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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1910)
f'tfT. SrORXIXG OREGOXIA. THTJKSPAT, DKmiHEK 15. 191Q. 14 PHOTOGRAPHS OP THE WRECK OP THE SOO-SPOKANE-PORTLANl .LIMITED TRAIN NEAR EAST END OP STEEL BRIDGE YESTERDAY. SHAFTS ARE HURLED TflJUNISWHEGKED CALIFORNIA Municipal League Again Issues Statement. 1 HOTELSan 1. East Side Yards Scene of WINTER RESORTS Smash When Control of Coaches Is Lost. n - REPLY MADE TO CHIEF COX BALK CARS PILE UP; NONE HURT too-Spokaoe-Portland Limited Iu-4 Bound Tear Don Gulch Toward Tli-rrr Falling to' Reach IVrrp Il ia C Switch; UK Freight. with a haary pataeaircr anslaa ly tnc en Its aid, th tender completely vartarnad. tha baa- aad mall car 11 (eat in th air atup of the tender, tore coaches derailed, tar bo cars amaahad to splinters and 10a feet of trark torn up. tha Soo-Spokane-Port ani riyer. Inbound caire to an en- forred atop In th aat Side yard yrm trdar mornlnj at M : o'clock within r yards of the Steel brl.ljtr. which It waa approachlcs; at blh speed'and out f control. IeapUa th Immense amount of -prop erty damac don th only persons injury or note was a aliKht sraip wound sustained by tha enslneer of tn runaway. Failure of th air brakes to work Is th ascribed cans of th wreck. Tli Canadian Pacific train de luxe waa bowlln down Sullivan's Gulch, virtu ally on time, under ciiarare of Oeora; rrs;uson. engineer: Wa'tcr Roblxon. fireman, and A. F. Wall, conductor, when, n.arlnj th Kast SMa station at th .junction of th O. It. X. and Southern Pacific lines. Engineer Fer guson discovered t: at Ms air brakes were not In working order. Dlstres Signals MhlMlrd. II mad every effort to bring Ms train to a atop, and sounded frantic warnings with hla whlatle. calling for th appll.-atlon of th hand brakes. T. speed of th train waa checked to aome degree, but control had not been gained, when th train reached th Junction. Just north or the Kaat Bid station. A Southern Pacific frelaht train under charge of Engineer Tay lor and Fireman llarcrcamp. was Just pitting out aoulhward bound, and. liearlng tl warning of th runaway train. q:lckcnd Ita speed to clear th train line. Had It succeeded In doing so. ait-t had the passenger train kept t?t rails In rounding the "moon" which leads onto the brltlc. It would lev run unchecked Into the derailing switch at t!e approa b. As It was. ail but two cars of tha freight train had cleared tn frog when th passenger crashed Into them. A rarlnad of lumber waa hurled sldcwl aff tn track and against a telegraph sole. A rarloa.t of automobiles, which con stituted th end of the freight train, waa pushed ahead of the flying pas lntir. shun led off on til westward track, while the. pawengrr engine con tinued th "muon" track, atru.-k tha trnfr ngln which was In waiting la relieve it. and shunted It 10 jards BP the track with Its boiler bead :rushd and Ita pilot amashed. 9 V, ''"'i iff. t it . - 'J' - s ?i V- . 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Then th big paaaenger engine turned e-veral of the assistant general manag-m a Ita slit In a cloud or ileum, its I 'corse ... ..-j - - tniarles rmi:n. xne i.isi tnree iieincu being dsilnterested cltiaens of Tortland, will hcjr the testimony. Tbe board heid an. Informal hearing at the scene of the dlsarxer yesterday after noon to hear ttic statements of the en gineer and to examine tit trains and the bra. which th engineer alleges failed to work. thes two cities. This Is a drawback, not only to tha farmers, but to all travel through from Portland to Salem and Southern Oregon. The Trl-County Push Club urges that Buttevllle. being located midway between Oregon City and Salem, would be tbe best location for a bridge."' tender full of fuel oil. whirled com pletely over on Ha top. and In doing so. boiated the combination bagxaae and mail car on top and at right angle to th tra-k. The day cos. rt ta-k of th bagag car left the rails, as did th diner and tourist car be hind It. Th ateplrg rsr and observa tion car In th rear of th train wer sot derailed. Olasaware Total Wrork. As automatic bto.k signal was emahd and torn r?own. and two telc grapn polee wer broken. The for ward truck of the passenger engine sprang clear and ran too feet down Hi track In front of the wreck. Th frog at th Junction of the two tracks was torn from Its place and portions of It were splintered like glass. Rack of th baggage car. only two panes of glass wer broken In the whole train. t;iassware. tn the dining car waa a total m. Automobiles In the freight car carrl.