Show Seek Blame for Death of Five In fri Nevada Tragedy Double Investigation Regarding Trapping of of Passengers On Burning Pullman Under Way Bride P Perishes In Needless Attempt to Save Husband LAS L VEGAS Nev June 17 By 17 By The Associated Two Pres-Two Press Two separate investigations were under underway underway underway way here today to fix causes and responsibility for a fire at dawn Wednesday in a Union Pacific train moving from Los Angeles to Salt Lake in which five persons were believed to have b ben been en burned to death in a tourist shep sleeper r The fire broke out in a Pullman car and be- be before before be before fore the train could be moved to the Crystal siding the flames trapped the sleeping passengers two of the victims had been established early this afternoon the coroner announced One Ono Is Mrs King wife of the tho man in the tho Salt Lake hos- hos hospital hospital hos hospital pital The fhe other Is that of 5 W V 11 of ot Riverside Cal Ca CaThe The three other b dh's taken from th the train are arc too loo badly burned to make mako Identification positive The Tile bodies reduced almost to a 1 a s a-s s fell apart when an attempt was made mado to lilt lIft them from the train and who touched the skull kult of one on crumbled to pieces CONDUCTOR TESTIFIES A At t the th opening session of ot the In ini ln quest t this morning L x S Atkinson conductor of o the train said that lie he moved the train to Crystal after dl discoverIng the th tire fire because better facilities for tor fighting the th fire fir were is-ero available there He H testified that he planned to run a locomotive alon alongside the burning coach conch and pump water on to the blaze blaz rh The siding was hut but a 1 short distance up the line ho he said Atkinson said that thaI taking taking- a tire fire extinguisher with him Aim he hc went through th the car While he did no not mak make a 0 minute investigation ho he thought everybody e was out R n L Knox Knor the negro porter on the sleeper as ns well as Atkinson Insisted that th thase e who met death In the th ear car must have returned fOI fO their luggage utter lifter the tho car stopped at Crystal and have been overcome by sm smoke ke antI and gas fumes Atkinson alio also sale sal ald that all 11 avail avail- available available able fire extinguishers were ex cx exhausted hausted In fighting the fire tire The Inquest was adjourned un until tit tomorrow morning In ii tho the mean mean- meantime meantime meantime time Coroner Breeze I Is endeavor endeavor- ing endeavoring to locate King and a number of other witnesses King was d de- de de declared dared by members of the train crew to be the Ih last person alive ally tl te t leave the tho burning car r The Tho cause of or th the fIre fir Is 15 Un- Un Unknown un unknown known although h investigators rC nt- re I the th wiring wIring- of tho the Pullman car as a possible poble source Th The civil iI authorities ber here bert and the Union PacifIc railroad officials official were werl making separate In SPREADS IDS lM VAST r The train was stopped when the blaze was discovered but the tho seri seri- seni- seni seriousness was not apparent until an aT attempt wn was made mado to bring the coach to Crystal siding sHin Within two minutes the blaze had spread from the front plat plat- platform plat platform form heavIng no moans means of escape for Cor the th sleeping victims five I of whom Wt were found Cound huddled In the aisles evidently e overcome by the fumes Cumes When the train had reached I the lh h siding every effort was made mado to extinguish the flames but without avail all HEROINE ROINE The passengers of the burning ear car gathered about Mrs J 1 G 0 King a II bride 01 of oC a few days who was bewailing the tha fact that her belongings hal had ben been left In the car FeelIng confident of success her Ier husband rushed Into tho the car carIn carin cirIn In an an endeavor to obtain the th baggage and being cot e off f from the door by the names flam's s threw himself from Crom the window sustain sustain- sustain sustain-In tag Irr painful Injuries Not seln seeing her husband liu return through h the th door he had enter enter- Mrs Irs Ring bp becoming frantic rush rush- rushed eu ed d into Ih the flaming Ill I'll pile to perish In nn an effort to save Fare e 1 her hushan Coroner Breexe who arrived at athe a athe the scene Cene of th the fire within n a aten ten fo hours liours immediately Impaneled a Jury of three to aid In his In- In In Investigation but as ns yet no verdict has been made public The Tho Th bodies will be b wid In Las e Vegas as s where the tho inquest will iii be bo held GIVES GnES WARNING n Kins Mid said that C E If Drummond of Glendive Mont blent discovered the tire which h broke out between th the ceiling and roof of the thet ear mI over the women's dressing room l lie III immediately notified Conductor Atkinson who stated that would be ample time 0 o raeh Crystal tiding siding Mr Sir King Kins Mid It was his belief that had adequate fir fire fighting materiaLs been l ln pro pro- pro provided vided there thero would have hav been brun no ho difficulty in extinguishing th the blaze 10 TO REUNION REDLANDS Calif June 17 17 Dy By The Th Ai Press Press- Mr lra I r Ell n M hi Green aged 81 80 and Misa lIss Lydia A Hill Hall age aged 1 75 5 reported missing In the Clr fire on a 1 Union Pacific railroad steeping car ar at nt Crystal siding Biding Nevada ado were en route rout to Cleveland to at- at attend attend at attend tend u a reunion of girlhood friends friend Tho Tb two women have e lived to- to together to together gether In Red Redlands lands for tor many years OFFICIALS OJ G C LOS ANGELES June Jun 17 CRy 17 17 ByTh Y The E Press E E B ECalvin Calvin vice of the Union Pacific F H Knicker Knickerbocker bocker bocket general manager and W WR R B Armstrong g general nerol superintendent ar are nrc en route today for Las Tas Vegas Nov Nev to conduct an In to determine causes cause and fix r responsibility for tor tho the fI tIre nt at Crystal Cry lal siding which dar estr day partially destroyed a tourist and cost cat the lives of ot fl fi fie IM e passengers rs |