The Irish standard., 1890-02-15
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.
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RRIBLEACClDENTATST CLOUD

Three Section Men We're Bun Over by
! Northern Pacific Train and
Instantly Killed.
/ MINNESOTA.
Tom Maher. of Ellsworth, was dowr
to Rock Rapids Yesterday.
Mrs John Maher of Ellsworth. is i'm
proving after her recent ILLNESS.
! e. E. Collins, the life insurance man
returned to his home in St. Cloud to-
day.
Mr.. John Butler and James Mahel
took Monday evenings train for Cedar
Rapids.
James Griffin, Of Ellsworth, came
home the first of the week from -four
weeks tour in S. D. ...MN
Pat Griffin, of Ellsworth, is on deck
again and is back here from Rochester
where he has been doctoring.
a fine girl baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Lynch, of Ellsworth. Mon
day, February 3. Mother and child
dong we'll. ....". .
Joseph Hackett and wife. of Ellis
worth, spent last Friday and Saturday
visiting relatives in Adrian, returning
home Saturday night.
Mrs. John Butler and Mrs. B. II.
| Basing, OF Ellsworth, have been out to
Mr.. John Maher's most of the time the
past two weeks assisting in taking care
of their mother, Mrs. Maher, who l.as
been quite sick. .
The suit of Mike Kennels, of Dag
gett Brook, against Max Shapiro for
damages sustained by being struck by
Shapiro with a heavy evener, has been
on trial this week, and yesterday the
Jury brought in a verdict in favor of
Kennels for $500. j. N. True, of
Brainerd. was Kennels attorney.
Bishop Cotter, of Winona, was in
Rochester on Thursday of last week.
and in the evening was rendered re
ceptiol at the De Lourdes Academy.
There we're also present Rev. Fathers
Kiernan, of st. Charles, O'Connell, of
Chatdeld, Lynch, of st. Bridget's and
Gallagher, of Winona. Bishop Cotter
delivered an address. A musical and
literary program was presented by stu
dents Of the academy. There was a
large number of people in attendance
and the evening was spent in very
pleasing manner.
Friday forenoon Albert, son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. J. Lieb, of Faribault, was
called bv the grim messenger. and his
relatives and young friends have ano-
ther strong incentive to strive for the
peaceful hereafter, where grief is un-
known. Albert was only 16 years old
and loved bY all, but ne was not strong
and when an attack Of Ia grippe was
supplemented by Inflammation of the
bowels he could not long Withstand the
strain. The funeral took place from
the Church of the Immaculate Concep-
tion, SUNDAY, and was we'll attended DY
a large host OF friends. The remains
were entered in the Catholic cemetery
immediately after the funeral cere-
monies.
Last Tuesday forenoon the north
bound passenger train on the Northern
Pacific road ran over and killed three
section men near Clear Lake station,
about twelve miles below st. Cloud.
P. 81. Carney, of Brainerd, was the
engineer. His train was ten minutes
behind time. and was running at the
rate of thirty miles an hour. The
Manitoba track runs parallel with the
Northern Pacific track. and only few
feet distant from 1t. below st. Cloud.
and Manitoba freight train, also
north bound. was running at the usual
slow rate of speed for freight trains at
the point where the accident occurred.
Engineer Carney saw one Of the men as
the snow danger on the front Of the
engine struck him, and stopped the
train as soon as possible. Hurrying
back he found the entire section crew,
consisting Of three men. under the cars,
mutilated In horrible manner and
dead. They had been instantly killed,
ana presented a most sickening sight.
Their names were Charles Larson, Ole
IOleson and Magnus Falk. Under the
circumstances no blame can be placed
upon Engineer Carney. who is one Of
the oldest and most careful engineers
on the road. During the twenty. four
years he has been . locomo olive engineer,
nineteen years Of which, he has been on
1.-THE Northern Pacific road, !, no man,
woman Of child. was ever before injured
ny 4 Locomotives under his cllarge