Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-07-10

sisted of u cars, every one of which was
/ toppled over by the force Of the wind
, which struck them while yet on the
embankment. The passengers were
thrown together in the snddenest fashion.
Those in the sleepers were in the greatest
confusion, the occupants of the upper
berths being hurled out of their beds
and deposited into the berths OF. those
underneath. The lamps had been ex-
tinguished IN the sleepers owing to the
heat, and the wind had blown out the
lights in most of the coaches. There
was no danger of fire, but had any of
the crowded sleepers caught fire
most OF the occupants would have been
roasted before they could have escaped.
The darkness was intense, and owing to
ignorance of the nature Of the accident
and the position of any means of exit,
few would have had presence OF mind
enough to have found the way out
through the windows over head, the exit,
that was shortly afterwards used by all
with safety: Little personal property
was lost. The conductors and porters
We're prompt in rendering every assist
ance to the imprisoned passengers. many
OF whom were ladies and children. About
fourteen persons were cut and bruised,
none seriously. A track was built
around the wrecked cars. Had the
other track across the bank been used
the train would have fallen down high
grade, rolled completely over, and the
last three or four cars been partly sub
merged in water. This of course would
have resulted far more disastrously to
life and limb. Passengers shook hands
MT h ~ h1~ %k,o 10
lures OF the accident. The damage to
the train will not be great. Supt. Nc
Cabe was prompt and efficient in assist.
ing passengers. Every service was rem
dered that was possible and the COM
pany was blamed by no one, but the ef-
forts to assist all were subject of high
and frequent praise.
1--WE Are Seven.''
The only lives ,ost in the hurricane
were those of the seven Mccarthy child
rem, who, together with the mother, re-
sided in frame cottage in the northern
part of the city. During the storm the
oldest girl of the seven children
then at home thought that it would
be safer for the little ores to be in a
small coal shed and "lean to" that was
built outside against the house. The
floor of this addition had been excavated
to the depth of couple of feet only, and
was filed with coal. The seven illfated
children, five girls az d two boys, crowded
together III this little apartment but a
few feet wide. The house was built upon
posts about three feet from the ground
and boarded down. The building had
been rocking and unsettling, which fact
had SO much alarmed the eldest girl
Bella, and which had decided her upon
the plan of fleeing to the outside. They
had scarcely got huddled together in the
coal bin when the house lunged forward
| upon them, crushing all in the coal and
settling down upon the entire number
with resistless force. They were
smothered and pressed to death, several
dying slowly and in the widest of agony.
The mother had not reached the death
trap, but had been caught and pinned by
falling window sill, and was thus COM
PEELED to listen to the dying walls Of her
children but few feet distant. 1t was
nearly two hours afterwards before the
situation and the cruel calamity became
known. The Oldest girl, Miss Bella, had
been for over year the typist and
stenographer for w. E. Dodge. She was
beautiful young lady of 10 years, cul-
tivated IN mind and of most loyal and
engaging disposition. Mr.. Dodge speaks
of her only in the highest praise. She
was as competent as any court stenog-
rapher and took strong personal in
terest in every case tried for the Mani
toba road by her employer. She exhib-
tied SO marked an ability in Office work
and such degree of enthusiasm in the
success Of the same, that it became
known to the general solicitor of the
road, Mr.. Grover, who had few days
before presented her with new cabinet
typewriter as mark Of regard. The
father of this family, Captain Mccarthy,
died last month. Miss Bella
had assumed charge of affairs d.
1ecting and planning for the family with
unusual foresight and ability. The ages
of the dead children run from three to
nineteen years. Two other children are
living at Hunter and escaped the dread
disaster.
Storm Notes.
Among the occupants of the sleepers
we're Rev. N. D. Tanning of M1nneap-
oils, and w. r. Kellogg of jamestown.
Neither was injured. Mr.. Tanning was
on his way to Livingston, Montana,
called there by the dangerous illness Of
his married daughter. A gentleman
who was struck on the head and stunned
to insensibility fell into Mr.. Fanning's
berth and remained Frustrated for several
moments before he could be aroused.
Supt. McCabe, Will and Miss Mary
we're on the train which was blown off
the track at Fargo yesterday morning.
They came home last night on No. 7.
Superintendent McCabe's friends are
glad to hear that the report that he was
seriously injured in the accident is a
mistake. His sister sustained slight in
juries. Her ankle was sprained.
He Got His $4,000.