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Show FAST MAIL TRAIN is lyoiiisiBi Cars Break Loos From Freight ami Speed Down Heavy Grade. BLOCK SYSTEM SAVES LIVES OF TRAINMEN Warning Received at Siding, Mail Train Slops and Men J uni p. I WELLS, Nov.. Jan. llv Southern Pacific fast mall train No 9, carrying the California Cali-fornia mid Oriental mail, was wrecked last nlKht at 1 siding called Wright, forty miles east of here The block slunnl sys-ti sys-ti 111 In use on the division saved the train crew nnd mail clerks Thrpe Cars Break Loose. The westbound freight hnd stopped at a water lank at Loray, when two box rai? nnd the caboose 1 1 r. 1 k loose from the end of the train nnd started down a beavj grade to Wright siding, three and one-hall miles away Red Signal Displayed. The fast mall train was passing Wright nt a high rate of sp I when ECngineer Noble saw the block signal display the red danger signal. Indicating that some-tiilng some-tiilng was on thi blink, nnl ho stopped his train in obedience to the warning, Ilo was none too soon, as the wild cars were heard coming down the grade. Safety in Sage Brush It was apparent that an accident could not be avoided, and all Ihe trainmen anil maii clerks sought safety in the sago brush, hence none was on the train when It was struck The Impart was severe, but did not derail the mull train, though thi runawav cars wire ell smashed Into silvers. |