The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-20

dertaker to be present with casket upon
the arrival Of No. 2. Il stated that Mr..
Potter, the father Of the young woman who /!
was killed, desired to 20 ON direct to his
home ct Lansing, Michigan, without any
delay. Undertaken Flaherty was sent for
and was at the station with the casket whom |
the train came in.
Outside of these bare details the railroad !
people knew nothing. At about II o'clock
last night the complete list of those injured
was received at the general Offices. II. II.
Newbauer was the only one Of the injured
passengers who was brought back to Helena
on No. 2 last night. He had been here at
the hospital for about a week under the
treatment of DR.. Rockman, and left yester-
day afternoon on the Stub train for Gar
rison. He is interested in Helena real es-
tate in connection with L. Auerbach. of
this city. He resides in San Francisco,
where he is president Of tho Metropolitan
l. Israel, with DR.. Rockman, who
had been teleRraphed to from
Garrison by Mr.. Newbauer, met tho
latter when No. 2 arrived last night, and he
was taken to st. Peters hospital. An ex-
animation showed that his injuries were
not severe, and it is thought that
he will be able to continue his
journey in few days. There were
not very many people at the depot when the
train rolled in. The casket in its rough
wooden box stood on a truck close to the
main line. Very few seemed to know that
anything serious had happened. There
we're but little scenes of activity in the
train. Most of tho people in the sleepers
had gone to bed. The baggage and mail
cars were soon surrounded by those who
knew of the accident.
1t was stated at the general Offices of the
company that the local freight No. 81 was
behind time. The second dispatch from
Missoula stated that the freight was run
ming at the rate of about 20 miles an hour.
An employe of the road who came in on No.
last night said that the train must have
been running IS miles an hour. He was not
present when the accident took place, and
all he saw of the wreck was when No. 2
passed it at Garrison last night.
Train No. 2 reached Helena at 11:45 last
night and brought in the body of Miss Pot
ter Her father and few sympathizing
friends were also on the train. An under
taker was in readiness with casket and
Mr.. Potter stepped into the baggage car to
take another look at the dead form. The
body was tenderly transferred. and when
the cloth was removed from the face and
the blood washed away, beautiful face
was exposed. Mr.. Potter was too much be-
reaved to talk about the accident. When
asked for some information of the wreck,
| hA op;l ia
thought it the result of gross carelessness,
the most careless thing that ever happened
, on his road.'' The woman accompanying
, Mr.. Potter said that they had barely time
to escape with their lives, the thing came 80
sudden. A man came in the car and
, warned the passengers to escape. Mr.. Pot
. ter, vino was sitting a few seats
, ahead of his daughter, ran to the
, front to see what was the
trouble. He saw the danger but could not
, get back in the car to reach his daughter
as the passage was blocked with panic
stricken people and the time was too shor
:. to get in from the rear.
Mr.. Dickinson, assistant general superin
q dent, freely talked about the wreck ans
said it was bad one. Had it not been TO
;, the timely work of the engineer ON tn
9 light engine he said the wreck would hav
h been more disastrous. That engineer
!. name could not be learned. All the injure
passengers except one went west. Mr.. Pot
> ter was bound for San Francisco, but ha
:. now started back for his home with hi
II daughters remains.
- As to the causes of the accident that con
= tanned in the dispatches above 10 a
Ak~4 Il 1o4 nj -
~ order. but some railroad men say if sucl
:, was the case it was the business of the en-
y, gineer to have discovered that long before
Conductor Crandall was on No. l. H
= has been called unlucky Cranda
~ as his trains during the past yea
- have been very unfortunate. He was in til
- wreck at Heron about two months ago.
The Rocky Mountain division has bee
very unfortunate this year. All hands ha
= made an effort to have a good record fo
= the present month, but two smash ups i
- one day discouraged them.
It was the first time a through train wa
y put over the Butte-G allatin branch. A
~ far as the new road was concerned the trai
- went through all right, though reports re
=. ceived here first were to the effect that tn
~ collision occurred on that line on tn
- divide. and that the loss of life WAS large.
., Nobody was injured on the freight trai
"a which was ditched at Gallatin, and the
wreck was cleared at o'clock last nigh
a. and all trains are once more moving o
time.
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