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Show Flyer Derails; 1 Dead, 4 Hurt AMES. Ia., Oct 3 UPtA. rail coach filled with sleeping passengers pas-sengers waa sheared open, killing on person and Injuring four severely, when five of the westbound City of San Frandeco etreamllner left the rails here early Monday. All of the injured were on a coach which left the rails and was lipped open aa It jacknlfed into a box car on a aiding. Broken glass, baggage and seats which had been torn from their moorings flew through the coach. Tha coach's side was ripped open for a distance of about 20 feet and the coach immediately behind It scissored oft the track! aa the Cnicago and North Western passenger train came to a atop within 200 yards. Three sleepers at tha rear of tha train also left the tracks. None of the five ears tumsd over. Specific cause of the accident acci-dent was not determined Immediately. Immedi-ately. It occurred about 3 a.m. C8T. Killed waa Emfst Riggs, 35, from Oakland, Cal .'who waa on hie honeymoon. HI bride waa unhurt. On eroman passenger said: "I was awakened by the sound of breaking glass and found myself looking out into open air. The side of the ear was all gashed open." Moat of the passengers war en route to California. |