East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-10

-Four people met instant death and
four were severely injured In a
wreck which occurred two miles east
of Cayuse station on the o. r. & N.
at ais o'clock this morning, in
which westbound passenger train No.
went into the ditch in a washout.
The dead are George McPartridge,
fireman.
Two tramps, identified by letters
upon their persons as Mervyn Thomp-
son and Mike Dunn, loggers.
one Greek laborer, name unknown.
The injured are:
Engineer Fred G. Schilke, left leg
broken and foot crushed.
James p. Graham, mail clerk, arm
broken.
l.. w. Oren, mail clerk, head cut
and injured in the body.
Unknown Chinaman, mouth crush
cd and back broken.
The injured were taken to st. VIM
cents hospital in Portland this fore
noon by special train, Drs. Cole and
Vincent accompanying them. A cor
oncr's inquest is being conducted
over the remains of the dead this af-
ternoon. The body of Fireman Nc
Partridge had not been recovered
late this afternoon and 1t is supposed
20 have been swept down the Una
tilla river or else it is under the
wrecked engine.
Plunged Into WashOut.
The wreck occurred about three
miles east of Cayuse station, near the
old Indian cemetery and was caused
| hy a portion of the grade being
washed out or undermined, allowing
the engine to plunge into the soft
dirt when the track gave away.
The engine turned completely
around and turned over. and is now
living against the bank, pilot pointed
eastward with the rear end of the
boiler in the water of the U.natilla
! river, the tank, which was detached,
is also lying in the river, the mail
| baggage and express cars arc badly
wrecked and the smoker is standing
at right angles to the track, with the
! front end crushed into kindling wood.
The engine is a complete wreck,
oil the pipes, domes and fitting be-
ing stripped from II and the ma
chinery warped and bent in terri
BILE manner.
The cars behind the smoker are
not damaged and while the passen-
gers in the rear cars were badly
shaken no ono was seriously injured
In any of them. The Greek who met
death when the crash came was ly-
ing with a companion in the front
scat en- the upper or right hand side
OF the smoking car and when that
corner of the smoker was torn off by
striking the baggage car ahead, the
Greek was crushed to death in the
corner. The injured Chinaman and
his companion were sitting on the
opposite side of the smoker in tn,
front seat and he was caught in the
wreck of the front end of the car.
r. r. Collins of Freewater, was sit
ting opposite the Greeks on the lowe
side of the car, but escaped withou
scratch. He said he was certain
that two Greeks were killed in tn,
smash in that corner of the smoker
but the trainmen think but one wa
killed.
Passengers We're Frantic.
When the crash came passenger
in the berths of the sleepers and II
the chairs of the day coaches becam
= gr, atty alarmed at the possibility o
: fire breaking out, but by the abb
= and efficient work of Conducto
Coykendall and Brakeman Shackle
!, ford aud Shull, who We're in charg
u of the train, they were soon quiete
and every one began the work of res
y. cue.
A number of people were adj
shaken up and received severe cut
:. and bruises but none except thos
II named were seriously hurt.
!. News Brought to Pendleton.
In The news of the wreck was brougl
!, To this city by Pullman Conductt
=, Allen of No. 5 and the section for,
r. man at Cayuse, who came In on
- handcar, arriving here about
o'clock. A train was hurriedly mac