Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-05-09

gine, but as their orders were plain to
run to Windsor they agreed that it must
be a prairie fire smoke. The next instant
the fireman saw the headlight coming
round the curve He hollered to the
engineer, who put his head out Of the
window, applied the air brake and jump
ed when the pilots we're about 80 feet
apart. He saw Boss jump at the same
| time. and when he came to, he tried TO
crawl up to him, but could not on ac
cor1nt Of his leg.
The fireman of the passenger was
shoveling some coal IN the furnace when
he saw Boss shove back the reversing
lever, and put on the air. Boss then
jumped on the south side, and he jumped
on the north. AS he went through the
air, he saw the pilots meet, and remem-
bArs nothing further. He thinks tim
Der struck him and knocked him out Of
the way of the wreck. Engineer Boss
was not so fortunate, being pinned down
across the middle by some heavy timbers.
He was lying on his face, and did not
wish to BE- moved, recognizing that his
case was hopeless, and wishing to be left
to die in peace.
1t has often been said that the most
dangerous place on train is that of mail
clerk, and it seems to have proven true
in this case, The mail car was locked,
and of course the men inside knew moth
ing of their danger until the crash came.
Both of them were fearlulIy scalded, by
the escaping water and steam, while pin
ned in the wreck. One of them was found
| to be Just beneath the bell Of tho engine.
On tho news being received at James
town, word was Immediately sent out TO
Drs. DePuy, Rankin and Thorold, and
they left at once on a relief train, accom-
panied by superintendent McCabe and
Chief Dispatcher McCabe. On arriving
| at the wreck, the wounded were put on
board and run back to Medina, where
their wounds were dressed, and where
Engineer Boss died at l o'clock. The
news of the accident soon spread around
| tho city, and large crowd was standing
around the depot all the day. discussing
the various rumors OF the cause and ex-
tent of the disaster. .......
| About half past two a telegram was
sent from JanestnwHy directing tAepash-
er engine at Windsor, to run to Medina,
and haul til train with the injured on
back TO Jamestown. AS the crowd at the
depot was increasing it was thought 1t
would be better to meet them at the
ro,ndhouse where they could be trans
ferred to cots, without being hampered
by the crowd. Orders we're therefore
given, and the cots were taken down to
the shops, with a plentiful supply of ice,
etc. Great credit is due to Messrs. Gray,
Iarcey and Levy for the completeness
and dispatch with which these prepara-
tions we're carried out. However, when
the train arrived at the shops, it was
found that quite crowd had anticipated
this arrival and it was thought better to
run on up to the depot. The train stop
ped at the coal sheds to allow Fireman
Keller to get off, and he was able to limp
over to his house, supported by hls
friends. Another stop was made Just
east of the river where Engineer Beals
was also able to get off and assisted up
to his house.
The first man taken off at the depot
was G. M. Lounsberry the mail clerk, a
nephew of the colonel. Great care was
necessary in handling him, his leg being
broken Just above the ankle, and his
, arms and shoulders fearfully scalded
n. ID. Evans the other mail clerk was al
40 badly scalded. He is married mar
: living in St. Paul. T. H. Nichols the
: the baegageman is also married, living lr
} Minneapolis. He has been employed IL
, a confidential position in the genera
freight Office of the road at st. Paul, but
having suffered lately from bad healtl
} from the confinement, he had taken the
. position of baggageman, as change tol
, q few weeks, and was on his third trip
, still more unfortunate circumstance,
is that Ed. Slattery the young mai
clerk who died at half past three on tn
way home, was on his last trip: 1t VIII
be remembered that The Alert last week
contained short paragraph stating that
he and another clerk, appointed by
| President Cleveland, had been removed
, by the department at Washington. There
, we're no charges against him, the change
beng made for political reasons only
W. A. Boss, the passenger engineer who
| was killed, was to have been married
next Wednesday week to Miss Lent
Miller, who was completely prostrated
by The shock. which brought on a severe
hemorrhage from the lungs: In the even
, ing however she had somewhat recovered
, and was able to be assisted to the under
takers. to view the remains. her friends
fearing to oppose her in the matter, FOL
, fear of the consequences.
> Some beautiful flowers and wreath:
were brought over by friends and placeo
in the casket which was shipped t
Boone, Iowa, on the morning train. HI
3 was a young man of about % or 3Oyears
1 strong and healthy, with splendie
f physique and attractive presence. III
had been an engineer on the Northern
Pacific for about six years and was re
g parded as one of the most reliable ant
t Trustworthy men on the division, the fac
, that he was placed in charge OF No. be
: ing sufficient evidence of that fact
> He was an engineer on the Chicago
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