American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1907-11-23
TWO LIVES LOST
IN LOCAL WRECK
Brakemen IN a Saloon, Leav-
ing Train Unguarded.
Dssbk Header Extra Crashes iaao Ca
beose Of Aeceanodatios Train,
Costing I've Lives and Heavy
Property Loss.

cal yards Monday evening about b'p,
which resulted Ia the loss Of two lives,
the serious injury of another party, ard
the demolishing Of six cars.
The dead are John fiekle. Poeatello
plastefer who ~as well known here, and
Jap named Sagama, J. r. Hall. of
Aeeauia. Lincoln county, was seriously
injured.
The Twin Falis local. locally known
as the Ping Pong. arrived about six
o'elock. The train stopped with the
esbaoss about half way between the
water tank a,sd bridge. About d.ao an
extra freight. drawn by two engines.
ran into ,hr rear Of the local. reducing
the eabo-se Of the latter To kindling
wocd. throwing ,iye other cars down a
ten or twelve foot .mhankment and all
bu, den,olishing them.
Parties Who Saw the incoming train
say that IL was moving at rate no,
greater ,hsn sis or eight miles an hour.
bot tha, It's heavy weight made II ire
slssible. The force was such tha, the
cars deraiied s-r. simply thrown into
the air and fell on theft ssde clear OF the
track. An empty. near the center Of
the wrecked train. @as broken In tsoin
the mlsAile. the two parts standing al
naost straight up in the air. The Jap
wAs rrseucd from the debris Of the ca
bsse.s.. entirely buried. sboat ter feet
from the traek. Ftekle and Hall we're
foard living at the end Of eos car
about thirty feet from ih. track.
Many people wcre attracted hY the
crash ard hssssned tnfrfsies all pss=ssbEe
aid rarlle and the Jap were taken
10 the waiting ronm of the depot ard
Mr.. Hall 20 the Gail e" Pharmacy.
pr. Moth wAs Immediately summoned
ami afforded all relief to the injured
that was possible. DIR. olnstead. Of
Portland. who has been here for two
weeks, volunteered and rendered saIu-
able services. !. +. Rawlings ard De
Wit Brown. Of the Gail e. rhsrrus-
cy. also were prcsees into service in
helping to dress the injuries.
The JAp's head was badly crushed
and he waz otherwise SO badly injured
that death came to his relief about a:.n.
FtckIe was taken to his home at Poca-
t~llo. where he died Wednesday fore
noon. Hall IL in hospital a, Peestello
ard xiIt recover. The verdict of the
eoruusr's jury throws the blame for the
accident upon the negligence of the
crew Of the local train.
An inquest was held over the body of
the Jap Wednesday. at which the crews
of both trains. and several local people
were examined. As usual in such cases.
the evidence given WAS not explicit In
many important particulars. From the
evidence. however. and from talks inn
medately following the wreck, IL is be-
yond question that the brakemen of the
wrecked train were in Vests saloon.
shaking dice for the drinks. when the
wreck took place. Further. that no pre-
cautions, other than the possible display
of green lights on the rear of the wreck
cd csboosc, were taken to prevent an
accident
A pathetic feature of the distressing
accident is that Fiekle. who was return
ing to his family at Pocateilo. had just
walked down tn the cabocse and board
cd 1t but couple of minutes before the
crash came.
The verdict of the eoroner's jury is
AZ follows:
In THE PRECINCT or AMERICAN FALLS.
COUNTY or ONEIDA. STATE
or IDAHO.
State of Idaho, as
County Of Oneida.A S'
An inquisition was taken for the pco-
pie of the State Of Idaho. in the pre-
cinet of American Falls. County Of
Oneida, on the 10Th and Goth days OF
November, 1907. before X. o. Jones. a
Justice Of the peace in and for said
precinct, county and state. acting In
the capacity Of coroner in and for said
county. upon view Of the bodies Of
John Fickel, white man Of Pocatello.
Idaho, and l.. Sagama. a Japanese Of
Wapi Idaho, then and there lying dead.
upon the oaths Of six good and lawful
men Of the said county of Oneida, who,
being duly sworn to inquire, on the part
Of the people Of the state Of Idaho, in
to all the circumstances attending the
death Of said John Fickel and l.. SsVr.
<s.n,e. ard by what or whom the same Wal