White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
LOCOMOTIVE
TURNS TURTLE
DERAILED AT SWITCH AT M'GILL
JUNCTION NIGHT SUBURBAN
TRAIN HAS MARROW ESCAPE
FROM WRECK.

The Suburban train due to leave
McGill at 11:15 p. m, had narrow
escape from wreck at McGill June
ton, Wednesday night, when the To-
eomotive jumped the track at the
switch which connects the track from
McGill with the "Y" track leading to
the main line. 1t seems almost a
miracle that no one was killed nor
seriously injured, as the big loco
motive went into the ditch, the ten
der was sprawled partly across two
tracks and the combination baggage
car and smoker was derailed. If the
accident had occurred at a point
where high speed was customary, the
entire train undoubtedly would have
been involved.
The train left McGill on time.
with its usual complement OF passen-
gers, and was manned by crew
consisting of Engineer Edison, Fire
man Hicks, Conductor Hawley and
Brakeman Weaver. The train was
hauled by locomotive number I'll"
a larger and heavier engine than the
zone SPOT" which ordinarily runs on
the McGill suburban, but which was
In the round house for minor repairs
Wednesday.
McGill Junction was approached at
usual speed, the train slowing down
as the switch mentioned was neared
and preparatory to the regular stop
at the Junction. The deralment oc-
Cured as the engine passed over the
switch. and resulted almost immedi-
ately by the To- cmotive's tipping
completely over upon its left side.
Before the train came to a stop, the
tender had been dragged off the rails,
the forward trucks taking a course
along the tracks leading to the juno
ton station, and the rear trucks fol-
lowing the "Y" track. The combi-
nation baggage and smoking car next
to the engine was also off the steel.
Engineer Edison and Fireman
Hicks remained in the cab as the To-
comotive turned over, the accident
happening SO quickly that neither
had time TO jump. and which was
probably fortunate for them. as the
chances are that had they jumped
they would have been caught and
crushed beneath the machine.
An inventory of results quickly
showed that no fallities had occurred
Fireman Hicks had received slight
cut on his head, and brakeman Wea-
yer also got a bump on his forehead
from being thrown against door in
the baggage compartment. as the ear
went on the ties. Passengers in the
smoker were considerably shaken up,
but those In the passenger coach
scarcely felt the shock oeeasioned by
the derailment. After the train came
to a stop, Conductor Hawley and
Brakeman Weaver, knowing that
none of the passengers were injured,
hurried out to the engine. where the
engineer and fireman both answered
to their calls with the assurance that
they were all right. and themselves
showing up In person.
The news of the wreck, was tele-
phoned to the general Office at East
Ely, and as soon as possible an extra
train was made up and sent to the
Junction to bring in the passengers.
Meantime water was carried and
poured into the IFS" fire box, to
prevent further complications and
damage from a possible boiler ex-
plosion.
The passengers from the derailed
train arrived in Ely about 2 o'clock,
Thursday morning, and upon arrival
OF the special the wreck train was
sent to the Junction, and the work
commenced of getting the engine
back upon the rails and the line open
to traffie. Passengers on the morn
ing ping pong to McGill had to
change cars at the Junction. to a
train on the McGill side of the wreck,
but before noon the line was clear
ed. Notwithstanding the ususual
stunt performed by the al" the en-
gine was not much damaged, and was