Eureka Reporter | 1905-07-28 | Page 2 | Attempt to Wreck Train

attempt to wreck train portland or an unsuccessful at tempt was mada shortly after mid night wednesday morning to reck the northbound northern pacific train known as the twin city express at a point two miles west of Scap or by placing a steel rail weighing dounda across the track at the point where the was made the track has a slight down grade parallel alth the river the engineer of the train baw the obstruction in time to slow down the train but the force of am pact when the wc atcher struck it was sufficient nevertheless to bend the rail into the shape of a horseshoe