The San Francisco Examiner from San Francisco, California • 2

WiSDKJWDAT irrnvrniv Tiff. MY A "MTXTHrr SAN TU? A TSinTCrrr TIFrnrrUllT'T? 1009. TWENTY-SIX ON DEATH ROLL OF THE WRECK AT BYRON i 7Xvw A I LIST IMiXX 1 LEHGTH Officials of Four Counties Entrusted With the Task of Getting at Truth of Railroad Responsibility for Wreck, I LA'- vvvV FT- -4. W. 'CI VrM-S Uft i4 4 i Wl -III' nr.

i ii s' -a. -jr in IWA 9 I i vi -5 1 I "l-'v i 7 1 geno. wdo was ournrn on im wnm mu sprHlncd bck; out or dauber. ELGKNK II. LEU, dry goods man of Lexington', burned face and both hands; wound not serious: will be in hCHpital shouts wek.

AHClIlllALIi KKLI.KU. burned on the face and hands; coutluiuii unchanged wounds not datiRtrou. LOUIS C. MAYER, twenty years old; very badly burned Mt bands, bead and face; con-dlii'jii nerioiis, hut with slight Improvement. ItOltEltTA MAYKH, twelve years oid; legs burned; condition Improved, but still critical.

Mlts. K. MAY Kit, linn her of Louis C. and Rohc'ita Mayer; badly burned about fare and bauds; has also a scalp wound. Her recovery.

is expected. J. M. Mctil'irtE, Southern Pacific engineer, 972 Central ave-nuc, Oakland; suffering from nervous shock and Flight burns, abrasions and contusions; condition unchanged; will recover. STEPIIKN colored cook In employ of Southern Pacific Company, I'M Seventh street.

ouHiaiiii; sllgnt burns; no. longer st hoepltai. GEORGE WASHINGTON, colored chet In. employ of Southern Pacific Company, Paciflo House, Sun Francisco; left hip dislocated; no change In condition. C.

HARRIS, colored rooK in employ or Southern Pacific Company, Paris House, 604 Broadway, San Francisco; burned about face. neck and arms; condition unchanged. 10VYKKS, colored cook In employ ot Southern Pacific Company, 17fi5 Seventm sireet, Oakland; burned about neck and arms; condition unchanged. T. T.

DONAHUE, Secretary of Natlonil Ie X' I a I Aft f4'W4V 11 1 It i 1 i 'j i -s- w- 7 va FIGURES IN THE COLLISION. The upper loft -hand portrait I tbat of Thomas (iilmsrtin, the flreraan oil the fcaeramento passenger train: on the right Is a oi trait of It. W. Brasher, tbe switchman on duty the- siding from which the freight moved to the wain line; Mow la i portrait of Maurice Stiean, pnslneer of the paast-nKf-r train. Company, 2017 Lincoln street, Berkeley severely burned about face and bands; con- dition unchanged.

GEORGE S. CRITES. University student! face scratched, arms and left wrist cut; still under medical treatment. LEW LINO. Chinese; fracture of riant femur; fracture of left leg; back burned; con dition unchanged.

COYRIK (or YOIX) MI AGO japsneee, San Francisco; face and hands scalded; con' dition unchanged. 4444 44 4.4.4444444444444444i4-4444f4'f4- ECHOES OF THE TRAGEDY AT BYRON. The upper picture shows a scene during the funeral in Oakland of W. L. Temple, one of the Byron victims; the portrait Is hat of J.

S. Carroll, another of the wreck victims who died yesterday at the Souther Pacific Hospital. ULA I ri UUivlLb I I TWO MORE PEOPLE HE number of victims ot the Byron wreck was increased yesterday to twen ty-si. James 5. uarrou aiea i the Railroad Hospital in.

the afternoon and Gee Sou, a Chinese woman, died last night at the same place. Several others are in a critical condition, and may not survive the wounds received by them in the collision. Two more deaths after many hours of agony hae brought the total death list of the Byron horror up to twenty-six. James S. Carroll of Fresno died aMhe Southern Pacific Railroad Hospital yesterday and Gee Sou, the Chinese woman who was so terribly burned, passed away last evening.

