Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-05-09
COLLZDED ON 4 CURVE.
,uest Bound Northern Pacific Lin
,teo Passenger TRAM Collides
with Freight Mo. l3,
About a Mile and a Half East OF
Crystal Spr1ngs-The Story
Of the Wreck.
Ene,neer Boss and Postal Clerk
slattery Killed-Seyeral 9th
ers Seriously Injured.

ers Seriously Injured.
Collision at Crystal Springs.
serious accident took place on Sun
day morning, about IS miles west Of
Jamestown, which resulted in the death
of two mon, and the serious injury Of
FIVE Others The list of killed and wound
ed is as follows:
WA. Boss Of Jamestown, engineer of
passenger train No. l, injured internally,
died at LOS p. m.
Ed. Slattery of st. Cloud, Mimi, mail
agent, right leg crushed in two places,
face and chest badly scalded, died at $3.50
D, NJ. while being removed to Jamestown
WOUNDED
+. II, Nichols, of Minneapolis, married;
baggage man. Left arm broken.
G. NJ. Lounsberry, of st. Paul, both
bones Of left leg broken just above ankle,
severely scalded on both arms, face and
back.
HI. Keller Of jamestown, fireman on
passenger engine. left hip and ankle
spraiued, and face bruised in jumping
ND. Evans of ST. Paul. mail clerk,
married, both arms, chest and back, and
one side of face badly scalded.
# Fl. II. Kellum, of jamestown, fireman
on freight, head bruised in jumping.
4, \. 3. Beal of Jamestown, engineer on
freight engine, left leg sprained.
The colliding trains were the first Sec
tion of passenger No l. and freight No.
IS. The passenger train was running on
regular time, having the right OF way.
The freight train was running at extra
sneed with orders to meet and pass the
messenger at Windsor about L miles this
side Of where the wreck took place. IL
would be unfair to attempt to fix the re-
sponsibility until all the facts are brought
out by the investigation but it seems
certain that none of the train men were
to blame nor were the dispatchers
here.
The place where the accident occurred
is about ~ miles east Of Crystal
Springs where there is a double curve IN
the track. In consequence of these curves
the engineers could not see one another
until within 300 feet, too late to prevent
the collision. There is slight dip in the
grade at that place so that both trains
we're on a down grade and we're running
at from 20 to 25 miles an hour. Boil
men Immediately applied the air brakes
and reversed their engines and the engl
neers and firemen jumped for their lives
when thew saw that crash was unavold
able. Three of the men jumped soor
enough to be clear of the wreck but Engl
neer Boss of the passenger engine wal
not SO fortunate, being caught across tn
middle of the body, causing internal IN
juries which resulted in his death, three
hours later. ..,..
The shock of the two heavy trains run
ming at such a speed was terrific. A heav.
casting from one engine being found 2V
feet away. The freight engine was stoo'
right up on end with the smokestack II
the air, the passenger engine was also VI
ended, the tender and mail car beln'
forced underneath it. The first thre'
cars on the freight which we're loadet
with horses we're mixed up in an mex
tricable mass of horsehesh. spllnteret
timbers and twisted lronwork. Within
few minutes after the crash some OF TN
mail matter caught fire, but by marc
work of the trainmen and passengers TN
flames we're soon extineuished. Ii the!
had once got fair hold Of the WOODWORK
which was lying around as high as
house and smashed into the finest klnd
ling nothing could have saved ootl
trains from destruction.
It is an extraordinary thing that non
of the passengers we're injured. AS oetor
stated the mail car was driven underneath
the engine the baggage car being on tol
of it. and the end OF the smoker wa
driven in.
1t is said that the spot where the accl
dent occurred is the only place on Tn
road. where two trains could not see eac
other before meeting. AS a matter G
fact both crews saw the smoke OF tn
meeting train, about mile OFT In
fireman of the passenger pointed 1t on
to Engineer Boss, asking HIM what tral
they had to meet at Crystal Sprlng
supposing that it was sidetracked ther
waiting for them to pass. The englnee
got out his orders and looked over thel
and said he could not tell what tram
was, it must be an extra, as he had n
orders to meet any. The engineer