| Show J v- v V s q 4 fy I- I 4 rf t a 7 tL c f 6 4 I c 5 I 5 a S tr 4 3 1 r 4 I 44 r 4 V l S r 1 tt v d I 4 r x- x T M 4 e. e t f t i F 1 4 fr S 4 4 j 8 F F i i 7 I. I J c S 7 p 5 I v 4 t ono News Photo WHERE PASSENGERS MET DEATH Here Is a view of the wreckage of the Southern Pacific Challenger after two baggage cars and five coaches derailed three miles west of Colfax Cal C. Entrances to the coaches were smashed closed and n d workers had to cut their way through Challenger Wreck Toll Fixed at 9 Dead 79 19 Hurt Hurl COLFAX Cal Nov 9 UP iT- iT Twisted and torn cars of ot the Southern Pacific's w we west c s a t bound Challenger which was derailed ona ona on ona a mountain curve three miles west of here killing at least nine and injuring 79 are being cleared away by wrecking crews today as investigators sought the cause of the accident The train heavily laden with passengers was en r route ute from Chicago to San Francisco Among those killed when the train bearing nearl nearly persons piled into a ditch at dawn da Wednesday Wed Ved were a aV W V WAVE A V E two sailors sailors sail sall- ors and two The army I and navy withheld their names The other dead were civilians two men and three women Two of or the women von remained tied fied Coroner Francis E. E West Vest identified the others as ac F. F G. G Gra- Gra Graham Graham ham tiam 15 45 the engineer Sidney E. E Brunce special investigator for forthe forthe forthe the district attorneys attorney's office at Eureka Cal and Mrs Anna Dorothy Dorothy Dorothy Doro Doro- thy Ernster 28 Clinton Iowa lOne One Utahn l ar Mary E. E Brown of Patterson latterson a t Ogden Og was among the injured She suffered contusions Investigations were under way wayby wayby wayby by the f federal deral bureau of Investigation investigation invest invest- gation the Southern Pacific the coroners coroner's office and the army Ralph Haley U. U S S. S army lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant of Sacramento said he noted three distinct jolts the first one waking him up In time to see suitcases flying flying- through the air and people tossed from their seats It was as if our car hit something something something some some- thing going at full run speed he said But whether the locomotive struck an obstacle or the roadbed was affected by heavy rains remained remained remained re re- re- re among matters for speculation speculation lation pending the outcome of the investigations |
