THE MORNING OREGOXUN, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1920 EIGHT DIE; 38 HURT WRECK SCENES SNAPPED BY THE OREGOMAN PHOTOGRAPHER SHORTLY AFTER HEAD-ON COLLISION OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC ELECTRIC TRAINS. INQUEST TONIGHT, PUN BODIES REMOVED TO MORGUE FOLIyOAVIXG WRECK. 4 'rv 53 . JSCT'-S , IG WHENTRAINSCRASH Electric Cars Hit Head-on Near Bertha Station. 3 WOMEN, 2 CHILDREN DIE Injuries of Five Others May Prove Fatal; Erring Engineer Is Killed in Collision. (Continued From First Page.) tructlon, the list of killed and in jured would Inevitably, have been much greater. But the cars did not telescope, the heavy steel construc tion taking up the Impact after they had plowed a short distance into each other. Accounts of survivors placed the speed of the Inbound Hillsboro train at between 35 and 45 miles an hour, and that of the outbound train from Portland at 20 to 95 miles an hour. The two cars were so tightly lnterr locked in a. mass of crumpled steel, splintered wood from the platforms and shattered glass and other debris that it was with difficulty that many of the dead and injured were removed from the wreck. Engineer Caught in Wreck. One of the horrors of the wreck was the manner in which the body of Engineer Willetts was caught- and held in plain view In the wreckage. Although dead, his body could not be removed until after the wrecking train arrived and pulled the two cars apart. Mercifully the horror of fire was not added to the other horrors of the wreck. Two of the women killed in the forward end or the inbound Hills boro train lived for a few moments after the collision. They were so tangled in wreckage that it was dif ficult to remove them. They died there as survivors were working to take them out. A little child, 6-year-old Fleurot Dosch, nephew of Miss Camllje Doscta. society editor of The Oregonian and daughter of Colonel Henry Dosch, was killed instantly in his seat be side her when the trains met. Miss Dosch sustained a broken leg, in ternal injuries and perhaps a frac tured skull. It was feared last night that she, too, would die. The wife and 4-year-old son of C R. Arundell were crushed before hie eyes. He himself was injured about the head, but not seriously. Every ambulance in Portland re sponded to the wreck call. Many nurses and doctors went out with them. Among the first to arrive was Dr. George Parrish, city health of ficer of Portland. But "for nearly an hour there were not enough doc tors or nurses to care for the piti fully injured survivors, some with broken limbs, some with mangled arms or legs, others with internal injuries. Those survivors who were not In jured or only slightly hurt im mediately devoted themselves t get--ting the badly hurt ones out of the wrecked coaches. Most 8 offerers Silent. With infinite tenderness they lifted out the victims and laid them on the grassy bank beside the wrecked cars. Some were moaning in pain, but for the most part they suffered in white faced silence. One injured woman Vas crying in little anguished screams. They wiped her face with handkerchiefs and women who had not been hurt soothed her until the nurses and doc tors came. Some of the injured Trie carried into the rear cars of the twt trains and cared for there. But nrast of them were laid on the grass, where their huddled, bandaged forms were infinitely pathetic. The dead were laid side by side in rows of twos on the railroad grade be eide the track. Their bodies were concealed by cloaks thrown over them. As the ambulances arrived from the city with nurses and doctors, the worst Injured were placed on stretch ers, some of them still unconscious or faintly moaning, and gently borne across a long wooden footbridge and up a hill to the ambulances ' in the road. Ambulances Barry Away. As each ambulance received .its load, it would clang its way back' to the main Capital highway at Bertha station and hurry to town. Most of the injured were taken to the Good Samaritan hospital . A long line of slightly injured per sons, after the first half hour, hob bled their way down the railroad track to Bertha station where they caught passing automobiles into Port- ' land. It. A. ' Bland, engineer of train 107 from Portland, escaped serious in Jury. His nose was broken and he was badly bruised but he was able to walk from the ambulance into the hospital. His escape from death and the fact fact that no persons were killed in the leading car of