The Colorado statesman., 1907-05-18
Southern Pacific Passenger Train Max.
Ing Sixty Miles an Hour Dashes
Into Open Switch and Wrecks.

1ectlve SWITCH at HONDA, lonely bta'
tion on the sand wastes Of the Pacific
beach. derailing the train. smashing the
coaches into flinders, killing thirty-nvs
almost instantly and injuring more
than score of others.
The bodies of twenty-five lie in the
morgues of Santa Barbara, and ten
more are at San Luis Obispo. The In
jured, many of whom are terribly hurt
tariums at San Luis Obispo.
List Of tho Dead.
The dead at Santa Barbara are ~
follows:
]. Douglas Nipple. Reading. Pa
H. X. Gittleman, Reading.
A. l.. Roth. Reading.
G. Gilbert Steffe, Reading.
A. d. Wasson, Buffalo. N. Y.
]. w. Cutter, Binghamton. N. 7.
Charles NJ Lowing. Pullman con
ductor, Buffalo.
s. A. Bickford, brakeman, San Fran
cisco.
C. w. Austin, New York, agent for
McCann's Tourist Co., New York.
John Lacey, negro dining car waiter.
r. w. Sweeney, negro dining car
waiter.
Mrs. William W. Essick, Reading.
Mrs. John w. Cutter, Blnghamton.
Mrs. Henry j. Fisher, Cleveland.
Miss Cora Young, Cleveland.
Charles S. Henry, Lebanon. Pa.
Mr.. Bramback. Reading.
Mrs. Brumbache.
George =. Hagenman, Reading.
Benjamin Stoltz, Reading.
Mrs. Stoltz.
Miss StoltZ.
Harrison N Hendel, Reading.
o. F. Kaufman, Reading
Harry c. Miller, Reading.
The dead at San Luis Obispo arei
S. s. Snyder Reading.
Mrs. s. S. Snyder, Reading.
Richard Essick, Reading.
Thomas J. Punlauch. Reading.
l.. NJ Ellenbogen. Allentown. Pa
Mrs. l.. N. Ellenbogen.
Howard Meyer, Hazleton. Pa.
Alonzo B. Rogers, st. Paul. Pullman
conductor.
Unidentif1 woman probably Mrn
Mary c. Colvins, Reading.
Two unidentified bodies.
The injured at San Luis Obispo are:
r. Fountain. brakeman, missing last
night, was taken to San Luis Obispo
to-day. His back is injured and the
lower part of his body paralyzed. He
crawled 100 yards 10 flag the second
section of the train.
W. H. Boyd of Reading, Pa, badly
scalded
Martin l.. Henry OF Shamokin, Pa
injured spine and severely scalded.
H. r. Lee. Orwigsburg, Pa. face lac
Grated, both hips cut, and fractured
leg.
J. Logan, Buffalo, N. Y, leg frao
tured and three ribs broken.
H. A. Hartsel, former mayor OF Eas
ton, Pa, severely scalded and frao
tured leg.
Charles Mckinney. Binghamton. N.
Y. back injured.
Mrs. Mckinney. severely bruised
about the body.
Mrs. Fred Grummond, Binghamton.
N. Y, ankle broken.
A. w. Hopple, Dennis Point. N. y
severely bruised about neck.
Engineer Champlaine. badly scalded
Fireman Glen Thompson. face. arms
and internal injuries.
Mrs. Hendei and daughter Helen.
Reading, Pa, not serious.
]. Calvin Huffedipiz. Reading, Pa.
left leg fractured, scalp wound.
Mrs. Snyder. Reading. Pa. burned
about body and face.
Mr.. Meyer. Hazelton. Pa, burned.
Mrs. Harrison Hendle, Reading, Pa,
shoulder dislocated
Miss Hendle, her daughter, arm
broken.
The wreck occurred one hour and
forty-five minutes after the conclavs
visitors. forming merry party. had
spent all the morning sightseeing In
Santa Barbara. The statement that
the train was making terrific speed
when 1t struck the defective track Is
borne out by the fact that 1t covered
the sixty-one miles of curves and
crooked track between here and
Honda In exactly one hundred min.
utes.
The special plunged upon the defeo
tive switch and In an instAnt the big
locomotive, baggage car, diner and
Pullman coupled with 1t were hurled
together in huge heap of wreckage.
The engine shot forward on the broken
track, tearing up the rails and ties
and twisting the huge iron spans into
fish-hooks. The baggage car half bur
led itself In the sand on the right side
Of the locomotive. 1t was smashed al
most to kindling wood.
The dining car In which were thirty
two people. leaped into the air and was
thrown directly on top of the demol-
ished locomotive. Nearly every per
son in this coach was instantly killed.
Scores were scalded by steam from dis
connected pipes in the diner.
More Money In Dirt.