Two others are likely to die and perhaps a third. Carroll wan traveling agent tjf the City Street improvement Company. Yesterday there were five funerals at Fresno, and two will he held to-day. in Ottkluud two lending citizens were buried with appropriate ceremonies W. L.

Temple, Giand Organizer of the Woodmen of the World, and Charles Sessions, a leading member of the Elks. Those interred at Fresno were Mrs. George II. Smith, Charles A. On ens.

Clarence U. Olufs, Charles J. Vernon and Waller Vernon. At the Railroad Hospital Louis C. Mayer, atjed twenty, and Roberta Mayer, twelve yeurs old, are in a criticul condition.

Mrs. E. Mayer, their mother, though slightly Improved, is far from being out of danger. The other injured persons seem in a fair way of recovery. Miss Mattie Franks, who was reported a missing, and wboe friends feared she was killed in tbe wreck has been found.

Superintendent Agler says that after making further Investigation of the disaster be is more and more convinced tbat the blame must rest with Engineer Maguire of the Flyer. The Superintendent feels tbat Maguire had ample opportunity to see the lights on the rear of the stalled Owl and that be received the warning signal of the brakeman sent back to flash the signal lantern In his face in ample time to have brought his train to a standstill. With all this, he declared that Maguire was one of the best engineers be ever has known. Against, this evident intention of the railroad to make Maguire the scapegoat is the muttering among the men that bad there been a block signal system on the line the accident would have been Impossible. In other words, were the railroad owners and managers brought to as sharp accountability as tbey are crowding on Maguire there would have been twenty-six live men, women and children to-day In place of that many dead.

And the costs and damages resulting from that accident would have established many miles of a block signal system. Then, too, railroad men are asking whv tbe dynamite fuses were not put out on the track to warn the Flyer if there was suf ficient time to give such warning. These torpedoes are Intended for Just Buch emergencies. But the Impression is spreading that the headway was not sufficient to permit such a warning to be given. It seems miraculous that such an accident had not occurred before." said Coroner Leland, after he had read how two-trains were sent out on a single track to run at such tremendous Speeds and with such a meager headway for the Owl.

COM V'S KG LECT. Then there arises the question whether the engineers are given proper tools to work vith; whether engines that break down within fifty miles of their starting point have been properly repaired and inspected. It Is recalled that in the San Ardo horror the engineer was forced to get down from his perch to tinker with a defective portion of the machinery. So the general public is not so quick as Superintendent Agler to Jam all the blame on an engineer. Coroner Leland has pointed out that an engineer is not likely to run full tilt into a train when he seems apt to be the very nrst victim or tne collision.

Meantime engineer Maguire is suffering from his wounds and shock and is hardly yet In a condition to give his full version of tbe tragedy just when he saw the rear lights of the Owl; Just when he caught the flash of Brakeman Cole's lantern. So with the railroad bent upon forcing all the blame upon Engineer McGuire, and with the general public Inclined to hold the company responsible for permitting such a condition of affairs as to make the collision possible, jealous eyes are watching the Coroners of four counties Fresno, Contra Costa, Alameda and San Francisco where four separate Inquests are to be held. If those Coroners are bent on helping the MINI MIAGOW Japanese, wife ot Coyrt Mlasowa; burns similar to those of busbandl lo the muin line track. Smith faid. "1 was too Ininy firing; up to notice whntbor lh fclgna! ttlvcn the ilclttnau to prepare for our coming." WOULD NOT DISCUSS ORDERS GIVEN FOR THE MOVING OF HIS TRAIN.

Kd Hahnlon. hrukuman on the San Jok freiKht, rflun'il to talk cf.thp accident last niht mid will not make a Htatemtnt until after the InvemiKatlon. When at.Kcd concerning crdora for his train to go ahead, Hahnlon would ray nothing. The point pecm t.i he the one of tnont Importance, ax the blame for the accident may be placed when It la learned. SHOCK CAUSED A SENSATION OF SICKNESi.

