Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
TRAIN WRECKED;
THREE MEN DIE
FIVE COACHES DESTROYED BY
FLAMES
ONE OF OTHER VICTIMS FATALLY
INJURED
Smashup on Northern Pacific Near
Lind Is Followed by Conflagra-
ton-Engineer Tells Story
of Accident
fAssnclated Press1

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov 25.-A
Spokesman-R Review special from Lind,
Wash says
Three train men dead, one other is
fatally injured five out of six cars on
a Great Northern passenger train
completely destroyed by fire, but every
passenger safe, in the summing up
of a wreck on the Northern Pacific
railroad about a mile from Lind, short
ly after midnight.
Engineer Rush, who had pulled"
the train to Prosser, but was riding on
the train from that point on as a pas
senger, gives the particulars.
The dead:
ENGINEER DEL. G. REIMAN.
FIREMAN JACOB SPANGLE.
PILOT TAYLER.
Engineer Perry Norville, in charge
of the Northern Pacific helper engine,
received serious internal injuries. He
is now at the hotel at Lind. b. 1.
Adams, mail clerk, received bad
scalp wound. A tramp. name not
learned, was also injured.
Six Cars Burned
Six cars were burned. but the mail
express and baggage cars were saved.
Railroad men say the helper engine
went out without orders and while
backing around a sharp curve west of
Lind. collided with the eastbound pas
senger train, which was using the
Northern Pacific tracks because of
Washouts.
The accident occurred either through
misunderstanding or disregard OF
orders.
The Great Northern passenger train,
from the east, was travelling over the
Northern Pacific tracks on account
of floods and washouts on the Great
Northern line.
1t was due in Lind shortly after
o'clock this morning. The wild" en-
CINE started west, and no sooner had
it left the station than the operator
knew that a terrible mistake had been
made, but had no means of recalling 1t.
About mile west of Lind the wild
engine and the passenger engine col
lided.
Immediately there was a terrific ex-
plosion. awakening every soul on the
passenger train.
Fire from tho engine was immediate
ly communicated to the equipment,
and in a short time the mail and ex-
press cars, smoking car and chair car
and a sleeper were in flames.
Cars Stay on Track
The cars did not leave tne track, anu
to this circumstance as we'll as to the
noise of the explosion the passengers
owe their lives.
According to Engineer Rush every
passenger escaped unscathed, except
one. who was only slightly injured.
The mail was hurriedly removed from
the car and the main portion of the
contents of the express car was also
saved, together with much of the bag
gage.
The unlucky train crew on the pas
senger engine. who were on special
duty. are believed TO have been killed
outright.
1t was not possible to get the body
of the engineer out of the wreckage.
Search about the wild" engine,
which was totally wrecked, disclosed
its engineer and fireman to be so badly
injured that death IS believed to be a
matter of only hours.
One sleeper was saved from the fire,
enough railroad men pushing and pull
ing at the heavy car to move 1t TO a
place of safety.
The passengers many of them scant-
lily clad, were taken care of at Lind.
The telegraph operator at Lind de-
clined to discuss the cause of the ac-
cident until en- official investigation is
made.