheels remained on
the main line track, and the coach.
with seveaty-five men in il, twisted
sharply of the tracks and hurled the
HdSSCn ECES III 4l4dSos L4C 4tCAA ScAl >
piled up on the derailed coach before
, the train could be stopped.
Ray Timberman. a brakeman, was
with Andrew Anderson, conductor Of
the train, on the front platform of the
first coach when the car struck the
switch and swerved on to the siding.
Throw on the air" yelled Anderson
to his mate, the conductor, realizing g
something was wrong. Timberman did
not see there was trouble until the jar
came.
He started 10 jump, not needing the
conductors warning, and was caught in
the wreckage and crushed to death
Anderson remained on the car plat
form and escaped injury.
Ellison and Griffin were standing on
the platform between the first and Sec
ond coaches and were caught as the
two coaches crashed together. ElilSor
lived only an hour, and his companion
was instantly killed.
ENGINEER Is HELPLESS.
Engineer H A. Dutra was in the 10.
comotive cab when the crash ahead anc
the setting of brakes aroused him Hs
reversed as quickly as possible, bu'
could not prevent the accident The
engine being at the rear instead of 1:
front Of the train gave him no chance
10 observe the condition Of the switche:
before the passenger car struck them
II has been the custom 10 push or bach
the train down to Point San Pabl,
every morning instead OF pulling it a
trains are ordinarily handled.
Conductor Anderson asserts that tn:
brick yard switch was set before tn,
car wheel struck IL, for he declares. h.
noticed fl as the train was backing
toward the siding. His opinion wa:
that the hange Of the car wheel was
sharp. and caught the point of ths
switch, throwing it open enough Il
turn the front trucks anto the siding
The men who were injured were II
the first coach. None Of them was Sc.
riously hurt DR.. Ainsworth. DR.. Dunr
and Dr. Sanborn were summoned fror
Oakland TO attend the injured.
The Belt Line. belongs to the East
Shore and Suburban Railroad, but i.
is under lease TO the Southern Pacific
Company.
Timberman was about % years old
He was TO have been married in three
weeks to a PleRsanton girl Ellison
was about the same age and had beer
married only few months Griffin was
also in his twenties and was unmar-
: ried.
Coroner Curry was summoned from
Martinez TO take charge Of the bodies.