Dr. L. St. John Hely, of Madera, who was a passenger on tbe Sacramento train, say that the scene that followed the crashing and smashing of the locomotives was tbe most thrilling sight that he ever saw. "I was sitting In the forward coach," he said, "and I should Judge that about twenty-five percent of the occupants were women.

Just before the smash, 1 think everybody in the car wan talking about the terrible wreck at Byron. In fact, during the entire trip the one topic generally discussed was the Byron tragedy. Everybody was speculating as to what tbey would do in case of a smash-up. Just as we were rounding the curve near Fourteenth avenue the mishap occurred. 1 will never forget tbe peculiar sensations that accom panied the Jolt.

It Is the sort of shock that one experiences but once In a life time. cannot explain It in words. It carried with it a sickening duVct. It shook one up from head to heeis. The men in the car lost their nerves and ere genuinely scared.

Women grew hysterical. They rushed about screaming, "Let us jump off; let us save ourselves." Every minute seemed to ntensify their terror. Had the collision been a trifle more serious 1 thiiiK many ot the women would have collapsed from fright I managed to reach the door and Jump out on the grounu to gei a iook ai iue u.uutcu locomotive. There was little of the pic turesque about it. The great machines were clasped together and from the boiler of one great Jets of steam spurted, ine fender of the freight engine was battered up It 1b all a very fortunate thing that our train was slowing up at the time of the collision.

PASSENGER CONDUCTOR DECLINES TO DISCUSS CAUSE OF COLLISION. Cornelius Uouch, conductor on the pas senger train, lives at tne uosmopoman rio- tel in this city. He pleaded fatigue and ill ness when asked for a statement last night, saying he had told Superintendent Palmer what he knew of the collision and that he had nothing to add to that report. It was learned, however, that Roach gave his version of the accident to the clerk and some ot the guests at his hotel. They said that when Roach called for his key he exclaimed: "Well, we have had another collision My train came nearly getting it.

this time We were struck by a ireignt at aasi uaii-land and two big locomotives were converted into Junk piles. "I bad orders to pass the freight that ran Into us at East Oakland station. As we nulled Into the statuon there the engine of the freight was standing on our track and there was a tangle. Fortunately we were traveling very slowly. Had we been using any.

speed I would not be here telllug about It and they would be having a very busy time out at that hospital. WIFE OF THE ENGINEER WHO WAS BADLY HURT DEFENDS HER HUSBAND It was Impossible to see Eugincer Shean at his home last night. Dr. J. P.

Dunn, a railroad surgeon, forbade the members of the family, with the exception of Mrs. Shean, from visiting the Injured man in his room. His condition is not critical, but the shock and Injuries have necessitated precaution. Mrs. Shean, in speaking of the accident, said: "My husband has.

said nothing about the accident to any one. He cannot explain how it happened, it was so sudden. He was brought home on a stretcher and Dr. Dunn administered an opiate, which soon caused him to sleep and to-morrow he is to be moved to the hospital. His injuries consist of a serious scalp wound, a compound fracture of the right leg, and he complains of severe pains in the back.

"He has an excellent reputation as an engineer and this is the first accident of hi3 thirty years of experience. If he jumped from his engine to save his life he was Justified, but he says he was in the cab when the crash came. I don't know how he got off the engine. If Mr. Gilmartin says he Jumped that might be the case.

My husband does not speak of It at all. As soon as the doctor saw him he said that my husband should have been taken to the hospital immediately. "I thank God he was not killed, but if any person had to be killed I would rather it would have been my husband than a passenger. Mr. Shean is known as a crank as regards observing orders and I don't think he made any mistake." of Charles Hart, E.

S. Dowdle, Charts Learne and Frank Ayer3, sang "Lead Kindly Light." "Good Night," and 'Nearer My God To Thee." Tbe pallbeaers were: George V. Reed, P. McFeeley, Charles Wilkins. A.

C. Hodges, Charles L. Ingler, W. W. Lan don, James P.

Taylor and C. F. Berry. The body was cremated. TWO MORE NAMES ADDED TO ROLL OF DEATHS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.