his train, and com paratively few seriously injured was due probably to the fact that the two trains met at a slight angle, train 107 being just at the finish of the curve while the leading car of train 124 had not quite started to turn the curve. Car Lifted Into Air. This outbound car was raised and slid along the floor of the other, the lives of its occupants, being saved by this fact. After the collision, this car, tilted at air angle, rested against a trolley wire pole, which was bent over but did not break. This saved the car from falling on its side. About an hour after the wreck, about the time the wrecking train arrived, this pole began to creak and. settle outwards. There was grave danger that the post would break and the car topple over on throngs of people who by this time had flocked to the wreck. An effort was made to get them away, but regardless pt the danger they still crowded around. There also were men still working to get the body of the aead engineer out of the debris, so a guy wire was fastened to the pole and fastened on the bank above. A pathetic feature of several of the deaths and injuries was1 that had train 124 stopped at Bertha station, as it was under orders to do, these persons would have left the train there to go to their homes. This was the station for which Miss Dutch, badly injured, and her little nephew Fleurot Dosch, who was killed, were bound. They live with Miss Dosch's father, Colonel Henry E. Dosch, near Bertha. Mrs. C. R. Arundell and son, Robert. aged 4, both killed, and the husband and father, C. R. Arundell, who was slightly injured, lived in Hillsdale, They, too, would have left the train at Bertha. Others of the injured also lived in Hillsdale, which is near Bertha. One near-miraculous escape from death in car 603, which headed the f; .4- JWU ..,.i,irKIIW .y-y - x-.- . .- J4 1 w -4 S'i 1 veuve itir if jr. L. "J . 1 , tV'iS K'-:VV' 4 x. f2l'- t v.Ji r'K t A '. is. I V 1 ra -"ft "nilIf i '"sir 2 ' a. nN- .'.-.v.-A av Crowds Hamper Work of Ambu lances and Police Sent to Scene After Crash. Coroner Earl Smith announced late yesterday that the inquest over the bodies of those killed in the wreck probably would be held tonight in case the witnesses' could be assem bled in so short a time. Ue said it would mean a great deal of work on the part of his office, but that he and everyone concerned was anjCious to have it as quickly as possible. Coroner Smith was on the scene of the wreck all day yesterday until the wrecking train arrived and pulled the two trains apart so that the body of Motorman S. K. Willett could be extricated from the wreckage. He and Deputy Coroner Goetsch took charge of the work of removing the bodies to the morgue where they were embalmed. Three additional men were employed by the coroner's office. for the day to assist in handling the work. Coroner Smith discovered a purse which led to the identification of a woman up until that time unidentified as ina L. Hatch. Her name was dis covered on a book of tickets in the hand bag. When the body of Motorman Wil lett was pulled from the wreckage it was found that his watch had stopped at 10:32 o'clock. Coroner Smith declared that the accident, to his knowledge, was with out parallel in the history of tne city, judging from the number of dead. He said he coud not remember of ari in stance when the coroner's office was asked to handle such a largeVnum ber of dead. When the news of the wreck was first telephoned to Police Captain Moore he immediately dispatched Drs. Schuester and Blair of the emergency hospital to the scene in one of the fast police autotnobiles. A large number of police officers also were dispatched to handle the crowds and render assistance. Policemen sent were Patrolmen Kekdahl, Stiles. Linton. Ingle, Wiles, Anderson, Frei berg and Sergeant Gouldstone. The sheriff's office also was represented on the scene by Chief Deputy Christ offerson and Deputies Bailey, Wilson, Lamont, Rexford and Mullenhour. The police officers and deputies watched the crowds which had im mediately gathered following the news of the wreck and prevented any looting of bodies and property. They also assisted In collecting the various personal belongings of passengers which were scattered, about. This personal property was later turned over to the railroad officials to be held for the owners. The work of getting the ambu lances to a point near the scene of the wreck was assisted by the police and deputies, who held back the crowds and automobiles. Owing to the large number of auto mobiles which were driving out the' Terwilliger boulevard to the scene of the wreck the drive was almost blockaded for a time and the work of driving the ambulances to and from the scene of the wreck was rendered difficult. In order to put a etop to this. Captain Moore drspatched Pa trolmen Madden and Weber to Sixth and Sheridan streets and thevtraffic there was turned east on Sheridan street. fx,- 2 V H v ' v i5 -f -N "jH! & 1 View of ivrecltea trains kowlag two tan telescoped. 