The San Francisco call., 1908-05-22
TWO ARE ADDED TO
WRECK DEATH LIST
Engineer Ward and Extra Fire.
man HanaElan Succumb to
Their Injuries
Breaking of Bolt Responsible
for Five Fatalities Near
Pin0le

OAKLAND. May 21.-Raymond K.
Ward, engineer of the I'll fsted Oregon
express. which was derailed near PinoIe
the Oakland central hospital this morn
ing At o'clock this evening extra
Fireman J. r Esnahan also succumbed,
and the list of fatalities from the
wreck now numbers i've The other
dead are Fireman Leo W. Cody. 1855
Chase street, Oakland; Express NJ es-
senger J. NJ. Cummings of Howard,
Kansas, and an unidentified tramp who
Is supposed to have been riding on the
Express Messengers ". ". Rode
hader and J. J. Birmingham. and boy
named Smith. son OF the station agent
believed that they will recover. Young
Smith was taken to his home at Duns-
muir after the accident. while Rode
hader and Birmingham were taken to
the Oakland central hospital
DIE UNDER wRECKAGE
Fireman Cody, Express Messenger
Cummings and the tramp were dead
when they Were removed from beneath
the wreckage. Engineer Ward was
still alive when the rescuers reached
him and he was hurried to the Oak
land central hospital with Hanahan on
a wrecking train. but he was so Sc
tended no hope for his recovery. and
he expired at 1880 O'Clock this morning.
Hanahan fingered throughout the day.
Fortunately the passenger coaches
remained upright when the train left
the tracks and the passengers were un-
injured, aside from a severe shaking
up. The train was travelling about 35
miles an hour when the engine jumped
and went humping along over the ties.
The three coaches behind the engine,
mail car and two baggage coaches,
were telescoped.
Engineer Ward was brother in law
Thomas 0f
the Shasta division of the Southern
Pacific, and his aged mother makes her
home with the Ahearns in Dunsmuir.
The family formerly lived IN San Jose
and II is probable that his body will
be shipped there for interment. He
was about 3s years of age and lived
al s2l Adeline street. Oakland.
CODY DEEMED HERO
Fireman Cody was former engineer
who had been reduced 70 the grade
OF fireman when the railroad made
some retrenchments for the sake of
economy He lived with his mother at
Francisco fire he spent several hundred
dollars and a great amount of energy
and time in rescue work and his neigh
bors speak of him a hero.
Hanahan was an extra fireman and
Travelled from place TO place over the
country supplying for the regular fire
men. He had no permanent home. He
was nephew of Michael Hanahan of
1889 Carleton street, Philadelphia. The
body is being held at the morgue un-
til arrangements are made for his
burial. Hanahans death resulted from
severe scalds.
A board of inquiry was held yester-
day composed OF J. II. Young. general
superintendent; 7. A. Lawson. superin-
tendent. a. ". Baker, assistant super
intendent; W H Russell. master me-
chanic; H Engelbright. master car re-
pairer, l. r Champion, resident engi-
neer, and two citizens of Pinole. J. P
Barnett. foreman of the Dupont pow
der works, and j. P. Frazer, black
smith.
BOLT CAUSES SMASH
After an investigation IL was de-
cioed that the accident was caused by
the column bolts in the arch bar in
rear Of the truck OF tender on the left
side breaking and letting the truck
down on the track The board found
that the track was IN good condition
and laid with 10 pound steel. good ties,
fully tie plated, good line, surface and
elevation There was an evidence of
something dragging for about s5 feet
back OF where the hange marks indi-
Gated the truck was slowed and the de-
railment occurred. and from that point
for $50 feet the track was torn up. The
wreck occurred in g cut and the en-
gine and baggage car were thrown
over on their side: the other cars had
the trucks knocked from under them
but remained upright The train was
running 35 miles an hour