James S. Carroll of Fresno, traveling agent of the City Street Improvement Com pany, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday after noon as a result of the Injuries that he re ceived in the Saturday night train wreck at Byron. He was brought to the Railroad Hospital on Sunday and at first his condition was not regarded as critical, but on Monday he rapidly grew worse. His burns about the head and face were very serious, but the fatal injury was from steam that he had Inhaled. There was little change in the condition of the other patients yesterday.

All the Mayers were improving, but they are still In serious danger. T. T. Donahue, secretary of the National Ice Company, is among the severely in jured, but he is believed to be on the way to recovery. The Chinese woman, Gee Sou, who suf fered a fracture of the left leg, besides terrible burns, died at the Railroad Hos pital last night.

Following is the general report issued yesterday in relation to the condition of the patients: LAURENCE HUNTER, carpenter of Eu depot, the eoe of the latet accident. Fortunately, In tplte of the frregieme blundering! of forae one, no Uvea were lout, and but one man waa serioualy Injured the engineer of tbe passenger train. A shiver of horror ratstd over Oakland when tbe news of another railroad accident was received. Visions of the awful calamity of Saturday last aroe In the mind, and crowds ruhhed to the Eaat Oakland depot, the scene of the latest accident. Fortunately, in iplte of the egregious Mundcrlngs of some one, no lives were lost and but one man was seriously Injured the engineer of tbe passenger train.

Tbe "head on" collision, for such It was, occurred at 4 45 p. ra. between the Sacramento passenger train due in this city ut i.ZO p. m. and a freight train that was jutt moving off a siding on to tbe main track Immediately in front of tbe oncoming pasben-ger train.

From a statement made by the conductor of the passeoger train the order received at San Leandro was to go ahead and pass the freight train on the East Oakland siding. Who gave the order that moved the freight train off the siding before the passenger train had passed is the question to be answered. THAIMfc. MLEVr. As to the blunderer, whoever he may be, the railroad officials ill say nothing except tbat they will Investigate to-day.

Those who dare talk say that the switchman, U. W. Brasher, received the signal four toots of the freight engine whistle to throw open th switch, so that he can hardly be to blame. Who told the engineer of the freight engine, Thomas E. Dixon, to proceed? Did any one tell him? Tbe Immediate results of the collision were the serious Injury of Maurice Shean, engineer of the passenger train, whose right leg was broken, back sprained and scalp cut; the two locomotives were considerably dam aged; the tender of the freight engine was 1 brown from Its trucks, and of the two following freight cars one was completely, tbe other partly, demolished.

The wreckage was scattered all over the tracks and It took several hours to clear It away. From all accouuts the Sucramento passenger train left the capital city at 10:10 a.m. and should have reached East Oakland at 3:30 p.m., but did not get there until about 4:45 p.m. The freight train whs on a siding at the East Oakland station and just before the Sacramento train came down the track at a speed of twenty miles an hour the signal that the freight train was about to move was distinctly heard, the switch was throw open and the heavy train moved Blowly on to tba main track. Only the locomotive, tender and two freight cars had passed off the siding when the two cnglues came together with terrific force.

The tender of the freight train was hurled across the track and upset Instantly, disgorging a flow nf blaxk oil, the freight engine head crashed into tbe smoke box of the passenger engine ana tne nrst oi tne neavy freight cars -brought up only when Its sides had been smashed to splinter and its trucks were in the engine eab. The forward end of the second freight car was also damaged badly SAVKD HY The engineers and firemen of both engines jumped when they saw that a collision was inevitable. Maurice Shean was the first to Jump and when he did his engine was about 1.00 feet from the freight train. His Mm- man, Thomas Gilinurtin, tried to follow but was unable to get away until the moment the engines came together. Thomas jJixon, tne engineer, and Fred Smith, the fireman, of the freight train, Jumped to the ground in plenty of time and escaped un- uun.

In the black oil from the overturned tender, which flooded the track, tbe content of the freight car were spilled and boxes of butter and cheese, bottles of olives, sewing machines and baggage, were mingled and crushed in the tarry stuff. Within half" an hour after the collision a wrecking train and crew were at work removing the debris. Superintendent Wilder was In charge of operations, but declined 1o make any statement as to the eaue of the wreck. He would not admit, either, tbat It was due to an accident or to care The only Injured man In the collision was removed sueedily to his home and received the attentions of Dr. J.

