St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23
AN OPEN SWITCH.
Collision of Passenger and Emil
grant Trains, C. NJ. & st. z.
Railroad at Red Wing.
Thirteen Injured, One of the Number
Seriously Conductor OF the Emil
grant Train Charged with
the Misfortune.
Care For the Injured, and Other Details.

At 1890 yesterday afternoon an accident
occurred on the Chicago, Milwaukee q st.
Paul road, at Red Wing, by which thirteen
persons were injured. The injuries received
by twelve of these persons are not consid-
cred serious, being mostly confined to
scalp wounds, and cuts and scratches about
the head and face and arms. One only
out OF the twelve injured, is thought to be
seriously hurt, and this is an infant only
six or seven months old. Considering all
the circumstances it is wonder that all or
nearly all that were injured were not killed.
Everything about the accident was very con-
veniently arranged, and located for very
serious loss of life; and when the report
reached St. Paul, the general impression was,
and it was so reported, that considerable
number of people had been killed.
HOW 1T OCCURRED.
At the hour named, a special emigrant
train, consisting of twenty freight cars loaded
with emigrants' movables. two coaches filled
with emigrants, and caboose, the last three
being the last of the train, was standing on
the main track in front of the Lagrange
mill, just opposite the steamboat freight
shed. The locomotive was taking in water,
and had supplied itself and started up. AS
it did so, the train broke in two and the loco
motive moved on some distance. When it
was discovered that the train had parted, an
attempt was made to run back and pick up
the part that was left behind. Just at this
moment, the regular train, due here at 2:25,
came around the curve, and having no
knowledge that there was train on the
track, ploughed right into it.
THE COLLISION.
As soon as the train came around the
curve, it was evident that a collision would
occur, and in less than a minute after it was
seen, the locomotive struck the caboose,
knocking it all to pieces, and passing on ran
into the last passenger coach. In this car
were those that were injured. When the 10
connective struck this car it threw it clear off
the track upon its side, and of course all in
the car were pitched forward and thrown
upon their heads and shoulders, and this ac-
counts for the uniformity of the injuries they
all received. The rear end of the next coach
was driven against the steamboat freight
were seventy emigrants who escaped without
injury.
THE INJURY TO THE LOCOMOTIVE.
The pilot and all the front part of the loco
motive was smashed all out of shape. The
locomotive, however, maintained its position
on the track. The tender was split wide
open, and the caboose got on fire, but the
citizens and the people generally around the
depot went to work in very lively manner
and put out the flames.
HE STOOD AT HIS POST.
John Johnson, the engineer of the passen-
ger train, stood at his post through all the
difficulty, and attended faithfully to his duty.
He has been an engineer for twenty-five
years, and it is claimed he never had an ac-
cident before.
TRAIN NOT FLAGGED.
There was good deal of talk about the
conductor of the emigrant train not tagging
the passenger train, but he claimed that he
complied with the rules and regulations Of
the company.
NAMES OF THOSE INJURED.
The party that was injured is from Durham
county, Ontario, on their way to Winnipeg.
Their names are as follows:
Alexander Payner, arm hurt; Mrs. Alexan-
der Payner, ugly scalp wound; Emma Pay
ner, injured in the face; Minnie Payner, cut
ouer right eye; Matilda Payner, bad scalp
injury; John Payner, hand cut and wrist
sprained; VIM. Buddy, scalp wound; Mrs.
VIM. Buddy, severe scalp injury; Maggie
Buddy, slight wound in the face; Buddy, in
FAINT, seven months old, back and spine in
jured; John Doak, ankle sprained and cut
in the head; w. G. McBain, face and head
cut.
WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE INJURED.
All the injured people were taken as quick
ly as possible to the hotel, the rooms of Drs.
Phil. Jones, Leininger, andJ H. Sandberg,
where they were given the kindest attentions
that it was possible to extend to them, while
the physicians were unceasing in their eff
forts to take the best of care of them. Every
body in Red Wing that was present did all
they could for the sufferers.
SENDING PHYSICIANS FROM ST. PAUL.
AS soon as information of the accident
was received in st. Paul, special train was
made ready, and Mr.. Prior, DR.. Murphy, DR..
Quinn and other physicians started for the
scene of the accident.
CLEARING THE TRACK.
The accident occurred at 80, and every
body was put to work that could be got, to
clear the track, yet SO great was the wreck
that the train did not start for st. Paul till
2:45, over two hours after the accident oc-
Cured. 1t did not arrive in st. Paul until
twenty minutes of 5.