The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-27
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The board of inquiry appointed by
the Southern Pacific Railroad conf
pany to investigate the cause of the
wreck of the work train, extra No,
1884" eastbOund. between East
Switch. Rambo, and the west end OF
the trestle. on July 81. in which four
lives were lost, Just completed its re-
port this morning, The report which
follows Is signed by f. c. Manson,
general superintendent; T. F. Row
land, superintendent: d. j Malone,
assistant superintendent John Red
dy, roadmaster; A. @. Campbell, as
sistant engineer, and Jed Abbott of
the railroad companys S employees, and
by Fred Nye and w NJ Wesley, two
residents Of Ogden who are not con-
nected with the railroad company
The undersigned, forming 4 board
OF inquiry to investigate the facts
leading up to. and cause OF accident
to work extra 1894, east. conductor
Johnson. Head Brakeman f. c. Pc
tcrson. Rear Brakeman ]. A. Brown
ing, Engineer mos b. Cole, Fireman
Reuben E. Carlson. Time OF acci-
dent, s. 80 a m. July 21st, 1910
Place OF accident. between east
SWITCH Rambo, and west end of tres
tie, Great Salt Lake.
1--WE find that train was made up
the following manner:
"One flat car, one flat car with
plow-this car partly loaded with
rock, Lidgerwood car, engine 1884.
one water car. one spreader, one out
fit car Tsp 619t0. cabooSe No. 573.
then iorty-nine flat cars loaded with
rock
Train took siding, north passing
tack, Rambo. to meet train No ).
After train No. passed. work extra
1874 pulled out on main line and
started to Bagley TO unload the forty.
nine cars Of rock. At n point ninety
(?OD rect west OF west end of tres
tie, and while train was moving be-
tween four and six miles per hour,
truck on front end OF outfit car Sp,
61O47, left the rails and after running
one hundred and fifty-nine feet this
car tipped over north side of trestle
into Great Salt Lake. taking caboose
573 with it, The sudden stop of train
caused flat cars S. P. 1929, and S. P.
1862 TO leave track, striking new
trestle on south side OF old trestle
Outfit car p. p. 61047 was occupied by
ten laborerS, two of whom, Lou Mer-
kolvich and Mick Grodonoyich. were
drowned before the roof of car could
be chopped In and all occupants res
lcued. William BIomStron, labOrcr,
and William Thorne, labOrer, who
were riding on first flat car. Sp. 1879
behind caboose, were killed when this
flat car struck the new trestle Fol
lowing laborers we're slightly injur-
ed:
David Westherfer, John Johnson.
Frank MARTINEZ. John Anderson, Dan
keenan,, ]. Graham.
The Board OF inquiry after max
ing close inspection of track, equip
ment and conditions in general, lind
that the jar of train caused rock
Weighing about 80 pounds to fall from
south side of plow car. striking north
slope Of south main line fill. which
was "a 5-S inches higher at this
point than north main line, rolling
t. north main line and catching front
oil box of head truck OF outfit car
s. p. 6l047, whicn was third car be-
hind engine. lifting front wheels of
this car off track, and after running
one hundred fifty-nine feet, and when
sudden stop was made. the outfit
car. together with the caboOse top
Fled over into the lake, while the
two flat cars loaded with rock, next
behind caboose, were derailed, first
car going under new trestle, south
Side, while car following was simply
dcrailed
Accident was witnessed by a nun-
Der of laborers also by foreman In
charge of work. J. Flynn, who was
standing within very few feet of
where cars were derailed He gave
violent signal to stop and engineer
made emergency stop as soon as Sig
nal was received. Board of inquiry
finds none of the Southern Pacific
company employees TO blame
Damage to equipment as follows
Caboose No. 573. So; outfit car S. p.
Gl0i7, $3.50. flat car. S. p 1928.
| S36; flat car S. p. 1862. $50.
seven piles and two strinGers on
new trestle damaged. 100000. Total
damaged $565.