P. lJunn, the railroad surgeon. The train was backed away from tbe scene of the wreck and was sent to the Oakland mole by way of Alameda. FORTUNATE THAT THE PASSENGER TRAIN WAS RUNNING VERY SLOW, David M. Biiggs, residing at -811 East i East Oukland, saw tbe lie tells of tbe disaster In these words: "1 was on my way to the foot of Fourteenth avenue when I heard the passenger train whistle end knew tbat It was coming along.

At the lime I heard the whistle i saw Switchman Brasher pull the lever to allow tbe freight train passage to the main track. "The next moment the engineer and fireman on the locomotive of the freight train, after going through actions which convinced me that they bad closed their throttle and set their brakes, leaped from their cab and left their locomotive standing still right In the pathway of the oncoming passenger train. "The passenger train moved slowly upon the freight. They came together not sharp- ly, but with a mighty force. Just before they met Engineer Shean Jumped from his locomotive.

His fireman stayed in tbe cab. There was a sound of splitting boards mlxd ith the roar of escaping steam. The box car immediately behiud the locomotive of the freight engine was crushed to splinters. Persons who were near ran to the cab and helped the fireman out. "This fireman ran back to where Engineer Shean was lying on the ground, bleeding from a wound in bis head.

The fireman carried the hurt engineer to the East Oak land pnssenger station located about two hundred yards from the spot where tbe collision took place. "Not for 'several minutes did the pas sengers learn that tbey had been so close to death. If their train had been running at thirty or forty miles an hour there would have been another long list of killed and injursd." CRIPPLED SWITCHMAN TELLS THE STORY OF CRASHING LOCOMOTIVES. Uobert W. Brasher, the switchman at the East Oakland station, is sixty years of age and has been in the railroad business for nearly forty years.

He lives with his aged mother and young daughter at 1.117 Fourteenth street, Oakland. His mother said pathetically last evening boy's accident was the great sorrow of my life." I he accident occurred about nve years ago on the Sacramento division and de prived Brasher of both legs. He was a loco motive engineer and there being something wrong with his engine he got down and fell under the wheels. Somehow the engine started to move slowly and crushed him. Since his recovery he has been the day sw itchman at tbe East Oakland siding.

When seen last evening Brasher said: "No, I will say nothing concerning the wreck until I have beard from tbe com pany. "I hear the blame for the wreck has been placed against my name, but the- truth of the whole matter will not come to tj sur face until the investigation is held. "It was terrible to see those big machines come together. There was a clash, a grind ing thud and then followed a hissing of Bteam and a crunching of iron. ell, that is all I care to say about it.

In fact, I will not make a statement of any kind until after I have been before the railroad officials." FIREMAN OF FREIGHT RELATES NARRATIVE OF TRAIN DISASTER. Although he leaped for his life from the engine attached to the freight train. Fire man Fred Smith escaped unharmed. He told a thrilling story of the collision to night, giving his version of the wreck In the following words: "While I have no knowledge as to what our orders were, I know that we were going along at the rate of about five miles an hour when the headlight of tbe Sacramento local loomed up before us. "Both Engineer Dixon and myself saw the impending danger and as we did so Dixon set the brakes.

We realized that crash was inevitable and at once leaped irom euner siae or me can. we naa no sooner reached the ground than the awful crash occurred. The hiss of the steam warned us of another impending danger and we fled from the scene of the wreck for fear of being scalded to death." When questioned as to whether he had beard bis engineer give the customary four blasts befor proceeding; from, the siding Fourteenth street locomotives meet. condition unchanged. K.

NAKAMO tor NAKARO), Japanese; tnigm broken; burns about face; condition tin changed. FIVE FUNERALS IN ONE DAY MAKE A CITY OF MOURNING. FRESNO, December 23. To-day was a day of funerals and mourning, and tomorrow will be another of tbe same sort. Services were hed over five of the victims of the wreck of the Owl on Saturday night.

