European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 14, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 train smashes Homes kills children san Bernardino. Calif. A a runaway freight train jumped its tracks at 90 Mph on a downhill Grade and slowed into a Row of houses Friday killing at least three people two of them children. The engine came off the track and went through a  said Dane Paloncy. Who saw the crash on his Way to work. It was terrible there were train cars on top of houses train cars on top of cars. It sounded like a couple of bombs going  it was going Down from Cajon real fast did t have no brakes. I looked Over part of the train was in the air. It just fell Back on the ground and All the Sand started flying up in the air and  said Kelly Michaels a Little boy who saw the wreck. At least two people were reported miss ing As firefighters and police combed the wreckage of the residential neighbourhood hours after the morning wreck. Hospitals reported treating at least eight people for varying injuries including the train s Engi Neer Frank w. Holland 34. A 14-year Southern Pacific employee who was pulled from the wreckage by witnesses. Holland was listed in serious Condi Tion with broken ribs bruises and cuts said to Coffey a nursing supervisor at is. Bernardine s Hospital. Elsewhere a derailment near Meridian. Miss., spilled thousands of Gallons of anti freeze and diesel fuel into the Chunky River and residents were told Friday to keep Awny from the River. No injuries were reported. In the California incident the Southern Pacific freight train apparently lost it brakes toward the top of treacherous 4,190 foot Cajon pass in the mountains about 60 Miles East of los Angeles and came raging Down the Grade said Southern Pacific spokesman Doug me Hanson. The train had four engines in front and two Helper engines in Back and had be tween 55 and 69 cars in All. The rear engines had applied full brakes Stephanson said. It flew off an embankment and into a neighbourhood of two and three bed room Homes on the Northwest outskirts of san Bernardino smashing houses and throwing out its Load of Sand like Potash police sgt. Dan Hernandez said the train hit 11 Homes. Six were destroyed one had major damage and four had minor damage inflicted by the train Fly ing dirt and rocks from the roadbed and the Potash a Mineral used in making fertiliser and via. Property damage was Estinia a it $600.000. The wreckage of a train that killed at least 3 lies in a residential neigh Borhild. The dead were identified As conductor Everett s. Crown 36, a member of the Bakersfield based train Crew and a Southern Pacific worker since 1972. And Stepbrother Jason Thompson 9. And Tyson White 7, whose Home was smashed by the Irain. Another Crew member a Bakcman Alan r. Sciss. 44. Who has been with Southern Pacific since 1971. And a res ident of the neighbourhood were still listed As missing said train master Terry Givens in a karst iced. Southern Pacific spokesman Jim  said the Railroad will help peo ple left homeless by the crash. We feel terrible about this he said. About 200 people were kept from their Homes for a Lime for fear that leaking diesel fuel could ignite the spokesman said. He said most of the injuries were minor. Red Cross spokeswoman Kim Schwartz said a shelter had been set up at the Inland Job corps Center and 10 people had registered by late afternoon. Jim Kolstad acting chairman of the National transportation safety Board was flying in from Washington. D.c., 10 direct the investigation said Gary Mucho. The regional director. He said there was no indication of the cause. The pass is the major Road and rail con Duit from the los Angeles Basin to us vegas. Interstate 15 passes through it. The Irain was carrying Potash from the High desert town 9f Mojave 10 Long Beach said Southern Pacific spokesman Jerry Para. The tracks were expected to remain closed at least a Day. Forcing Detour of 15freights and two passenger trains a Day. Para said. The trains including Amtrak s los an Giles to new Orleans service would use a route through Saugus he said. No injuries were reported in the thurs Day night derailment of a mid South rail Road train in Mississippi but More than 200 people were evacuated from the area and told they May not be Able to return Home until late saturday or sunday. Officials said those evacuated Early Fri Day included 22 residents of a nursing Home. We now estimate that 20,000 to 25.000 Gallons of Ethyl inc glycol alcohol anti freeze got into the River along with 3.000 to 5.000 Gallons of diesel fuel said Elean Turner spokeswoman for the Mississippi Bureau of pollution control. Twelve cars and three of the train s five engines left the tracks with two of the engines Landing partly in the River. Country music stars pay last respects to Whitley Nashville Tenn. A country music Singer Ricky Skaggs tearfully eulogized fellow performer Keith Whitley on Friday by imploring those with per Sonal problems to seek help. Whilley 33. One of country music s most promising entertainers was found dead of an accidental alcohol overdose tuesday at his suburban Home. Skaggs who played in Kentucky Blue grass bands with Whilley when both were teen agers fought Back tears As he eulogized his longtime Friend before More than 500 mourners. If any of you have a drinking prob Lem or a drug problem or an emotional problem please go gel help Skaggs told those who packed St. Joseph Church. There s one person who can help  Skaggs said. Keith would say the same thing. I be lost so Many friends he added. Skaggs also Sang a 10-minute Medley of Whilley s Favorule gospel Bluegrass songs including White Dove the Fields have turned Brown and Drift ing too far from the  it s not easy for me to stand Here and Greene Billy Walker and Vic Willis 9f the grand Ole opry and country music performers John Hartford Paul overs reel and David Frizzill. Some mourners arrived an hour before inc 50-minute service. Those who came Laic were forced to sit in a Side room adjoining the Sanctuary. Climber killed partner missing Ashford Wash. A a Man who had climbed 14.000 feet up mount Rainier was found dead just 400 feel from the Summit and a search was started for the Man s climbing partner mount Rainier National Park officials said. The two men were among four Cali fornia men aged 26 10 33 who started their climb last sunday. The others re ported the Accident said Park spokes Man by Hentges. Hentges said the climber whose body was found thursday night More than Likely died of Hypoth Ermia. He was found alone with his Frozen body face Down in the Snow with his pack on. He probably became mentally fatigued and disoriented Helges said. The two surviving climbers found the body while they climbed toward Liberty Cap a 14.100-foot Point on the 14,410 foot Mountain. They searched for the missing Man before descending to report inc incident Park rangers and an army helicopter searched thursday but found no signs of the missing climber before darkness. The identities of the climbers were not released. Talk about my  he said As Many in the Church wept audibly. I love him so much. We loved music and we loved our families and we loved each other. God is so Good. This is not about death but about  among those at the funeral were Duane Allen of the Oak Ridge boys Jack Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 15, 1949 sen. Harry p. Cain r-Wash., demanded that British born actor Charlie Chaplin be deported because of treasonable  30 years ago foday. May 15, 1959 British officials announced that Britain Sweden. Noway Den Mark Switzerland. Austria and Portugal were making plans to establish a free Trade area by the end of the year. 20 years ago today. May 15, 1969 in the latest development in the controversy Over supreme court Justice Abe Fortas acceptance of gifts a Republican congressman proposed that the House judiciary commit Lee initiate impeachment proceedings. 10 years ago foday. May 15. 1979 sen Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., unveiled a proposal for a National health care system that would extend comprehensive benefits to every american but would also require Light Cost controls for physicians and hospitals