Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-07
THE soRrHERN PACIFIC ACcIDEsr
Experiences of some of the Passengers on
the Train-List Of the Injured.

Experiences of Some of the Passengers ON
the Train-List of Injured.
Several people who arrived IN town and
were ON the No. 2 east bound Northern
Pacific train that met with a derailment at
Gold Greek were seen yesterday and asked
about their experience, among others Louis
M~orgenstern, advance representative of
Gus Williams Comedy Co. He was in the
smoker chatting with some theatrical
friends, and had just started to return TO
the first class passenger, where his valise
and coat were, when it occurred. He had
reached the door almost Shenb be saw the
rear coaches give a mighty bound and fall
over on their side. The forward part OF
the train lurched forward with a jerk when
released OF the three rear coaches, and ran
about q hundred yards until stopped. He
| WAS the fourth man there, Pat R6iffv being
the frstto reach the passenger coach which
contained his wife. The coaches derailed
were the sleeper, dining room and q
first class car, the latter nearly full.
The iights vent out at once
and it was raining at the time.
The first fear was OF fire, unfortunately it
was groundless, there being no fires in the
stoves. He and the others Immediately set
about r~escujng the passengers, aliof whom,
Mr.. Morgenstern said, were more or less
hurt. The coaches only had a short dis
tance to fall, about six feet of an embank-
ment. The glass asallsmashed of course,
and the seats broken up. The whole part
y = orot--~nne ON to Garrison where the
butte passengers and those most seriously
injured were left. The accident occurred
about 9 p. M, and it WAS 5 O'clock newt
morning before a doctor arrived. althnnoh
some of the injured were suffering consider.
ably. A DR.. Richter. OF San francisco,
who was on board was of great service,
giving skilful surgical assistance most in
d~ustriously. This hotel at Garrison was
given up to the injured and the rest of the
passengers got along the best they could in
the waiting rooms.
Pat Reilly, OF Reilly & Woods pecialty
Company and the members OF his troupe
were on board. Reilly was also in the
smoker. He jumped the moment the &C.
cident occurred and ran back to rescue his
wife. His wife he found to be endured slight
ly, though she was able to appear last
night. After doing all he could he went
and looked at the place where the acct
dent occurred. He says hat he supposes
the continued rain softened the roadbed
and that there being no stone ballast I'M
OOL uuO OIoSh UpO ACdNy IOdu COluiuk IOOHu
the curve sank the rails SO that the three
rear coaches slid OFF the rail Inc after rum
ming over the ties a short distance felldown
the embankment. He saw three tramps
jump off the trucks under the sleeper who
had escaped uninjured. He says Mrs. Mel
son is disfgured for life.
G.. G. Boyles, traveiingfor Beaupre, Kiogh
& Davis, OF ST. Paul, was in the sleeper at
the time. The car bumped over the ties for
about 800 feet. 1t was lark and raining,
and the lights all were extinguished at once.
He said it was singular how everyone wal
hurt somehow, more or less, but SO few
seriously. The seats of the passenger
coach, he said, were all smashed up, but
only the windows of the others. There were
forty or fifty passengers in the first class
coach and twelve or fifteen in the sleeper.
Several doctors on board rendered assist
ance. DR.. Buckley. OF Missoula, the COM
pany's surgeon, got there about 5 O'Clock
next morning and worked with q will.
INJURED
The following is a correct list OF those in
iured and the extent OF their injuries:
w. P. True, San Francisco, very slight.
DR.. j. L. Berry, San Francisco, confusion
of the right shoulder and side, not very
J. A. Urlin, Missoula, broken rib and con-
fused sides.
George Wome, Granite, very slight:
Miss Florence Miller, Of Reilly d Woods
s~pecialty show, head slightly hurt.
Mrs. Adele Nelson, of same company, jaw
broken and head and face cut.
Mrs. Emma Nelson, same con-
fusion Of nose and left side OF face.
Arthur Nelson, aged 3, head confused;
not serious.
f. L. Lang and baby, Mrs. Mary Rumble,
Empire, Montana; D. Baker, GAINESVILLE,
Minnesota; DIR. L. w. Bliss, Saginaw, Mich
igan; Mrs. J. M. Beliman, same place, are
only slightly injured. These are all being
well cared for by the road at Garrison,
Helena or Missoula.