East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-08-09
MANY KILLED IN BIG WRECK
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Rosa. The injured were taken in va
rious directions, making the list of
names difficult to obtain. Owing to
the way in which the coaches were
piled the work of rescue was extreme
ly difficult and at midnight there
We're bodies still in the wreckage.
Within two hours after the wreck
occurred w. A. Palmer, general man.
ager of the road; j. H. Hunter, su-
perintendent, and a corps &C physi-
clans froW neighboring towns and
At least\50 automobiles visited the
| the wreck
scene of the wreck during the eve
ming and the owners assisted in carry
ing the injured away and jumped to
the aid of the rescuers whenever an
opportunity offered. William Kent,
Congressman Duncan Mckinley and
Judge Thomas Lennon were among
those to volunteer their services. A
huge bonfire was lighted to help the
rescuers. By this light it was seen
that still more bodies were at the
bottom of the wreckage. The best
information was that there were three
bodies still buried az midnight.
The conductor of the special was
hysterical and was unable to explain
now he happened to run into the reg
ular passenger The order, it is un-
derstood, was that the special should
wait at Ignacio for the regular train
The majority of those injured were
riding in the smoking car of the pas
, senger train. They were residents OF
!, by towns, and several, it is reported
> We're delegates to the state convention
of the Red Men, which meets at San.
= ia Rosa tomorrow.
r Trains Under Speed.
, The wreck occurred at a curve 6
mile and a half south of this place
The passenger train was travelling a.
a speed of 40 miles an hour and the
special, composed of the engine anc
E caboose of work train, was also go
ing at fair speed 1t is a myster.
| as yet how the work train happened
to be in the path of the regular train
4 At the office of the dispatcher of tn,
Northwestern Pacific the information
was given out that one of the conduc
@ tors had made a mistake in his order
A and failed to take a siding.
n Suddenly the passengers were jerk
Q ed forward by the quick shutting dow
f Of the brakes and at the same tim
a there came terrific impact and tn
. sound of escaping steam. The tw,
n engines had plunged into each other
throats and the passengers weight ha,
crushed the baggage car and tn
smoker together so that two third
n Of the smoker was telescoped. TIL
a engines were on end, snarling.
a When the dazed passengers mad
a their way out of the three rear coach
l.. es, which were unharmed, they foun
n a pathetic scene. 1t was light enougl
"a to see plainly. From the smokin
u car came shrieks and groans and IL
"a waving of blood stained arms. ]
n seemed as though the passengers Il
n the smoker-between % and 3O-ha
II been caught in sitting position an
e those who were not killed were pen
.e ned in so by the weight over the leg
h that they were unable to help them
e selves or their neighbors in misfor
Is tune.
l. A few men made their way out Q
l. the panic stricken tnrong to the for
ward end of the smoker where tn
greatest damage had been done. The
had no tools but they tried by unaide
N strength to pull away the window
= and jumbled timbers. In that mass c
wood and flesh, however, there wa
lg little movement.
J. Work on the rear half of the smoh
lie er was easier. Some Of the rescuei
a scattered to nearby houses to telt
phone for help, while others sougi
Us to get the injured out of the wrecl
is One man was lying at the side of til
m track with his head gone.
Another man was sitting in a wiz
s. dow of the smoker, dead, an expires
lg sion Of mingled wonder and pain G
Oh man of the name of Emerson, Wa
a. found dead. Engineer Reynolds of II
g. passenger train was injured and
N quick examination of the wreck
the freight cab showed the dead boo
les of the engineer and the fireman
F. A. Myers of Petaluma, was or
>. of the passengers. He was in res
coach and was unharmed.
o. He said that he had two friends c
Ut the train who went forward to smol
IN a short time before the collision, ar
N. that he was unable to find them. The
be were William Poehlman and Georl
nd Riley of Petaluma. Twelve injurt
ne are being brought to the Taylor sal
IT. atorium in San Francisco.