The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-08-01
.,-reuRBAN ELECTRIC. TRAINS
oo,I,0E WITH NARROWING
RESULTS, LAST NIGHT.
y DEAD AND so INJURED
..ls.. Details Are Not Vet Obtain
,bls and Death List May Far Ex-
..sd Present Reports-Accident at
coldweII-Land Reeistrationers Are
Among Killed.

SPOKANE. July 31.-Twelve are
,,rown to be dead, and nearly so injur-
"a some fatally, in a collision on the
roaur d'Alene and Spokane Electric
roilvav about % miles east of Spo-
lon. this afternoon. Passenger traffic
~ rbe line is particularly heavy on ac-
cornt of thousands passing between
c,ol,one and Occur d'Alene to register
for reservation lands.
Tho two trains collided headon.
The one coming from Occur dAlene,
crowded to overfioWing, was complete
/. wrecked. the cars being ground to
snIinters The means and cries Of the
injured filled the air and the whole
scena was one of indescribable con-
fusion Officials of the line have as
vat made no statement as to respon-
sibilitv for the wreck.
Did Not Take Sidetrack.
i is said that the eastbound train
did not take a side track as it had
been ordered 1t is incOmprehensible
vhy the mot0rmen did not avoid the
collision, as the accident occurred on
a straight track The motOrman OF
the westbound train is among the
dead Both trains were running at
high speed, especially the westbound
train and were presumably beyond
control
Hundreds of people in Spokane who
had friends or relatives in Occur
dAIene who were expected to be re-
turning. have been anXiously inquir-
ing about them. The list of dead and
injured is as complete as can be OBJ
taned at this hour
Awful Work of Rescue.
The work Of rescue was quickly un-
dertaken by the passengers on the
eastbound train. few of whom were in
iured Their task was difficult and
leart-rending. The cars were so badly
splintered that it was in many cases
hard to get at the sufferers. Men,
women and children were hauled
through windows and the smashed
SiceS Of cars as best could be done.
Strong wen shuddered at the sights
Whhh they witnessed. Some of the
worst lUrt pleaded piteously for relief,
even asking. in their desperation, to
De put ont of agony by death.
Few Houses in Vicinity.
There were few houses in the i'm
mediate vicinity where any provision
could be obtained, but a relief train
sent out from Occur dAlene promptly
'ook the dead and the most seriously
injured back TO that city, where at
Nhtlon was given them.
Inc wrecked ears were ground to-
se'Aer In one confused mass. There
was not the least warning of collis
ION until the crash came. The injuries
7Te OF all kinds. Legs and arms are
oioNth, heads and bodies 9Te crushed
OIulseS and scratches from splinters
" wood and broken g,ass are numer-
Jus ana internal injuries that it is
feared VIII swell the list of fatalities
were inflicted. The first car of the
N@h-the smoker-was absolutely
smashed, SO that nothing but the
""ENS remained. 1t was crowded with
men and scarcely one of them escaped
alive or uniniured
fh'S Is the first serious wreck in the
history Of the road The wreck was
feared IN about an hour and a half
'-u traffic resumed.
The dead:
y. >. HOUSE. Scotia. Wash.
Wash. = l a. ih''i ~ . ''i'
An UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN.
WI ILlIAM WARD. wheat grower,
"enatehee, Wash
I Whitley, Memphis, Tenn.
d'Alene. -'io'0i ii'e't' oNi
9RNlLLE PUTERBAUGH. EllShart,
MN A. VERNE, Springfield Mo.
allie ~ GOLDEN. Spokane.
w. a. DAHLQUIST, Esterville. Iowa
y oOA' Hayden Lake, Idaho.
VI DONALD, Drummond, Mont.
IT, List of Injured.
The Injured:
Co,ssr y; a. Lunceford, Miss Frances
Jor5oa' John Bromley, Miss Nettie
@ r. John Glenn. W. L. Perry. J..
Min AEn'uSe' statesmen; F. ]. I-aton, F. j.
Nrs =, y II. Miller, j. F. Kimmons,
blaso, ,lsdh' {. d. Wright, Guy Gam
% ~ W. r. Wallace. w. F. Shinnin-
And. Z. Brown. Ed James, County
ana h W. Butler, Pat Loughan
P W Gus Gus Schinislzi: all of Spokane;
IAN pa Mt'ehell Lewiston, Idaho; Will
I Dch' Amelia Beck and Edwin
Cord I,Aon OF Northport, Neb.; Alec
Ward Hisin' Ore: Ed Crell, John ].
Mar seattle; Nix L. Gorhausen,
ton 'Cs' Us Wash: D. E. Jalman. Wes-
Cba,,ofe ofe'; j. F. Gibbon Elgin. ore. !:
Ills Osoorne and wife, Freeport,
Eau -. e. J. Wilson and E. F. Williams,