The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-12-08
TWO FAST TRAINS
COLLIDE AT CELLO

ly after midnight last Thursday morn
ing when the eastbound Spokane train
No. IL and westbound OregOn-W Wash
ington limited, No. II, met in a head
on collision half-mile east of Cello.
Ten persons were killed and 90 hurt in
the resultant terrible wreckage.
The bodies Of six trainmen and pas
sengers were identified and removed to
the morgue at The Dalles.
Workmen engaged in clearing the
mass of wreckage later came upon the
bodies of four men near the forward
end of train No II. They were be-
lieved to have been transients beating
their way on the westbound train and
it was considered probable that posi-
tive Identification might never be
made.
Eighteen of the more seriously in
jured were brought to Portland in a
was made up at The Dalles. They
were met at the union station by am
balances and taxicabs and removed to
st. Vincent's hospital. where railroad
and surgeons cared for
them.
Three others were taken to hos
pital at The Dalles, while still others
were able to return to their homes or
other destinations after their injuries
had been bandaged.
News of the wreck was learned ty
local folk on reaching town Thursday
1t was at first feared that
Mrs. l.. c. Baldwin, en- route from
Portland to Stanfield, to join her hus-
band, might have been on No IL.
f Friends of Rev. and Mrs. w. p. Kirk,
who were returning from eastern Ore
gon points, feared they might have
been on the train. One of the worst
worried of local people however. was
H. l.. Fengle, who had received tel
egram from his wife, announcing that
'he would leave Pendleton or No. H.
He spent nearly all Thursday trying o |
reach her by wire and finally learned |
hat she had not caught the ill-fated |
rain.
Those killed instantly or who died
while being rescued were:
Mrs. j. w. Walling. Amity, Or.
l.. J. Kirk, st. Paul, Or.
A. Fl. Mcbride, marine mail car
guard on train No. II. assigned from
he Spokane marine office.
George Bristow, BOG Going street,
Portland. fireman on train No. u.
Jack Cole, aged 5, son of MIR. and |
Mrs. Lloyd Cole, of McMinnville, and |
grandson of Mrs. j. w. Walling, also
a wreck victim.
G. j. Yarbfough, lib South Second !
Street, Portland, negro porter on the
train No. IL.
The more seriously injured were:
Mrs. Lloyd Cole, McMinnville, both |
arms and legs fractured and internal |
injuries condition critical. She is the |
mother of Jack Cole, who was instant |
Iy killed.
A. M. Ashe, aged 81, 988 East Mad
ison street. Portland injuries to leg.
r. j. Frye, aged 81 Heppner, Or,
injuries to head and nose.
f. s. Rodedew, Minneapolis, injuries
to face and nose.
Elmer Colburn, mail clerk of Spo- |
kane. both legs injured.
John ID. Casey, Meacham, right |
ankle fractured
Roy Hodges, aged 81, of Stanfield, |
Or, injuries to head, chest and legs.
John G. Gardner. engineer on train |
No. II, fractured left leg and right |
shoulder.
Tom M. Allen, engineer on train No.
IL. leg injuries and lacerated nose.
W. c. Thompson. 9O3 Mississippi ave-
nue., Portland. right ankle scalded and |
injured shoulder.
Max Keppler, Ramsey. Mont, in
iuries TO head. nose and shoulder
S. b. Stevens. Condor, Or, scalp |
and leg wounds.
Mrs. Joseph Duncan, 663 East Four
.eenth street, Portland, injuries to |
,hest. wrist and eye.
c. d. lngersoll. Minneapolis, injur-
les to nose and head.
Antoine Cercely, Terrebonne, Or, in
Iuries to back and head.
r. +. Folsom. Minneapolis, injuries
10 back and nose.
Mervil Terry, Visalia, Cal. injuries
10 head.
A. Adamson, Portland, right hip
aceTated.
All Of these were taken to st. VIM
,ent's hospital.
With the Eagle creek bridge out, the
through O.-W K. & N. trains were be-
ing detoured over the North Bank line.
No. y had left the bridge of ,he S. p.
z S line across the Columbia and was
east.
The system is double tracked at the
)oiut. where the wreck occurred No.
Il was occupying the track next TO
he bluff, contrary TO custom. having
leen given this right of way, as a
freight was on the track next to the
liver. Ordinarily No. II would have
1een proceeding properly on the inside
rack.
D.. As- .r.... .Ir7;ees ono ~ a.. L..,~
ng before the interstate commerce in
pectors and officials Of the railroad
At a public investigation last
friday night, Conductor Allison, Of
rain No. u. was shown to have de-
larted from the junction at the south
md Of the S. p. a. S. bridge without
peci6c orders from the dispatcher's
.fice in The Dalles. according to the
Chronicle. Of that city.
From questions by the interstate
inspectors and head officials
f the system. as shown in the tran
cript of evidence, it was apparent ,
hat the conductor, who has been with
he company for 81 years, was held at
ault, although no findings have been 4,
made by any agency, and the investi-
atiOn viii not be completed. IL is said.
ntil TIE final testimony is taken from
witnesses who are in the hospital az
'Ortland.
The formal investigation Of the
wreck was again taken up at Salem q
by authorities Of the Public
.ervice Commission. Reports subse- q
uent 10 the inquiry at The Dalles last S
feek are prone % attach blame TO the S
all lire for failure TO establish q tele- d
raph station at the junction Of the q
me with the Grand Trunk rail line. {