St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-24
A SERIOUS COLLISION.
Engine No. 81 Dashes Into the Regular
saltwater Passenger.
A FRIGHTFUL WRECK ENSUES
The Trainmen Save Their Lives by
Jumping---Nobody Iniured---A Day
at the Prison City.

The passenger train on the st. Paul,
Minneapolis u Omaha road which left
saltwater at 7:40 yesterday morn
ing met an engine running wild at a
point two miles from here and one mile
this side of Saltwater Junction, causing
terrific shock and totally wrecking
both engines and the forward car of the
passenger train. The outgoing train
was in charge of Conductor Barney
Waters, and was composed of Engine
No. SO, j. A. Mclaughlin engineer. a
combination baggage and smoking car
and passenger coach. They left eX-
actly on time, and had no knowledge or
lntimatiOn of the approach of any other
train until just as they rounded the
curve. P. Copeland, McLaughlin's fire
man, Sprang to his side an shouted IAN
engines coming" and jumped for his
life. Mclaughlin shut off steam and
let on the air. and just as the two en-
gines struck, jumped through the
cab window. Frank Carey, of Engine
No. g., came out from st. Paul
as double header, with orders to run
to Saltwater, avoiding all regular
trains. He went into the station at the
junction and asked what trains were on
the line between that point and Still
water He says the operator replied,
Nothing until $780," whereupon he
registered out at 7:45 a. H., just two
minutes after Walters had left Stillwa-
ter. He seems to have stuck to his en-
CINE until almost the moment of collis-
ion, when both himself and fireman
jumped. All four engineers and fire.
men escaped unframed, although
Carey's man was some time digging
himself out of the snow. The scene at
the wreck represented as complete an
inhalation of the two engines as could
be imagined. Both engines were driven
together up to the SmOkeStacks.
The tender of No. 81 is COM
plete wreck. The baggage car of the
passenger train threw out its forward
trucks and drove the tank of the tender
into the cab and f1attened it against the
boiler head, which it smashed in. Had
Mclaughlin remained one instant
longer in the cab he would have been
completely annihilated. The passenger
coach remained upon the track and
none OF its occupants OF those of the
other car were seriously injured. The
engines were both extension front
boilers, the best in use, and they were
teleScOped iuto one another SIX or eight
feet each. Both engines were running
at a speed of not less than twenty miles
an hour, and, as they lay upon the track,
could hardly be recognized as loco
motives. A wrecking train was at once
dispatched to the scene and worked all
day, and at late hour last evening was
still at work. The wOrkmen expect to
clear the track by 6 this morning.
Trains between this point and st. Paul
were run yesterday around by Hudson
bridge. No blame can attach to Con-
o. DC En rNrnIr n nr
orders on regular time. Carey, the en-
gineer of the wild train, is not relieved
from blame, although told there was no
train on the line, as he claims, for his
orders We're to avoid all regular trains.
The engines will hardly be worth an at
tempt at repairing.
THE LOCAL GRIST.
HI. G. Farmer is fitting out a four
horse tandem rig for the Carnival pa
rade at st. Paul. They will be driven
Sledge manufactured by f. II. Lemar
& Co. expressly for the purpose. His
horses will be cream, grey, black and
bay, and will be turnout hard to beat.
D. A. Blakney, at present station
agent for the Omaha road at this place,
was yesterday appointed superintendent
| of the new union station soon to be
opened to the public. Mr.. Blakney has
been number of years in the employ
of his company, and is popular with the
merchants and business men. He will
appoint his own subordinates.
Word has been received here to the
effect that E. E. Suavely, former clerk
of A. G. Schuttinger q Co., this city,
but who left here about one month ago
to travel for ST. Louis house, was ia
tally injured in railroad accident at
| Ottumwa, 10.
The semi-annual examination and
! promotion following it has just been
concluded in the city schools. 1t is ex.
| pected that the new High school build.
ing will be ready for occupancy about
Feb. Is, and will be filled at once.
Christ Stahl, an employee of Sauntry
& TOZer, was brought to this city or
Sunday frightfully gashed about the
face and breast by a falling tree in one
of their lumber camps. He will prob.
ably recover.
plin and James McCluskey were re
ceived at the prison yesterday from
MOorhead, sentenced for two years eact
for larceny in the second degree.
John Whalen, aged seventy-one year!
and eleven months, and who resided a
625 West Olive steet, died Sunday nigh
of heart disease. He was a pioneer O.
Saltwater.
The city pastors meet this forenoon
at the study of Rev. LiScomb, of the NJ
E. church.
A large delegation attended the priz,
fight at Minneapolis last night from
this city.