The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-17
KILLED IN HIS CAB
An Accident On the Montana Union That
Cost Life.
Engineer Cook Meets a distressing
Fate-The Miraculous Chance
BY Which a Passenger
Train Was Saved.
Special to the standard.

SILVER Bow, June l6.-A distressing
accident occurred on the Montana MO
railway to-day by which Engineer w. G.
Cook lost his life. When train No. 3,
known as the Garrison passenger
train, in charge of Conductor
West, Engineer Cook and Fireman
Carmican, was about two miles east OF
Silver Bow and running about thirty
miles an hour, the siderod of engine No.
I, which was pulling the train, broke ON
the right side and, with the first rcvolu-
ton OF the big driving wheel.
shot up through the bottom of
the cab knocking Engineer Cook
to the ceiling Of the cab and tearing
a great piece OF flesh from his hip. In
another instant the blow was repeated
and the unfortunate man was again driven
to the roof with terrific force. The
third time the flying rod struck him
he was thrown, horribly mangled, through
found afterward VA 60 feet away from
the track.
Fireman Carmican was knocked sense
less by the first stroke OF the cruel rod
which tore its way through the floor u
front part OF thee carriage, and was revolv
inc with lightning rapidity.
When the rod IN the right side broke
the strain naturally sundcred the n ON
the left, which luckily broke of shorter
than the one that killed Cook, and only
the floor Of the cab on the left side vas
torn up.
All this time, which was but a few mo-
ments however, the train was rushing
sengers and train hands all uncon-
scious that poor Cooks manglcd
body was many yards behind, and
the fireman unconscious and in i'm
minent danger of being ground 10 pieces
i'm the engine.
When the accident first occurred Mr..
Jordan, an oil expert in the employ OF
the Nacuum Oil company. was on tho en-
ginc talking Ia Cook. Mr.. Jordan is an
old engineer, and the instant
the first rod broke he knew what To do. IL
was 10 spring TO the throttle. close il, and
whistle for breaks. But before lac could
accomplish this the left driving wheel rod
parted and shot up through the floor of
the cab. To each the throttle nov was
impossible with the flying rods failing
around on both sides of him.
Neither could he reach the whistle from
wfcre he stood.
Instantly he decided. He clambered
through the window on the left side of
the carriage, every moment i'm imminent
danger of being dashed la pieces, reached
the handle and whistled for brakes.
When this whistle sounded IL was the
first iRtimation Conductor West or the
brakemen received that anything unusual
han happcheu.
ney sprang 20 tle brakes anu SCI tneni
naru ahu z,Ooo ieet from WHERE uie nrst
break occurred uhe runaway uaih was
ppe
though knocked senseless. had not been
seriously nurt. nearch was then mace
i9r rune unfortunate 'o4k' VINO was FOUND
p~ieeaihg anu ,hsehslpie. nreist chuf,ks
OF nesh hau Deen TORN from ms
legs, ms near was pruiseu' u Skull
crushed, ms riRnI LOO GU, on ana ms
worn was sent 10 butte anu an engine,
WIN Ut. Murray, sem out anu ,ook was
akeiit To silver BOW. Everything possible
was zone 70 restore tne ui,or,uhate man
,nongn wltnout success' as ~ uieu M o:.p.
Hau he not Deefl n REMARKABLY strong man