The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-10-20
RAILWAY NEWS
Pullman Porters Win
Official Concentration

liner near Harvey, New, on the
evening of August IL, tested the
mettle of train and Pullman crews
and it is pleasurable to record
that all displayed prompt and hui
name efficiency. Many letters were
received by The Pullman Company
from passengers who desired to
testify as to the courage of its
conductor and porters when the
emergency arose.
Official Commentator for Crew
Vice-President Champ Carry
spoke for the Company when he
dispatched letters of praise to the
Pullman crew, all of whom are
from Chicago Northern District.
To Conductor H. G. Lewis he
wrote:
ION behalf of the Company and
myself, l wish to extend you my
congratulations on your capable
performance at the time of the
wreck of the City of San Franci-
sco.' We have heard from many
passengers involved in this wreck
of the assurance they derived from
the actions of the Pullman crew,
and l am glad to have the oppor-
tunity to recognize your work,
which was a credit to yourself and
the Company"
Mr.. Carry's letter to each of the
porters was as follows:
II want to take this opportunity
to express, on behalf of the Com
pany and myself personally, adj
miration and appreciation of your
performance at the time of the
wreck of the City of San Franci-
SEQ streamliner. Not only have
we received favorable reports of
your actions from your direct sup
ervisors, but many of the passeng-
ers involved in the wreck have
taken the trouble to write us, and
all these letters have commended
the efficient and faithful service
of the Pullman employees involved.
II know that you will have great
personal satisfaction from the
knowledge that you assisted others
in time of distress, and 1 want you
to know that you have performed
service on behalf of the Company,
and yourself as an individual, that
merits the highest commentator.
Porter G. w. Smith was return
ing from the end of the train to
his car, when the accident occur
red, and disregarding the effects
of a bad fall, hurried forward and
found the Chinatown, the second
pullman, on the dislodged bridge,
with front end lifted. Climbing
through a broken window in the
rear he treasured his passengers,
and evacuated all safely by means
of ropes brought by rescuers. He
then secured all the luggage and
clothing, guarding them until
claimed.
Make Passengers Comfortable
The Fishermen's Wharf, third of
the Pullmans, came to rest with
its forward end in the bottom of
the Humboldt River canyon and
its rear at AS degree angle a.
gainst portion of the bridge
truss. Porter A. Stills saved HIM
self by Selling the window guard
bar, and then descended the in
clined aisle to each room, assisted
his passengers in sliding to the
front end without further injury,
then salvaged mattresses and bed
ding, and built bonfires.
Porter N. B. Wyatt had the Col
den Gate Park, next in the train,
and which was also at an angle.
He aided his passengers in leaving,
carried out their clothing and lug
gage, and made them and those
from other cars comfortable with
blankets.
Car Seal Rocks pullman No. 81
though derailed was easily accessi-
BILE, and Porter r. E. Lucas saw
to his passengers comfort, and
found time to issue water bottles
to the rescue party.
Next in the train was the Union
Square, and Porter S. w. Smiley
checked his people and found none
injured, so built a fire for illum-
ination and warmth and got them