Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-05-17

( reached the railway officials. After the
wreck occurred Conductor Jones
climbed the nearest telegraph pole
with a telegraph instrument, provided }
for such purposes, succeeded in tapping {
( one of the dispatchers' wires. Connect )
ed with the San Luis Obispo division Of I
Z fee, he told of the wreck. The men
{ at the other end of the line doubted his
story, believing some one was playing
( prank, but CONSERVATION followed }
) when in confirmation of his identity the
Z conductor read a copy of his last or )
! der. The news was sent to Santa {
! Barbara.
had been specialized on by the more nerv-
Gus passengers long before the crowded
cars crumpled up.
John H. Prescott of Buffalo, one of
the men who survived the wreck unin-
jured, produced at the inquest the point
of switch rail broken off by the train.
He expressed the opinion that this caused
the wreck.
145 Shriners on the Train.
This morning when the dead at San
Luis Obispo and in the morgues here
were counted the number totaled up to
thirty-nine more than was reported killed
in the confusion Saturday night. Of the
injured, seventeen are in hospitals at
San Luis Obispo, and of these some are
hurt so badly that their lives are de-
SPARED of.
The wrecked train was one of a string
of specials carrying delegates to the SUI
preme council of the order of the Mystic
Shrine northward and homeward from
Los Angeles, where the convention had
been held. On board the wrecked spe-
cial We're 145 Shriners Of 1smailia tenn
pie, Buffalo, n. Y, and Rajah temple,
Reading, Pa. With the exception of five
all the dead were delegate Shriners Or
members of their families, and with a
few exceptions so are all the injured.
The Dead.
Following is a complete list of the
dead:
AUSTIN, G. w, New York, agent for
BRUMBACH, THOMAS l., Reading Pa
BRUMBACH, MRS Reading, Pa.
CUUTLER, J, w, Binghamton, N. Y, Is
CUTLER, MRS. ]. W, Binghamton, N.
Y, accompanied her husband to Los An
ELLENBOGEN, L. N, Reading, Pa, Ra-
-" ESSEX, RICHARD, Reading, Pa.
EssICK, MRS. WILLIAM w., Reading,
FISHER, MRS, Cleveland, O., wife of
Henry j. Fisher, druggist.
GITTLEMAN, II. X, Reading, Pa, Ra-
HAGERMAN, GEORGE, Reading, Pa,
IENDEIl, HARRISON r., Reading, Pa,
H}ENRY, CHARLES H., Lebanon, Pa.
NIPPLE, j. o.. Reading, Pa, illustrious
potentate of Rajah temple
KAUFMAN, OLIVER, Reading, Pa,
LOWING, CHARLES, Buffalo, N Y, Is
MILLER, HARRY, Reading, Pa, Rajah
MOVER, HOWARD, Hazelton, Pa.
ROTH, A. L., Reading, Pa, Rajah tenn
ROGERS. ALONzO B., st. Paul, Mimi,
SNYDER, S. S., Reading, Pa, Rajah tenn
SNYDER, MRS. s. s., Reading, Pa.
SToLTz, BENJAMIN, Reading, Pa, Ra-
'"SS T0LTZ, MISS, Reading, Pa.
STEFFE, GILBERT Reading, Pa, Ra-
:" WILSON, ABNER D., Buffalo, N. Y,
1sm aIIa temple piss CODA c,oo,a n
daughter Of Mrs. Henry j. Fisher by for
II TN Id WOMAN
TWO NEGRO WATERS.
Many Badly Injured.
Injured at San Luis Obispo:
S. A. Rockford, brageman, San Fran
cisco; fatally injured.
H.,
night; was brought to this city this morn,
ing; his back is injured and the lower part
of his body paralyzed; crawled 100 yards to
flag the second section following and later
was picked up.
n. Il. Boyd, of Reading, Pa; badly scald-
ed.
Martin L. Henry, Shamokn, Pa; injured
spine and severely scalded.
H. r. Lee, Orwigsburg, Pa; face lacerat-
ed; both hips cut and FRACTURED leg:
~ broken
H. A. Hartsel, Easton, Pa; severely
scaded and fractured leg.
Charles Mckinley, Binghamton, n. Y;
Mrs Mckinney, severely bruised about
Mrs Fred Greenwood, Binghamton, N.
4. ". Roppole, Dennis Point, n. Y; Sc
verely bruised about neck.
Champlain engineer; badly scalded.
Glenn Thompson, fireman; face, arms and
internal injuries.
Mrs HendeI and daughter Helen, Read
ing, Pa; not serious.
J. Calvin Hoffeditg, Reading, Pa; left
leg fractured, scalp wounds.
One of the survivors of the wreck who
has returned here gave the following ac
count of the wreck:
Just before the wreck the last call to
luncheon had gone through the train. Ra-
jah temple of Reading occupied the last
car in the train and were the last ones to
go forward to the diner. The car was filled
almost entirely with Reading people when
the wreck occurred. In was in this car
that most of the lives were crushed out.
The dining car leaped into the air and
was thrown directly on top of the demol-
ished locomotive. Nearly every person In
the coach was instantly killed. Scores
were scalded by steam escaping from dis
connected pipes in the kitchen of the diner.
The terror and turmoil of the scene was
indescribable Many of those who escaped
instant death by the first impact were
crushed by the rear coaches hurled upon
the wreckage Others, pinioned in the de
bris, were roasted alive. The wreckage
caught fire from the coaIs of the engine,
the passengers who escaped injury.
Miss Cora Young of yeland was one
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