-d ahead of the engine, wer damaged to the extent of about $100. A so9n as th engine tender over turned. Its cargo of oil ran out and poured In a flood through the ditches alongside the track. The oil was acat lered far and became Ignited from th ergiue. Tiie freight car loaded wltlt automobiles was set afire. Hut 1'ie blaxe was extlngutelted by tbe quick arrival of a c'icmiral wgn from the station at Second and Osk streets. Knglneer Ferguson, though badly shaker, walked away from the wreck. That he and Ms fireman escaped death la considered marvcloua. as the corner of the temier was driven Into the overturned cab clear to tlio boiler need. Teier Miller, engineer, and Roy Keed. fireman, of the transfer engine, wer badty shaken and bruised, but wer not otherwise Injured. Score of Passengers Aboard. Tltere wer about IS passengers la the Pullman accommodations, and about five la tbe day coach. Soon after th accident- they repaired to their des tinations afoot. T.ie. Pullmans were un der charge of Conductor F. II. Reynolds. Among the passengers were H. X. Randall, of 50 Host Fifteenth street. North, and his brother. Ueorge R. Ran dall, of Seattle. "I was sitting at the writing de?k In tlie observation car when the wreck occurred. We seemed to be making moderate rpeed and 1 noticed nothing wrong until we went past the Kast Side station, contrary to custom. A moment later there came a crash, fol io ed by two others In quick succes sion. No one waa hurt In our car. but tiie passengers were piled tip tn the forward end. One child did a great deal of crying, but was not hurt. Then came quiet and. after we had collected ourselves, we left the train." Kaggrrated reports of the wreck caused the gathering of an Immense crowd within a few minutes. Two am bulances were rushed to the scon, th fire department turned out. and th patrol wagon, carrying all available Bftl.ers. mad a quick trip to th wreck. A detail of 1- men. under Cap tain Haty and Sergeant Robert, con trolled tue crowd. Keporte that persons were killed reached the Coroner's of fice, and lH.-puty Coroner Frank Dan was on th ground, but found nothing requiring hla attention Wrecking crews were m the scene of tie collision soon after noon and Im mediately set themselve to the task of clearing away the wreckage. The. wrecking crew completed Us work at o'clock last night and the track put In abap to permit all the outgoing Southern Pacific and tk. R. tc X. passen ger trains to leave the city. The track Is still In an unsatisfactory condition, but will be entirely repaired early today. elght trains wer not permitted to pAM over tlie tracks !st night. Jl eaicUl inquiry lcto tn uuu of th PRESS GLU3 WINS STAR AL-1CK I.I.OYI TO APPKAR IV NK.IIT OKI" AT IIKILJG. Noted IKnsllr-li Comrdicnne Head liner or Orphrara. W ill Sins for Ncv!-papcr .Men, December IS. Miss Alice Llod will appear In th Portlsnd Tress Club's entertainment. "A Xieht Off." at the llelllg Theater next Monday night. Through the graclousnesa and good alii toward newrpapcr men of th fa mous F.nrllsll comedienne's charming self and through the courtesy of the Orpheutn circuit and i-ullivan ar Consi diiie. she will sing some of the songs which she lias made famous, for local writers and editor, and their friends. With box-omce magnets of Miss IJoyd's voltaee. vaudeville managers draw up contracts which preclude a diversion of talent to other Held than their own. In protection to themselves for the big salaries paid such high-class artists. However, the three vaudeville circuits Orpheum. Sullivan Consldlne and rant.igc have shown their friendship for the newspaper men in no uncertain fashion, otherwise the Press Club would have been unible to enlist the services of such stellar entertainers aa Miss Lloyd. Charles Leonard Fletcher. Cross and Josephine, the Great Pelham, Ethar do. Wllson-Franklyn Co Rube Dick inson and others. The artists, too. have announced themselves as delighted for an opportunity to aid the club. "It will g;v me great pleasure to ap pear In the Press Club entertainment." writes Miss I.loyd front Spokane. Altogether, "Jest 'fore Ciirlslmas" will be a busv time for the English star. She will appear at the Orpheum all next week, where she will entertain thou sands, as there Is probably no lieadllner on the circuit more popular than siie Is. Then she has consented to sell R-d' Cross seals, to aid the anti-tuberculosis crusade, and she promises to deliver In her famous, rollicking fashion, snm of her best song-bits In "A Night Off." With the acquisition of Miss Uoyd. the Tress Club members feel that their show will disclose the greatest galnxy of big league entertainers of the season. Th general exchange .of tickets for reserved seats will commence tomorrow morning at the box office of the HellU- PLEA FOR BRIDGE MADE Trl-County Push Club Work for Viaduct at Buttcrillc. BUTTKVnXE. Or, Pec. 14. Spe clal.) Will K. Ptirdy. president of the Trl-County push Club, has Issued a year-end circular In praise of the Wil lamette Vally: The Wlllnmette Valley, between Oregon City and Salem, a distance of .0 miles. Is a thriving and fertile com munity." It says. "The beautiful Willa mette River divides this farming dis trict, which has no brids between I