Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-19
RAII ROAD ACCIDENT LAST EVE
MING.
Fireman Dangerously Injured.
The E1Eineer Seriously.

At little before s o'clock, last eve
ming, the report reached the city that
the train from the East had been thrown
from the track about mile and half
from the city, that the engineer, fireman
and several Of the passengers were kill
ed, and others injured, with wild rumors
still more terrible. Most fortunately,
on repairing to the West St. Paul depot
we found that the report was greatly
exaggerated one, that the passenger cars
had not been thrown from the track, and
that no passengers were injured nor
any one Killed, though the engineer and
fireman were seriously injured and the
fireman perhaps fatally.
The news was brought down to the
West St. Paul depot by officers Of the
train, and passengers who came down
/ and across the brid 90 ontoot. Mcsscn-
gers were dispatched in all haste for
Drs. Murphy and Wharton, who ilnme-
diately drove to the depot, and as soon
as an engine and cars could be got ready,
went up with a number of the officers
Of the road and several others, to the
scene Of the accident, to attend the in
jurcd men and bring them and the pass
cngcrs to the city.
! The particulars Of the accident arc as
follows: At little after seven o'clock
in the evening, the passenger train froln
the Fast being drawn from Mendoza by
the 'dummy' engine, from some unac-
countablc cause jumped from the track
Il little this side Of the switch that runs
out to the new railroad bridge, and w;;s
followed by box CIR which was totally
wrecked, baggage and mail cars which
were piled upon the ruins. All was
done in an instant, the engine not ruu-
ming more than fifty feet from where it
ran off the track. Next to the baggage
car was the smoking car, only the
front wheels Of which were off he track
No one in it was hurt, nor were any OF
those in the passenger car which was
not thrown from, the Track atall.
The employees Of thc road and scvcr-
al of the passengers nn.editt!y went
to work to release the engineer and
fireman from the ruins Of the engine,
which was lying above them upside
down.
Il The engineer was lying beneath a
car wheel, near the Grc-box Of the en-.
Sinc, and the fireman near him, an iron
rail lying upon his breast Although
both were lying beneath the engine, it
Was not against them, and they were soon
released hy rryinS up the wheel and
tho rail. Both were {rightiill!y injured
The engineer, whose nar.c is :, Page
had his left leg torn off below he knee
> and his right arm broken at the elbow
joint. Fortunately, DR.. Burnside Of
Bclvidcrc ILL.,, was on the train, and
tied up the rupturcd arteries Of his leg.
staunching the wound. till t!'r phyicians
arrived from this city, without which
| he would no doubt have blca to death
lie was brought into the city and convey
cd to the Sisters Hospital, whittier Drs.
Murphy and Wharton followed, to au,-
putatc the leg. They think that Ee
VIII ICCOFCI Will lNc ltl'S OL uiS let.
: Mr.. Page had been L't & few days or
the road, is about twenty-five years c
age, is married man and lives in .'lan
kato.
The fireman, whose name is Patric@
O'Connor, is also about twenty-five years
| old, is single man and lives i'll West St
Paul, not !c.r from tue larot s;>vera?
Of his ribs are broken, aud he IS badly
injured; lie is scorchcd externally ant
seriously injured Internally b. swallow
, ing eoI-lo Of tie scaldiny steam Of the
engine, which ESCAPED from the wreck
lie was carried to his homo, and is con
sidcrSd to be in dangerous condition
} st. laul Press. Aug. Is.
DEAru OF IIoN. Tnos. G. JONES
"A special telegram from Ano,:, Aus
18th, to tho St Paul Dispatch, says
Hon. Thomas G. Jones died at his res
idencc this morning, about 8 o'clock, In
an apoplcctic fit. He lay for seven
hoars unconscious. lie was taken
about 9 o'clock last night. llo had
just returned from q pic mic at Lake