Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-03 | Page 6 | Blame Train Crews for Rear End Smash on Norrn Pacific

Blame Train Crews J j for Rear End Smash S l' l on Northern P Pacific SPOKANE Wash Blame Blame for the rear rear end end collision at South Cheney Wash Vash February 20 which caused the death of five passengers was divided between the crews of the two Northern Pacific trains and the operating system and methods of oC the Spokane Portland Seattle railroad over which the trains were running according to the findings of the state public service commission made public pub pub- lic here today The commission found that the engineer engi engi- neer of Northern Pacific train No 2 2 the North Coast Limited which ran Into Burlington No 42 in a dense fog and the conductor and ana rear brakeman of the Burlington open open to I criticism but the grounds were re not ot I stated sated C. C t