3 Phynieinnn ciamialiiK drad and lnjurd ietimn. X Aeroplane view of wreck scene. Pkotograpk taken n y O. K. Jef fry In nanehlne owned y OKgoa, Waaklactoa, Idaho Aeroplane company, J. C. Harding, pilot.' 4 Reamteg dend frona vmckan. 6 Wrecked enrn ntter wrecklns; erew bad pulled telescoped can apart. Dlasnua aknriac poaltton of txmlna hefora wreck; autd fea eral nreographle view of wreck scene. t , '4 J Trszn from PorrZsrjnef Z Trrxrf from JYj 2 J J erne o Wj-rcK 5 5j 7 V ' Kit." ' MiZf fram Curv Ss-' outbound train from Portland, was that, of Harold Johnson, 179 Morris street, Portland. This car was the smoker, hence no women were in it. Mr. Johnson was sitting in the front seat. He was dug out of the debris nearly an hour after the wreck, covered with blood and still unconscious. It was thought he was dead and he was laid on the grass beside the badly injured. Five minutes afterward he sat up right, rubbed his head, and presently rose to his feet. His only injury was a broken nose, a severe blow on the head, and a cut hand. Olaaai- Kept at a Sonvenir. In his hand he held tightly clenched a piece of broken glass. "I'll keep that glass as a souvenir," 'said Mr. Johnson. Mrs. Lee of Hillsboro. wife of an assistant trainman of the Southern Pacific, and her two children, were In the forward car of the inbound train The oldest boy was severely cut by broken glass. The youngest, about 6 years old, was not scratched. The mother was only slightly injured. They were cared for at a nearby house. Incidentally, it should be men tloned that people liying nearby hur ried to the wreck scene and did valiant work in assisting the Injured Heart-rending scenes were enacted at Good Samaritan hospital through out the afternoon and evening a anxious friends and relatives searched for loved ones who were among the injured. Every telephone line to the hos pital was in constant use throughout the day and additional operators were pressed into service in order that all relatives might receive information concerning their injured. Miss I.overid'ge In Charge. Miss Emily Loveridge, superintend ent of the hospital, took personal charge of the emergency relief work at the hospital and called to her as slstance outside nurses in addition to the hospital staff. "It was almost an act of provi dence that we had arranged to have many rooms vacated Saturday after noon which gave us adequate accom modations for all who were brought here for treatment," said Miss Love ridge. "Had the tragedy occurred Saturday morning we would not have had an available bed or cot to care for those brought here by the am bulances. The , following additional list of slightly injursd was obtained from Frederick Rasch of the public sefvice commission, and were not to be found at any Portland hospital: J. R. Car ter, C. E. Webb, Claude Cole. 4312 Forty-sixth street Southeast; C. B. Negstad, Portland; M. Wilson, J. E. Welch. Paul Feldman. W. L Helmicks, 243 East Fiftieth street, Portland and R. 9. Fording and wife, Rexford apartments, Portland. Curiously enough, the two leading cars 01 tne two trains were Nos. 50 and 503. Car 502 was the front ca of the inbound Hillsboro train and car 503 led the outbound Portland ! train. It was in car 502 that ail the deaths and most of the serious in juries occurred. Practically every undertaking es tablishment in the city got into com munication with Coroner Smith and volunteered the services of themselves' and employes in assisting in the work at the morgue. All the bodies, with the exception of Miss Ina Hatch, had been removed to private undertaking establish ments by late last night, eaid Coroner Smith. Partial Service Resumed. Partial service over the line was continued during the afternoon by detour-ing trains via Oswego. The line was cleared by 9 o clock last night and the regular schedule over the west side lines will be resumed today. - WRECK EXTRA SOON OUT The