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Palisade, NV Train Wreck, Feb 1911 - List of Injured

THE INJURED.

GEORGE GRIDLEY, Caro, Mich., hotelkeeper; abrasions right chest and severe contusions overlumbar region, serious.

W. L. WILSON, San Francisco, bridgebuilder; scalp and thigh.

F. M. GREY, Willoughby, O.; right thigh injured, serious.

L. R. MCWILLIAM, Highland, Cal., rancher; contusion of knee.

CORNELIUS OSONGRADS, New York City, linotype operator; dislocation right shoulder, right knee cut.

H. C. ARNOLD, San Antonio, Tex., railroad clerk; laceration left elbow and chest injured.

MRS. JOSEPHINE NEEDHAM, 618 Hess street, Saginaw, Mich.; left breast badly injured.

MRS. LILLIAN HERBNAR, bound for Carlin, Nev.; internal injuries, serious.

THOMAS WHEELER, Marysville, Ky.; cut on face.

ANDY OLSON, Alameda, Cal., bridgebuilder; cut on face.

JOSEPH DUNCAN, 2850 Vine street, Denver, commercial traveler; scalp torn and contusion of abdomen.

T. H. SMITH, Homer, Mich.; back and left shoulder injured.

MISS SUSAN KELLY, Minneapolis; left breast injured.

JOHN CHESPEAKE, side injured.

GEORGE SUTHERLAND, Reno, Nev.; badly bruised on neck, shoulder, hips and knee.

SLIGHTLY INJURED.

JOSEPH C. CAMP, Oswego, N. Y.; CHARLES DOWN, San Francisco; V. MOYER, Chicago; MYRON D. EVANS, Roseland, Neb.; CHARLES E. DONOVAN, Burkett, Ind.; G. H. GARR, Omaha; JOHN INDIANSTE, Rock Springs, Wyo.; C. M. WILSON (colored), Chicago; CONDUCTOR J. A. KNOWLES, Sparks, Nev.

About a dozen others suffered severe bruises.

San Jose Mercury, San Jose, CA 22 Feb 1911

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