Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-29
WRECK CYCLE NOW
COMPLETE; NO. 8
BUMPS FREIGHT
LAST NIGHT
Cars Piled for Quarter Of Mile
North Of Switch at Abajo;
Third Smash Within Two
Weeks.
RAILROAD SUPERSTITION
Is FULFILLED AGAIN

A. 2 o'clock this morning, railroad
superstition received another vindlea-
tIon IN the shape OF a serious SMASH
up on the santa Pc at Abaio. the third
Within two wects. No one was kiiicd
and only two injured. Railfoaders
have superstition that wrecks come
IN irioa Often THIS seems 10 be borne
cut IN fact, and last night IL one OF
those times. Ever since Santa Fc No.
y and No. Sli came together At lsleta.
railroad men have been solemnly
ahak.ng their heads and issuing warn.
INKS about wrecks stiil TO come. They
came
There gas one Christmas night,
right here Va the Yards when the Cal
chgo Limited so swipcd n switch en-
gine. Then the ono last might rounded
ont the trio.
No, .. he fast NATL from Kansan
City, struck freight train bound over
the Rio q. rfe division ct 2 O'Clock
this moi ning "a the lower yards. IN.
Turing two mall cltrig. not seriously.
The injured are.
Ralph y Gould. SIS south Edith.
Edwin l.. Fielder. 200 South Broad
way.
Gould had hla rieht hip and right
shouldfi severely confused, from be-
ing thrown aEalnst the mail boxcA ia
the side OF the car wlCi. Tho Jar CAme.
Fielder sustained conlual0ns OF the
right arm. shoulder and elbow.
Neither Will be abba 10 woiA for
some time, hut no serious after OF.
focts are anticipated.
III u said the wreck took place be-
cause Of mistake In rcadinp the
train register. hut no actual blame
can be fixed until the officials inytati-
gate.
No. was heading south at her
usual rapid guit. bound OF over the
clit-on. Due 10 the error mentioned.
or some other onuss. the freight train
was started cat on the main line, A
man working In the yards saw No. .
approaching and made q frantic effort
10 stop the freight and leave the track
clear but he had 10 crawl under six
strings OF cars to rcHch the main line
and when he got there the ffcighi
Vas already ave car lengths ahead ng
Hun. Then" ne lays, II sbn, NJ,
eyes, turned my head and waited lyr
things 20 quiz flying around"
No. 3 plowed her way Into the
frolEth train until everything Of the
engine except the cab was buried
completely. covered over with coke,
hraling from the smashed cars, rub
bish OF one sort and another and as
sorted freight.
The passenger engine struck the
freight somewhere near tho middle
Of the train and plowed through.
under and around about twelve cars
before il stopped. Some OF the cars
We're gondolaa loaded with coke. and
the fuel was scattered far and wide.
Seven cars were 80 badly smashed
that there Is nothing left bn, kind
ilng wood. Three more were turned
completely over. Fiat cars. box cars
and sondolas we're strung along for
q quarter of a mile from the switch.
For the damage 20 persons on the
trains and little engine damage the
frcisht damage was remarkably
large.
wrcckmasicr c. II. Hall was called
with his crew nj gao. They we're on
the Job az e;fs and had cleared the
line al $40 this morning. This was
rsmarkahly quick work. and the only
train delayed beside No. z was No
sio. which arrived forty minutes
late.
Tho wreckcfs took the road engine
~ tho freight aud went TO work with
wrecking cables. turning over the
ours which blocker the track. jerking
them out OF the way, and generally
working like forty furics 60 clear the
main line.
"a switch engine was commander
ed 49, son a. the crew was called. and
With twt cars md an emergency car