The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-10
Editorial GIcanifI=ss.
a Terrible Collision.

n EeTFiDle COLLISION
\ Fergus Falls, Mimi, dispatch Of
the 4th inst. says: At , o'clock this
morning while John Ro5inson's circus
train, in two sections, was coming in
to this city from Wahpeton, on the
Northern Pacific railroad, about four
miles west Of the city, Il coupling broke
and the rear seven ears Of the first sec
ton ran down the steep grade into the
engine Of the second section ut the rate
of forty miles an hour. The caboose
and two sleeping cars, containing 100
sleeping men, composed a portion Of
the section which had broken loose.
The engineer Of the approaching train
stopped lis engine, and he and the
fireman jumped and were saved. but
both sections crashed into each other,
killing five men outright, fatally iniur-
ing three, and ten or twelve others
slightly. The Waterman Of the train,
trying to warn the sleeping men OF the
danger Of the collision, was killed him
self, refusing to desert, although aware
that 4 collision was inevitable He
was lrightfully mangled. His heart
was found on top Of fiat car some
distance away, his bowels lying on the
ground and body cut to pieces. The
other men were also mangled almost
beyond recognition. The train broke
in two was the head or baggage train.
People generally, says one Of our
exchanges, are beconming convinced
that high license IS the best and most
powerful weapon with which to attack
intemperance. Mr.. Grady. editor Of
the Atlanta Constitution, IS sound
Democrat but the Chronical Of that
city says he fayors a $1,000 whisky
license for all saloons. The Southern
states have kept their temperance sep
crate from a political party, and it is
certain that temperance in its best
sense has been the gainer. Georgia
has made rapid strides in favor Of tenn
perence during the last ten years, and
today, without prohibition party, con-
sumes less liquor in proportion to popu-
latlon then states where they are trying
to enforse the prohibition laws enacted
Mayor PiIlsbury Of Minneapolis
IN his talk to the workingmen at st.
Paul few days ago related a bit of
family history, perhaps not generally
known. | was the son Of carpent-
CT and forty years ago | worked at the
trade myself" said the mayor. And
worked for Il dollar Il day. That was
considered splendid wages. They put
in rather more hours per day then than
now. The daily programme was some
thing as follows Get up ct DAYLIGHT
and work until breakfast; work from
breakfast until noon, when there was
an intermission Of one hour; then
work until supper, at 6 O'Clock, and
from O'Clock until 9, pieceing out the
day by the aid of candle light.
T. w Magill, who killed N. II.
Besscy, near Brainerd in October last,
has Just had his second trial and was
convicted Of manslaughter in the sec
ond degree, and sentenced to three
years and one month at hard labor in
the state prison at Bismarck. The
Brainerd Journal seems to think the
sentence severe, and yet closes its ar
tiele Of comments with these words:
Magill's ohense was really intention
al murder, and there is but little room
10 doubt that if lie had been poor, the
jury would have found him guilty Of
murder in the first degree" Is the
Journal also III favor Of furnishing the
poor and letting the rich 90 free
The Pioneer Press says that on
Sunday evening last a staIwart Eng
lishman, Il sailor, engaged in Il personal
setto with the clerk ut the Economy
hotel, Minneapolis The men fought
turiously for nearly half m hour,
and came out Of the battle with badly
disfgured faces. They went at it in a
systematic way and fought regular
rounds. it is claimed that fourteen
rounds were fought before Officer Law
renee was summoned by eve witnesses
Of the brutal affair. The sailor stoutlv
resisted the officer and the two had
quite a serious time near the citv-hall.
The pugilist was finally landed in the
lookup.
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