The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-02-14
RAILROAD HAPPENINGS.
Accident 10 n. ID. Root at Tacoma-Freight
Rates-General Notes.

Accident 10 n. ID. Root at Freight
Rates-General Notes.
N. ID. Root, Of this city. assistant general
superintendent Of the Northern Pacific. Is
at present in Tacoma, having gone there
several days ago ON tour OF Inspection
with Chief Engineer J. w. Kendrick. Yes
terday word was received here that Mr.
Root met with fatal accident, but happily
such Is NOT the case. While he is severely
injured no bones are broken. and at p. IN.
yesterday he was reported resting easily.
b. g. Southern, Mr.. Roots representative
at this place, is In receipt Of the following
particulars of the accident:
Mr.. Root was injured by the cable of q
ballast unl0ader. The train was on curve
and the engine had coupled 10 the cable TO
plow II OF. The cable was much longer
Than the train, SO that the engine was about
seven cars length from the first car. The
cable was strung along the ground at the
end Of the ties on the outside OF the curve.
Mr.. Rootiwas talking 20 Mr.. Horne and did
not realize that there was any cable there.
The conductor gave the engineer the signal
10 20 ahead. and tee engineer being on the
wrong side 10 see Mr.. Root. did so, but
the contractor catching sight of the
look out for the line, but Mr.. Root
understood him 10 say look out for the
bank, and thinking the bank was caving
| behind him he rushed from it and
towards the track. The cable was un-
der heavy strain and slipped from the
ties, striking him in the stomach and
throwing him upwards about as high as a
box car. He came down on his left shoul-
deI and side. He was taken to his car.
| llew as In great agony, but raised no blood,
| There are no external marks aad nothing
by which the extent OF internal injuries, II
any, can be judged. He slept good deal
during the night and was much more COM
Portable yesterday morning. IL Is believed
now that he was not 80 seriously injured
rs IL seemed at first and that he Will be out
In short time.
Meagre information was received at
headquarters last night OF an accident
on the Cascade division OF the Northern
Pacific by which an unknown man was
killed. As the report Is not authentic II is
not credited here.
| REDUCTION IN FREIGHT RATES.
| A. ID. Edgar, freight agent OF the North
ern Pacific announces that taking effect
February Is. the Northern Pacific railroad
company will transport liquors In glass or
stone packed In boxes, barrels or kegs.
when shipped at owners risk of breakage
| la less than carload lots, at frstclass rates.
| The Northern Pacific railroad company
have issued special tariff, taking effect
Feb. l, making rates on sugar, in carload
lots, from San Francisco 10 Montana com
mon points. sl2b per 100 pounds. This
rate applies by any Of the following lines,
| viz: All rail from San Francisco Ia "The
| Mount Shasta Route" care Norther Pa
cific railroad, Portland. From San Fran
cisco by Oregon Railway Il Navigation
| company's steamers, care Northern Pacific
Il IA
| Francisco by Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany's steamers, care Northern Pacific
| railroad, Tacoma.
The Northern Pacific railroad company
announces that on and after Feb. 1, the
rates from the Pacific coast terminals TO
Montana common points are the same as
rates In effect from eastern terminals 10
the same points. This change reduces the
rates on some commodities, notably on
vegetables In carloads, which under the
old tariff paid ninety cents per 100 pounds,
while under the new arrangements the
rate is but eighty-two cents per 100 pounds.
The old rate OF eighty cents per 100
pounds on straight carloads OF potatoes
| will continue In effect
SHELBY IN SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco Chronicle: p. p. Shelby,
general manager of the Montana Central
railway, which Is part of the Montana sys-
TEN that runs from 81. Paul, Mimi, 10
Butte, NJ. T., Is in the city for the purpose
OF looking up transcOntinental traffic. His
| line connects with the Union Pacific at
Butte, forming a through line between ST.
Paul and San Francisco, which Is 225 miles
shorter than the Northern Pacific route.
His line Is laid with seyenty-fve-pound
steel rails, oak ties, and by tnnneling
through the mountains the company has q
water level between Helena and st. Paul.
IL runs hrstclass dining and sleeping cars