The Mena weekly star., 1907-05-30
NORKOF IRAN NR[CK[RS
One Man Killed and g Injured on Southern Pacific Near Los
 Angeles.
loOSEnED THE RAILS ON HiGH TaEsTLE
Passengers Crushed in the Wrecked cars When They Plunged of the Structure-$1o,o00 Reward Offered for Arrest and Conviction of the Perpetrators of the Outrage.

TOT arrest and Conviction of the
 Perpetrators of the Outrage.
 Los Angeles, May z5.--Train No. 2, one of the Southern Pacific coast flyers, due at g o'clock Tuesday night was wrecked at West Glen neale, ten miles north of here at l2:30 Wednesday morning. The wreck was the deliberate work of train wreckers. One man was killed and 22 persons injured, three prob ably fatally
 In accomplishing the wreck of the train which was the coast line limited. devilish ingenuity had been exercised. At point on a trestle over the Arroyo Seco, the fish plates and bolts of two con- meeting rails on the south bound track had been removed and in the apertures whence the bolts were taken strands of heavy wire were fastened at the end of each rail. From the appearance of the track after the wreck it was evident that some person hidden on a hillside close to the trestle had pulled tho wire as the train approached and spread the rails out toward the edge of the trestle.
 The train, three hours late, was travelling at a rate of between 35 and 40 miles an hour. The engine wheels were first to leave the rails and the engine took to the ties, travelling nearly 100 yards before it was brought to a standstill. The tender, the diner, two Pullmans. the buffet, mail and baggage cars plunged over the edge of the tres tie, falling a distance of 16 feet. The buffet car, the express car and one of the Pullmans were turned com pletely upside down and the others landed on their sides. All were badly crushed and splintered.
 The man killed was T. J. McMahon of Santa Barbara, a member of the electrical workers union.
 Two Pullmans and the observation car remained on the track. The fall crushed su and fp was aasanmassae m sse gsa6go ot crash that the passengers were hurt.
 As soon as possible the uninjured trainmen and passengers scrambled down the steep bank to the over turned cars. Through broken win dows and doors forced with axes wielded from within and without the frightened passengers emerged, while from the darkened interiors came the groans and cries of the injured. News of the wreck was received in this city shortly after 1t occurred and relief train carrying several physicians started for the scene.
 With the aid of lanterns the train men made an examination of the track in order to determine if possi- ble the reason of the derailment. Under the first coach which re- mained on the track was found the loosened rails with the wires secure ly fastened through the bolt holes and the eids uniting in single strand that led into the brush on the hillside.
 The engine crew, consisting of Engineer Charles McCairn and Fire man w. w. McGregor, remained abroad the engine and escaped unin, jured. Conductor Blushington and Brakeman Higgins were also un- scathed.
 At the southern Pacific general Of fees in this city notices were posted offering sl0,000 for the arrest ant conviction of the party or parties who were responsible for the wrecl of the Shore Line Limited train The officials announce that they ha' no clue whatever.
 Mrs. Frederick w. Schoff, oi Philadelphia, president of the Moth CTS Congress which recently ad journed in this city, was passen ger on the wrecked train with Mrs Edwin c. Grice of Philadelphia. wh' also had been a delegate to the con gress. Both were taken to tn Lankersheim hotel. Although badl, shaken up Mrs. Schoff and Mrs Grice are exported uninjured.