They were held at different hours, so that the friends of the dead were enabled to attend all. The first was that of Mrs. George H. Smith at the undertaking parlors of Stephens and Beau this morning. The little chapel was crowded.

The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Hanson. The, funeral of Charles A. Owen3 was held this afternoon from the M.

E. Church. A large congregation of sorrowing people attended. The funeral of Clarence C. Olufs was held at 2 o'clock from the family residence, 41 Blackstone street.

A large concourse of people attended, including many school friends. The High School Senate was there In a body. The Rev. Mr. McKenny conducted the ceremony.

The funeral of C. J. Vernon and his son Walter was held from the Baptist Church at this afternoon. The Rev. Mr.

Brown conducted th'e ceremony. Mr. Ver-. non Sr. was a prominent worker In the church.

The funeral of, Richard Post of Fowler will be held to-morrow afternoon at (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) SACRIFICE JR 1 St. Grant Ave of the Woodmen of the World, who was killed In the Owl wreck last Saturday night, was held in Woodmen Hall at o'clock this afternoon, under the auspices of Oakland Camp, No. 94, Woodmen of the world, of which Mr. Temple was a member. The hall, from which the daylight had been excluded, was illuminated with electric lights.

The chair of the late Woodman was draped with crape and festooned with smilax and violets. Behind It were draped American flags. Magnificent floral pieces, numbering about 100, were disposed about the platform. The hall was packed and the crowd filled the ante-rooms and stairways. To the strains of a funeral march played by Ellery's Royal Italian band, stationed in an ante-room and preceded ny tne Kev.

ut. R. R. Dille. nastor of the First Methndist Church, the casket was borne into the hall.

A pall of white chrysanthemums was nung over the black covered coffin while above it was a sheaf of wheat at the foot, with a wreath of violets at the head. The opening address was made by Gage Raymond, Consul Commander of the Woodmen cf the World, ho paid eulogy to the departed organizer. After the singing of "Lead Kindly Light" by the quartet and the reading of the funeral service of the Woodmen by T. M. Rnhinson.

Clerk of Camp No. 94, J. H. Folev of Los Angeles, Head Advisor of the Pacific Jurisdiction, made a few remarks Dr. Dille spoke at some length-.

After the services the Woodmen in a body, headed by Ellery's hand, marched from Woodmen Hall to Sixteenth street and Broadway, where special cars waited to convey the funeral party to Mountain View Cemeterv. where tne interment, iook piace, Th nallhearers were: VV. H. L. Golden of San Jose Camp.

No. 80; A. G. Saunders Pasadena Camn: J. J.

McConnell, Oakland Camo: J. K. Jeffreys, Forest Camp, No 102. Oakland: W. H.

Geldert, Alma Camp, San David Oliver. Golden Gate Camp, No. 64, San Francisco. Cha.ies A. Sessions, who lost his life in the Owl wreck last Saturday, was buried from the First Presbyterian Church tfbis afternoon.

The funeral was under the auspices of Oakland Lodge, No. 171, Ben evolent Order of Elks. Addresses were made by G. R. Lukens, the Exalted Ruler; Judge Henry A.

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WATCH I'POXIXQIESTS. But if those Coroners are independent of railroad control and are bent on bringing out all the facts and placing blame definitely where it belongs, they will hear from Impartial witnesses and will conduct exhaustive inquiries, ascertaining, for instance, why the block signal syetern has not been established on a single track where trains are run at fifty and sixty miles an hour with so little headway for the leading train that the slightest mishap would invite just such a tragedy as that of Vyron. So the eves of the State are going to be on those four Coroners. It is noteworthy that when Coroner Leland yesterday asked the Southern Pacific officials if they would bring in the necessary witnesses from interior points those officials said tbey didn't see any reason why tbey should do anything of the kind. Evidently the Southern Pacific does not want a full and fair inquiry.

IMPRESSIVE SCENES AT FUNERAL SERVICES OF TWO WRECK VICTIMS. OAKLAND, December 23. The funeral of the late William L. Temple, State Organizer Ctork Cor. Geary '3.