The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-07-06

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RAILROAD ACCIDENT At GOLD CREEK
The Track Spreads, 0~verturnins Three Ca,
and Injurlng Is People.
The east bound Northern Pacific Lfmite
Express wa nearly two hours late on its ~
rival ae Gold Greek station, 4 few miles wea
OF Garrison, 1t about $50 O'Clock last Satur
day evening. Gold Greek had been whistles
for and the train was slowing down abou
200 yards west Of the station when . terribl
accident occurred. The track spread, derail
Ing the day car, diner and Pullman, whic1
ran along some 800 or 400 feet, as estimase,
BY our informant, on the ties and then over
turned on o q six foot embankment, tn
cars resting on their sides. The engine, ani
mail, express and smoking cars had passet
over safely. and ran on some distance. TIL,
cars overturned inside the switches of Cole
Creek station, on q perfectly straight track.
and when, as our in informant, Mr.. Thos
81. Griffith, who was In the day car, says
they were not running over ten miles an
hour. The cars were we'll filled, probably
sixty persons on board, the Reilly & Woods
Specially Company being among the passen-
gers. Quite . number were in the smoker,
including Mr.. Reilly and Tony Ward. who,
with the others, as soon as the smoker
stopped ran back and helped extricate the
u~nfortunates, many of whom were seriously
injured by being thrown around the car, by
broker glass, etc. The great apprehension
was of fire, and the doors were got open as
speedily as possible, but there had been no
fire In the stoves and the humping of the
train on the ties had extinguished the lamps
so that calamity was happily averted. The
injured passengers were gotten out as quick
~ as possible and taken to the station or
the smoking car, and as soon as possible the
portion Of the train not derailed ran on to
Garrison, where a number were cared for at
the hotel and others were taken ON to Hell.
na.
The Miner gives the following as a correct
list of those injured:
w. T. True, San Francisco, very slight.
DR.. j L. Berry, San Francisco, confusion
OF right shoulder and side, not very serious.
J.. A. Urlin, Missoula, broken rib and con-
fused sides. "
Geo. Wome. Granite, very slight.
Miss Florence Miller, of Reilly & Woods
Specially Show, head slightly hurt.
Mrs. Adele Nelson, of same company, Jaw
and head and face cut.
Mrs. Emma Nelson, same company, contu.
sion of nose and left side of face.
Arthur Nelson, aged 3, head confused; in
juries not serious.
c. E. Read, Tombstone, Arizona; Mrs. f..
L. Lang and baby, Mrs. Mary Rumble, EN-
pire, Montana; D. Baker, GAINESVILLE, Min
nesota; DR.. L. W. Bliss, Saginaw, Michigan;
Mrs. j. M. Bellman, same place, are only
slightly injured. .~-.*.. .. .-:.
Mrs. Adele Nelson, of the Reilly & Woods
Company, sustained the most apparent in
juries. Her face was fearfully cut up and
she is disigured for life. DR.. Richter, of San
Francisco. who was fortunately on the train,
took twenty stitches in her face and afforded
much relief to others who were injured.
Immediately after the accident word was
sent to Supt. Gilbert, at Missoula, who at
once boarded a special with surgeons from
the N. +. hospital and sped to the scene
but the injured had been conveyed on to
Garrison and Helena, and it is presumed
they were detained some hours at the break,
as they did not reach Garrison until 5 a. m.
Meantime there was much suffering, and
many were indignant that an engine was not
run over the II miles to Deer Lodge, whore
John Bielenberg, who was present, guaran.
teed to get surgeons Immediately and return.
The only possible excuse for not doing this
is that it was known Supt. Gilbert and the
were coming, and the obstacle was
The occasion Of the accident, although it
is remarkable it should have occurred on q
track at low speed, is that the rails
the spikes being forced out, and the
wood found unsound. This has been talked
Of for some time, and has been an apprehen-
sion to those informed of its condition be-
tween Missoula and Garrison. The old ties
are unsound. Last year the Northern Pa
ciic Company let contracts for the cutting Of
ties to Mr.. Greenough, but it will be recol-
lected the ties were seized by order of the
government and Mr.. G~reenough arrested.
These ties he stated he was cutting on rail.
road land, the railroad company having had
surveys made and confining its cutting to its
wi lands. where there was good tie timber,
rather than pay stumpage if they should get
on government sections. The land had not,
however, been surveyed by the government,
and the matter was brought into court. Mr..
Greenough finally threw up the contract
rather than continue j. in the face of the
prosecutions and expenses. Since then the
Northern Pacific company has had three
saw mills cutting ties on its raght Of ,cay in
Washington Territory, and has been deliver
ing and replacing with them along its track
from Garrison west, the BERN Of the track
being strewn with them where they have not
been put in. 1t has also put in a great many
oak ties, brought from the East, on heavy
grades and curves. Whether it has exerted
itself to its utmost in replacing decayed ties
we do not know, but the conditions certainly
require it should. This IS the first serious
accident that has occurred since the road was
built, and we trust it may be the last for as
many more years at least. 1t is fortunate it
was no worse.
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Lodge, Mt. $3.50 1y
THE FLINT CREEK REPUBLICAN CLUB
Will Have q Grand Ratification Meeting
This Evening.
The Philipsburg Mail of the 18th says:
pursuant to a call of the Republican Coun.
ty Committeeman, John G. Mclean, for the
purpose of organizing a Republican cam-
paign club a large number of Republicans
assembled at the opera house last Friday
night. The list of members was swelled to-
the large number of ISL in three days time,
with the outlook that it will probably reach