The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-15

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telescoping two of the cars,
ger engine, killing two traml
line from 2 o'clock until alb;
The Oriental Limited was running
a few minutes late. Freight train
No. 451, going west, sidetracked to
give No. the right of way. This
Nreight train was under charge of
Conductor Horsefall and Engineer
Grina. In going on the sidetrack
four cars were pushed out on the
north end of the side track onto the
main line, just opposite the foot of
Fifth street. The blocking of the
line was not seen by the Oriental
Limited until the train was close on
to the freight. The air was applied
Immediately taking up the slack of
the train and then the throttle was
thrown wide open with the result
that the iron monster plowed its way
almost through the two cars. There
was little jar to the passenger train
and but few people on the passenger
had any idea of the wreck in front.
Killed on Pilot.
An unknown man who was beat
ing his way over the system was on
the pilot and evidently he was in
stantly killed, and until late today
his body was not recovered. After
the news of the wreck was noised
abroad in this city this morning hum
dreds of people visited it. The I'M
fortunate man could be seen pinned
in between the boiler and the trucks.
Jumped to Death.
Thomas G. Kenney, the other un-
fortunate man, was standing on the
blind baggage. He jumped to the
Fight striking a post with such force
that he was instantly killed. A COM
panion standing with him on the
blind baggage jumped to the left and
was practically uninjured.
2 The wrecker was summoned at
once from Leavenworth and No. 2
passenger was taken back to Monitor
and sidetracked there. 1t was ex-
pected that the road would be open
at s o'clock, but the crew worked
until about noon before the line was
opened The freight train which
caused the trouble was an unusually
long one. There were fifty-one cars
mostly empty and the train pushed
the cars onto the main line. The
claim agents and officials of the
Great Northern road will be here this
afternoon on No. 43 and an investi-
CATION will be made fixing the re-
sponsibility of the wreck.
A. J. Ritz AMI F. A. Mechtel, both
of this city, were on the Oriental
Limited, and until they stepped off
on the ground they were not aware
Of the wreck, supposing that they
nad arrived at the Qepot.
The Miracle of the Wreck.
One of the most marvellous things
of the wreck was in the fact that
neither Engineer w. B. D. Rush nor
Fireman John Sorpk, of the passen-
ger engine, were injured. After
Nelescoping the box cars the engine
toppled over to the west side of the
track and both men climbed out of
the rear way. Just prior to the
crash the fireman stepped over to
the engineers window for the pur-
pose of speaking to him. This fact
in itself was the means of his being
alive today. He remained in that
position or evidently he would have
been killed. Both men live at Hill
yard.
Killed on His 21st Birthday.
Thomas G. Kinney was one of the
men who were killed while riding
on the blind baggage.
He jumped when he saw that there
was no other chance, while his COM
panion on the blind baggage, jump
ed on the opposite side and is prac-
tically uninjured.
Letters and papers found in Ken
ney's pockets indicate that the young
man was above the hobo class, al
though no explanation can be made
at this time for the way that he was
travelling.
He had teachers certificate
granted in Dakota, and postal
photo of himself indicates that he
was a member of the California ath-
letic club given to boxing. His weight
Awas marked 1876 pounds on the card.
7 An unmailei letter, written yes
terday at Leavenworth, and address,
ed to his mother at st. Teresas,