Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-04-12

[DAY, APRIL IL, 1878.
Horn or the Yellowstone. Time will
prove where tie head Of navigation for
practical purposes Is. ALLEN.
SOMETH1NG OF A SENSATION.
The Accident on Saturday Night--
The N. y. Business Car of the Track
With a Lively Shaking Up Of Pas
Sengers-- Misplaced Switoh-- The
Injured. -42 ..s%s
Accidents on the N. P. r.. r. are as.
scarce as hens teeth and when one
does.happcn the public must make the
most.of it. Saturday evening about
| half past ninqsth the passenger train NOV
ing west experienced that. lively sensa-
ton which railway accidents are apt to
produce. Two miles this side ofMaple.
ton privatess,de track had not been
properly adjusted with the main rail;
in other words the switch was not bolt
ed rightly Of was misplaced. There;
we're ten cars5in the train. Nine Of
them passed over safely but the "Busi.
ness Car FUSED as sleeper, jumped the
track and rode nearly three hundred
feet on the ties, then snapping the
coupling and turning over on its side.
The rest Of the train went on some dis
tanee before +sths sleeper was missed.
When the sleeper struck the ties thsre
was some interest excited in her moves
ments. The passengers in their berths
were tossed about and reminded that it
was time to get up. 1t wasn't morning
or Bismarck but it was riding on the old
fashioned rail with fresh possib ilities
in the near future. There were two.
bridal couples on board. The uneasy
motion inside them nervous and one Of
the ladies' made it known by whisper
that startled so cool man as 1t. Bal
ley, Of Gen. Miles staff. Bailey thought
it was an Indian attack, but he had lit
tie time for reflection or the issuance Of
orders to his one hundred soldiers in
tho front cars Bailey was on the floor,
Capt. H. e. Stevens, Of the engineer
corps, was on top of him, and the stove
had skipped from the center of the car
to the rear and was on tor of Stevens.
Sitting Bull couldn't have made it
warmer. BAILEY politely requested
Stevens to get off of him as he was a
disbel;ever in cremation. Stevens sent
back word that the stove was d.
rectly across his back and the engineer
corps was demoralized. He wanted the
infantry to come to his relief. Bailey
reported that the only available force
was held in check by the demoralized
engineers, and unless that corps recov-
cred itself and braced up there was no
need Of asking. for assistance. Capt.
Stevens took in the situation and con-
cluded Bailey was right. He felt the
hot enemy was not immovable. After
getting his corps in position he lifted
that stove. 1t was hurled back with
such force that it rolled over and went
to meditating. The Infantry got out.
Happily the stove doors remained closed
and the FIRE stayed in. Bsiley's hair
was singed little and good big bump
on the back of his head marked the en-
emy's intent to do bodily harm. Stev-
ems was stunned for twenty minutes
but;uot seriously hrrt. Ofcourse these
gentlemen were in full habit; other.
wise their encounter with the stove
would have been more disastrous. A.
W. Linn, of the Detroit Record, was in
bed when the car rolled over on its
side. He used his elbow on the nearest |
window, cut his fingers little and
crawlcd out. He was banged up but
not dangerously hurt. Lieut.. Walker,
of Fort Lincoln, was bounced about to
mis- h4art's content. hurting his back !
and using him up generally. Heis now
ready for duty. Rev. Mr.. Dickey, of
Moorhead, received cut in his head
and wounded leg. He was coming to
Bismarck to hold service on Sunday,
bnt this episode changed his mind. \.
Wilson, Of Dalrymple's big farm, sus-
tained fright and without cause jump
ed Of coach in front of the sleeper.
The coach evidenced rough place and
Wilson thought he saw the crack OF
doom. He therefore went for the door
and leaped from the platform into the
darkness. He didn't get up until he
was picked up. How badly he is hurt
we can't say. One report makes his
case dangerous one, and anoth er says
he is only temporarily used up and af.
ter repairs will be all right. His acci-
dent was his own. The bridal pairs
were more scared than hurt, They.
probably thought married life had its
ups and downs as the. ,u,nbled ai".nd
with the restless slesp:i, The hu.>.'rss
car will 1--we to get "a rah'. nc" !
glass AID l.re We Ger "a" tbs: add
tions, |, Iuisht kavr i" et. s'-"i "': =.
worse. 1t wa. II l':cKy .es.:*pe. re-
were one hundred. .rec1u':, on -H'ard |
for the Sd infantry, He!ena, Montana.
There were two car loads Of horses in
the train Tor Dalrymple's farm. The
sleeper was left and after considerable
delay Conductor Comstock got off for
Bismarck at the rate of 30 miles per
hour. He reached here an hour and
half late.
A private note from Rev. 7. E. Dick
cy indicates that he was worse saffer.
er than he drst supposed, Besides the
cuts and bruises on his head and face,
he found that one leg both shoulders.
one elbow, one side, back and chest
were more or less bruised. He is very
lame and feels very much AS if he had
passed through rolling mill. The rail.
wav men were very kind and did all
they could, If there was any blame to
be attached to any one for the accident
he couldn't place it.
Shines En- Up"
The bootblack's trace is destined to
be overcrowded. The exchanges are
publishing charming sketch Of q
Yale graduate who opened law Office