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Show ANOTHER TRAIN WHY SLIDE Spokane. Wash., March 2. Oriental Limited train Xo. 2 of the Groat Northern railroad fell victim to an avalanche of snow and roekR today. I One person was killed and twelve others were Injured, some seriously. The entire train escaped by a narrow I margin, rdurigins down a fiflyifoot emhnnkment. The accident occurred near Milan, twenty-two miles east of Spokane. The train carried 175 passengers. As Ihe Limited was rounding a curve the engineer, Alonza Carle, of Spokane, and several passengers saw the great mass of bowlders' blocking the way. Carlo threw-;on the emergency emer-gency brakes twenty-five fcct before the rocks wero reached. v" V When the train utruck.'g tanks In the cars exploded. Fireimmed-lately Fireimmed-lately burst out In fire of the forward cars and they began to topplo over the embankment. Tho dead: Ed. Miller, llillyard. Vah., tireman. |