The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-02
MANY ARE DEAD
OTHERS MISSING
Victims Of Trains Wrecked by
Snowslide Number
Scores
--
OF COFFINS
SHIPPED 70 SCENE
Rescuers Working Frantieally in
Hope Of Digging Out Vic
tins Alive-Snow Still
Sliding.

SEATTLE. WASH, March a.
Twenty-three are known to be dead
and twenty-nve are still missing, fol-
lowing the sweeping far into the
depths below the entrance to the
Cascade tnnnel OF
Great Northern Railway by an. ava
lanche Of snow. The big relief par
ties that were sent out from Well
ltngton. the neares point to the dis
aster, worked all night and are strug-
Cling with the nov to-day, spurred
to frantic efforts by means and cries
from beneath the debris, Indicating
that some OF the victims are still
alive.
The work OF rescue Is exceedingly
dangerous. The snow on the noun
tain sides above Is still melting and
occasionally large quantities become
dislodged and give way with a boom
that can be heard for miles, and
sends terror to the dauntiess work.
ers striving with every ounce of
strength in their bodies to dig
through the a of snow. rock, trees
and ttmbers and get to where the
men, women and children are en-
tombed.
Among the known dead whose bod
les have been Identified are.
A, l. Blackburn. trainmaster, Ev-
erett, Washington.
A. C.. Lingcoy, secretary to Dty1-
sion Superintendent uNaiI, Everett
Walter Lewis, Everett. Washing
ton.
Several undertakers with cofdns
have beef sent to the scene from Ev-
erett, the nearest point whore sup
plies could be obtained last night.
They viii make the trip by train as
far as possible. and go the rest OF
the way by sieds and snow shoes.
The bodies of the dead are to be en-
halmed and brought ont ON the sleds,
as 1t viii be many Aays before the
entire wreelage eenAs@sasarea.
story OF Disaster.
The survivors OF the disaster are
now at Scenic. where they VIII re-
main until provisions for taking care
OF them can be made. The two trains
that were overwhelmed were a trans
continental mail train, which carried
no passengers. and the Spokane-Scat-
tie express.
The express was the first to 60.
and the big heavy steel cars of the
mall train were hurled down on the
fsassefgcr-rarn, smashing them 10
pieces. Piled up on top Of the two
trains came p6rtf0nB or the Ehdw
sheds, the debris Of the eating house,
railroad ties that were piled at that
point and trees and debris from the
side.
Ltngcoy met death In the ruins of
Superintendent O.NeiH's car. which
was attached to the rear end OF the
Spokane express. The crew Of this
car are also among the dead. SUI
p~erintendent 0'NeiIl was not on board
when the wreck happened.
The avalanche which carried the
trains down into The canyon is de-
ciared To hava been half a mile long.
OFFICIALS of the Great Northern
made unsuccessful attempts early to-
day to get into communication with
swept down by avalanches. No direct
news has been recsived since the ar
OF a relief train at Nippon.
The Spokane express. one Of the
trains swept down. la supposed to.
carried between fifty and seven
passengers. The mali train
none, The crews OF both
trains were made VI in Spokane.
From the fact that the trains had
stalled for some time before
the accident and that snow slides
are in the cascades. 1t Is
thought possible that many passen-
gers had left the train.
Western LINES Blocked.
Reports from the West to-day In
dicate that conditions In Montana
Washington are far worse than
have been reported. The line In
10 all traffic between Cut