Oregonian Makes Speed De spite Few Workers on Duty. When . word of the wreck reached members of the editorial staff of The Oregonian none of the reportbrlal force had reported for duty, nor eras th,e mechanical department in better condition owing te the fact that the paper is of morning issue, - with its creation confined to afternoon and night. But its complete and detailed extra of the railroad horror at Bertha was on the street -for hours before any other. within a short time after the col lision an Oregonian extra edition was on the street, with the newsboys be sieged by purchasers. Approximately 20.000 copies were sold containing not only a complete list of the dead and injured, but an actual photograph 01 the wrecked - trains, with the In jured being aided to the side of the track. So tense was the interest of Port land citizens, and in many Instances the dread that some friend or rela tive might be among the dead or in jured, that the extra edition was de pleted again and again, almost as rapidly as the presses produced it. Thousands of copies were sold at the scene of the accident to the crowds that lined the right-of-way by the smashed coaches. WRECK IS ONE OF WORST DISASTER OF ELECTRIC LTXE RECALLS OTHERS "IX STATE. In Lake Labi&h Accident 30 Years Ago 9 Killed anld 3 at For est Grove in 1908. The disastrous collision yesterday on the Southern Pacific electric line, which cost the lives of eight persons and injufed two score more, stands as one of the most feerlous accidents 01 the kind in the annals of Oregon-railroad history, acording to "officials of the various lines yesterday. Not in years has a railroad accident of simi lar proportions occurred upon the roads in the general vicinity of Port land.. " the ' accident yesterday was the second one of a serious nature to occur upon that branch of the Southern Pacific lines In its history, according to officers of the 'claims department of . the road, and the first to occur si nee. the electrification of the system. It was 12 years ago when this line sustained its first accident, three people being killed and 18 Injured as the result of a collision ocouring near Forest Grove. At that time the line was operated by steam. Another disastrous wreck recalled is the famous one of Lake Tabish about 30 years ago when nine persons were killed and 66 injured. CAR TUMBLES INTO RIVER Foreman at Paper Mill Narrowly Escapes Fatality. CAMAS, Wash., May 9. (Special.) Ed Reed, foreman of the pipefitting crew of the Crown Willamette Paper company, narrowly escaped death when an automobile backed off the bank with him and plunged into the Columbia river yesterday. Mr. Reed was in a car driven by Ed Tidland, master mechanic of the paper mills, and they were leaving the Ca mas dock when the engine stalled, Mr. Tidland got out to crank the car but left the clutch in and when the the road and ran off the bank, turn ing turtle several times before it struck the water. , SEATTLE STRIKE LOOMS Sixteen Employers Declare for Open Shop Following Demand. SEATTLE, Wash., May 9. (Spe cial.) Threatened with a strike of their mill carpenters who had de manded a wage increase of $1 a day from the present 16 scale, and noti fied them that the demand must be complied with not later than Tues day, 16 Seattle wood-working firms. engine started the car backed down acting through the Millwork and Cabinet Manufacturers association of Seattle, have declared for the open shop and notified their employes that. betrlnnintr tomorrow, their mills will be conducted on the "American plan. as indorsed by the Associated Indus tries of Seattle. Between 250 and 300 workmen, members of Mill Carpen ters" local union No. 338 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join ers of America, are affected. Union leaders predicted last night that the union mill carpenters would refuse to enter the mills tomorrow, regarding themselves as locked out by the employers. . The cost of building a house in England is three times as much as before the war. Read The Oregonian classified ads. HEnOSEHE !21EAM1 I - IT -o" P Tl I Cowlitz Boat Completed. CENTRALIA. Wash., May 9. (Spe cial.) : Captain John C. Badger of Toledo ' has just completed and launched a boat for service in the Cowlita river. - It will be equipped with a high-powered engine and will be capable of carrying 30 passengers and a load of freight. The Interior Is handsomely finished. 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