Troops to Fbel Lance. VANCOITVKR R ARRACKS. Wash.. Dec. 14. (Special.) All of the soldiers In this post, who are to go to the Phll llplne Islands next year, also their wives and children, will be vaccinated. If they have not already been. When a soldier enlists, he is vaccinated until he is Immune, and he is also vaccinated at each succeeding enlistment, if he Is not Immune from smallpox. Pistrlct Attorney Says Subject of Al leged Graft Is Being- Investigated by Grand Jnry Member Executive Board Called. Th Portland Municipal Association Is sued a statement yesterday In which it again directs severe arraignment of Mayor Simon, Chief of Police Cox. Sheriff Stevens and District Attorney Cameron, alleging that the officials have been dere- iir in norfnrmlnr their s worn duties. The statement recites the repeated at tempts of the association to "secure en forcement of the laws covering prostitu tion mis of alcoholic liquors to women and minors in saloons, the sale of liquors on Sundays, gambling and nice onenses. all of which have been carried on openly in this city for eom time past." The statement contains the declaration tht the. association has met with ob struction from officials sworn to enforce the laws and for that reason me mem bers of the association have concluded tliat the only course open is to appeal it h. nrhnla neonle, of the city. The lead ing membeVs of the association are D. A. Pattullo. John Bain and II. M. Esterly. Referring to Chief Cox, the aseociatlon savs Chief Cox Is lndignsnt at the assertion of the association that the laws of the stst and city are not being enforced, and as ' . . ... . I -A nf Mlul evidence mai m.j rw rm-i-L.. " - , faith snd the tars wnicn ne cxon-i.. .1. m.it.i-.. h nroffers the statement, voluntsrllv. that when ha first took office . ..it .11 of the houses of nrostltu- i. ii. rliv snd warned all the . . he cslls them) snd the In ,,t. not to nsy a cent for protection -ki.h ,.ni. action on his Bart seems to be his idea of his duties a. Chief of police. Think of ltl The Chief of Police i .rn..nrf snd visiting- "all of the madames" engnged In criminal traffic, and neddllnr the silvlcs to mem ii rcj fl .i.iVAnlps InstPQrl fl hands on m'ur powm- cloning their houses of prostitution, ai l I. hi. Kara duty to do. Th. nssoclation accuses District Attor- r.r not making on attempt to bring out the facts before the grand i,, triien an Investigation was being Th. aasnclation believe that "th evidence it had submitted was sufficient . hri.ff it indictments bk.""- i n... narllPR.'-' When seen last night District Attorney Cameron said that these cases . i h. -Portland Munlcioal Association had 'been continued from the November grand jury and that tney weie ..o Ins considered by the present grand jury. ... ,.a,i that the association be pa- .. . withhold ludement until the Ant!f.iu? investlK-ated. CUHC9 wcit v. ... -j . - t . vskM member of Mayor bi ' fontivA Board, was closeted .i ii.rv for about IS min utes yesterday aiternoon. x -'"- " . . not divulged, but it . .... .hour the lurv w" a.SJ?.T" " en7d Tn in connectio. with the investigation which the Jury is Welsh Issts longest- Anthracite heata belt E. 30J. c. 2393. and hrconfercnce was not divulgeti I but rsr rnflWr &UUUI lv ju that he was called In in connection preparing to make into municipal con preparing , ference to the al anions. 1..VII "'- , - , lesed- relation between members of the legea rem v ,,.,,.. ot the under- ponce wiw . '?.' . h Interroeation of Mr. oStZ no action" was ukan . br th. 'n that relation and no for witnesses ? ff5Sea Tthat ihT matter will be Reason Ultimately Rules! - B It known that -caffeine- the drug In cdffee Is a poison that works directly on nerves, stomach and heart. It Is hardly as quick in destruction as whiskey, but in time, quite as certain. Our duty ends with telling- the facts. Individuals are, of course. Ire to follow their own Inclination. They can continue the drug and pay the cost In physical suffering: or quit and return to comfortable health. provided th disease (stomach, bowels, kidney, nerves or heart) has not Decome enronic It Is our work to narrate the facts and offer an easy way to slip off the coffee habit and not feel !t If a good. hot. well-made cup of Postum is served Instead of the coffee, it fnrnishes the deep eal brown beverage which turns to a rich golden brown when cream is added and all th comfort of the morning: cup Is there, with this Increased and never-to-be-forgotten advantage. The drug-poison and its effect on stomach, nerves, bowels and heart is gone. In its place day by day can be plainly seen the effects of the change. The killing- work of the drug has been stopped. Nature beglna to repair, and Is helped tremendously by supplying the needed elements Dame Nature requires o do her re building. ' These elements are In Postum. 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