Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-04-11
RAILWAY WRECK
MAINS AND KILLS
s.. r. = $. TRAINS COLLIDE on
HIGH TRRsTLE N sPO-
KANE.
TFalRHen Bianel for Disastrous
Rennlta.

SPOKANE. Wash. April lt.---I.ack
OF experience on the part OF vennie
Otis satranek. fireman OF tho lead
ing engine on spokane, Portland 4
Seattle train No. ;. together with
the failure OF his engineer. Charles II.
Vivian. TO take all necessary precaa-
tons al a dangerous point, was held
b. the state railroad commission last
night 70 be the cause ~ the collision
Of that train with No. e. Of the same
line. on the high trestIe over Cannon
street IN this city saturday night.
These findings. together wllh the fail
ure Of the Northern Pacific 10 provide
~ that point 3 signal that can be seen
at safe distance. will be given a.
the causes of the disaster in tho re-
port when the commission will re-
turn.
Paul chicololto one OF the Italians
who was so severely injured ia the
telesc0plnE Of the smoker ia tho s.,
r. A 5. collision on the Seventh ave-
nue. treatle Saturday night. died yes
terday afternoon al Sacred Heart
hospital. lie was severely crushed
about the hips and was unable 20
rally from the shock No funeral ar.
engagements have been made.
Ed lyman Of Portland. who was
mail Neigher on No g. Is very low
and his death Is expected Al any time.
when the mail car went down into
the guieh. he received an injury 10
his head, exposing the brain,
r. ]. Blake. the injured engineer.
Ia resting easy and IL NOT considered
10 be IN any danger.
No additional injured we're report.
ed yesterday.
About Is patients. whose injuries
consisted OF cuts and bruises, lefi for
their homes during the day.
y. H. Reappell Of Portland was sit
tink well forward Ia he smoker a.
the time Of the collision. "The dyua-
mo had been ahat on aud the electric
lights put out about i've minutes be-
fore the crash. said Mr. Rcuppeli.
The brakeman had been trying TO
light the Gas. bat could not gel ID 10
work and We we're sitting in the dark
when we struck. The first thing
knew vas pinned down by the seais
closing up and there Vas a lot ~
wreckage piled on top Of me was
not very badly hurt and was able to
get myself oat 4"
Rsuppeli Wak bruised painfully
aboa; the legs bat The Injuries we're
slight and be expects 10 leave the sa-
cred Heart hospital today
Tells Itss Exprrtrncr
- WAS sitting ID the front scat ~
the smoker Nhen the collision o..
CURED. said r. MeFall % Spokane.
who had been working on the North
Coast construction Eork AZ Wash
tucna aud vas eomiag Into spokane
TO spend SUNDAY. Fortunately had
big roll Of bedding Ritb me. Nb,eh
! had between ny legs. and when The
seats began 70 slide bach the bian-
kets kept my Eggs fr0tn being crushed
was heid fast Just shs sama and
when ! began 20 tFg 10 Eri ost .
found that the floor " The bsKER4s
ear had been showed back aome gou
feet By the force 81 the shoek bu.
finally managed 70 Feg myself lOosr
aud began 10 Work my Wai tosarj
the back door Of the CIR. shlch uAs
the onlY possible way OF getting oat
The italians. 81 whom there we're
quite a humber in the car. vere seTy
much excited and tao Of them ser.
trying 10 get out Of the Windows
called to them not to attempt d a.
the greater part Of the car WaS on
the trcstle and they woald have fall
en- 20 the bottom OF the gaieh u they
had succeeded in getting out.