I SCOOPED THE WELLINGTON DISASTERGenealogy Index: Please see massive index below with print large enough for us old folks to readClick here to check out our other products on eCRATER!Custom Search Genealogy Images Of History!Type in your family name or a specific topic you are looking for..Search titles and descriptions. I SCOOPED THE WELLINGTON DISASTER By Jack J. Underwood as told to Howard E. JacksonOn all multiple items after the first, you will receive a 10% discount.Postage will be combined and refund granted if saved. “If yo’ newspapah gets a wireless askin’ for information about conditions at Wellin’ton, you-all can tell them for Lucious Anduhson they sho’ has been an accident up heah.”Who had said further, “Ah ws ripped, to’n, bulged an’ broken…No more of the North country for me, I’m going back to Alabama. Lucious Anduhson, Porter – Survivor “I might mention that because I scooped the opposition, and apparently did a creditable job of daily reporting on that disaster, I was give a T-Mat Gold Medal by the Seattle Times. For years I wore it on my vest, and because of it I was able to get a job on a newspaper wherever I went. I still have the medal. It reads: Wellington, March 3, 1910 J. J. Understood. Folks, seldom had there been such a devastating avalanche. The Great North RailRoad suffered a massive disaster. This is that story and, remarkably told in the hands of the reporter was on the scene and made a report that won a medal for his actions. Please read this. There were many a western story published – the common ones about Cowboys and Indians are listed on eCRATER every day but the rarer ones about the train disasters of the old west like this one are seldom found. Collectors treasure them and their price guide value rises every day. They are hard to find. I hunt them out because really the better, untold and rarer stories were published in the rest. Here’s one of ‘em. FOLLOWING PURCHASE AND PAYMENT, IF YOU WILL WRITE ME OF YOUR SPECIAL NAME OR INTEREST, I WILL DO A FREE SEARCH OF MY COLLECTION AND UNINDEXED STORIES AND NAMES. TOM RUSSELL COLLECTIONFor more Information Please Visit:The Tom Russell CollectionIF I FIND SOMETHING THAT I THINK MERITS YOUR INTEREST, I WILL WRITE A REVIEW AND PLACE IT ON eCRATER AND GIVE YOU NOTICE AND A HEAD START TO BUYITNOW! Following my retirement, I have dedicated my remaining hours to indexing the Genealogy of our western pioneers. During my research, I discovered that thousands of our kinfolk lay unfound and unrecognized on some book dealer’s shelf. Because Old Western History and Memorabilia was printed before computer indexing, I index every item I sell. This complete index will be bound and included in this offering at no additional cost. Humbly, I am trying to keep our history alive I hope you appreciate the effort. Folks, sooner or later - Genealogists are going to realize that their family kinfolks are laying on some dealer's dusty shelves. If I can contribute to finding one little name or photo of that long lost ancestor you have been waiting to find, it’s worth all the time I spend. I SCOOPED THE WELLINGTON DISASTER By Jack J. Underwood as told to Howard E. JacksonFolks, SOONER OR LATER – Genealogists ARE GOING TO REALIZE THAT THEIR FAMILY KINFOLKS ARE LAYING ON SOME DEALER’S DUSTY SHELVES. If I CAN CONTRIBUTE TO FINDING ONE LITTLE NAME OR PHOTO OF THAT LONG LOST ANCESTOR YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING TO FIND, IT’S WORTH ALL THE TIME I SPEND. As A TRIBUTE TO THE HONOR OF OUR American Indians, MY INDEXED LISTINGS WILL INCLUDE ALL Indian NAMES MENTIONED IN THE STORY FROM THIS TIME ON. ANCESTORS INDEXED HEREIN, CIRCA: 1910 ANCESTOR’S LOCATION: WASHINGTON GENEALOGY NAMES INDEXED w * INDICATING PICTURE: ANDERSON, Lucious, Porter, survivor who told other there had sure been an accident up here, going back to Alabama BLACKBURN, Trainmaster, killed DAVIS, Mr. and daughter, killed as they were lashed by steam pipes to the stump of trees. HANSEL, Alfred B., the only mail clerk to live ITALIAN LABORERS, robbed victims, forced to give up loot, driven from camp JACKSON, Howard E., Co-Author LONGCOY, Secretary, suffocated as car filled with snow McGIRL, Nellie, authoress, in search of material for McClure’s Magazine, killed O’NEILL, James, Superintendent, who had a private car and who survived and who attempted to stifle the news report from being sent over wire. PETTIT, Train Conductor, walked to Scenic with Rogers group and returned to the train ROGERS, John S., passenger who led a group to Scenic before the avalanche SMITH, Adolph, Pullman Porter, a survivor who was pinned under timber seeing immense balls of fire up and down the gulch. STARRET, Mrs., last survivor taken out alive THOMPSON, James, Reverend, a Presbyterian minister from Bellingham, arranged services on train before avalanche, killed UNDERWOOD, Jack J., * Author, Reporter for Seattle “Daily Times” WALKER, Cook, suffocated as car filled with snow WHEELER, John D., Photographer WHITE, H. H., one of the survivors who told how the train passengers held a social session the night before the slide. PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS w * INDICATING PICTURE: Picture 1: J. J. Underwood reads the story he wrote about the foreign laborers who robbed victims of the avalanche. * (Courtesy of the author) Picture 2: Boxcars were smashed like penny matchboxes by the slide and the trees. (Photo by John D. Wheeler). * Picture 3: The mail car in which the nine postal clerks worked. The mail sacks were dug out of the snow. (Photo by John D. Wheeler). * Picture 4: One snow-shed which Rogers and his party used when they fled to Scenic before the avalanche. (Photo by John D. Wheeler). * Picture 5: This is all that remained of a demolished rotary snow plow and the baggage car on which it tumbled during the avalanche. (Photo by John D. Wheeler). * Picture 6: Wellington, Washington, as it appeared shortly after the disaster on 1910. (Photo by John D. Wheeler). * PLACES AND THINGS PROMINENTLY MENTIONED w * INDICATING PICTURE: Bailets Hotel Bellingham, Washington Cascade Mountains of Washington Great Northern Railroad “McClure’s Magazine” Scenic, Washington Seattle “Daily Times” Newspaper * Seattle “Post-Intelligencer” Newspaper T-Mat Gold Medal Train No. 25, Spokane to Seattle Local Train No. 27, fast mail train Tye, Washington (Wellington renamed after the disaster) Wellington, Washington shortly after the disaster * I SCOOPED THE WELLINGTON DISASTER By Jack J. Underwood as told to Howard E. Jackson MEMORABILIA IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING ... [full description] |
