Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-10-01
bound, yesterday came III by way of La
Moure and was several hours late.

MOure ana was several hours late.
Soon after the accident Brakeman
Conners started with red lamp to flag
west and carried with him lamp not
burning Us brightly as usual. He says
he stopped at farm house near the
track and as he had only single match
asked the farmer to let him have some
matches and also white light or com.
mon lantern. The brakeman was told to
get out and 40 assistance offered him.
He protected the rear, however, SO that
no other accident followed.
Engineer Curtis lived in Fargo and
has family. Fireman Dodge was the
son Of Minnesota farmer and was a
very popular boy with all. The accident
has cast deep shadow over the railroad
boys and their friends. They have the
sympathy of all.
Funeral arrangements of the deceased
were placed in charge Of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and the Fargo
lodge Of Locomotive fremen. The body
of Mr.. Curtis was taken to Stevens
Point, Wis.,, and that of Fireman Dodge
to Claremont, Minn., the railroad COM
pany carrying free all desiring to accom-
pany the remains.
The oil car was standing on the Buff
falo side track when No. 60 the west
bound freight approached it, with orders
to pass the extra stock train at that sta
ton. The oil car was struck by the en-
gine and pushed along the track for the
purpose of getting the main line clear.
The Fargo Argus gives the following ad-
ditional particulars:
BRAKEMAN GALLAGHER RAN
forward and cllmed on the oil car when
the freight engine struck it. intending
to set the brake and stop 1T at soon as 1T
had gone far enough. When he tried to
do so. he found that the brake would not
work, and the car rapidly began to gather
momentum as it rolled down the grade
toward the main track. Unfortunately
as it turned out, the switch at the west
end of the side track Is what railroad
men call split switch, which allows a
car to pass over it without leaving the
track. Had the oil car left the track 1T
the switch the accident never would
have occurred. As soon as he found that
the car was getting beyond his control
brakeman Gallagher, who had pluckily
stuck to his post on the car, slgnalled to
the engineer of the freight train, who
quickly cut OF his engine and started on
race to catch the runaway car. This
having passed the switch in safety was
rapidly gaining speed as 1t rolled down
the steep grade, while
LESS THAN FOUR MILES
away was the heavy stock tram coming
east all unconscious of tho hidden dan.
gers which awaited them. Again and
again did Brakeman Gallagher tug at
the brake wheel in vain endeavor to
check the speed Of the flying car but his
efforts we're Of no avail. Equally hope
less was the attempt of the freight en-
Rine to catch 1t from behind. All that
could be done was done, yet every second
brought the lll-fated crew of the stock
train nearer to their doom.
In about three minutes from the time
OF starting, the brakeman on top of the
flying car saw the headlight Of the COM
ing train twinkllng in the distance. The
car had then run nearly mile but was
still on the down grade and increasing
in pace with every click OF the wheels as
they passed the ail-joints. Brakeman
Gallagher knew that in two minutes
the smash must come, yet lie still stuck
to his post and frantically waved his Ian
tern as the distance between them
RAPIDLY LEssENED, -.--
and the light from the rapidly approach
ing headlight began to glimmer on the
converging rails in front, and illuminate
the flying telegraph posts. At last he
saw that he had done all man could do,
and that remaining longer at his post
could do no good, but only throwing
away his own chance Of safety, so giving
one last twist to the useless brake wheel
he jumped to the ladder and leaped from
his car when about three lengths from
the engine.
Almost as he struck the ground the
crash came, and simultaneously with the
sound OF the collision, came a roar of
flames, as the gazoline with which the oil
car was loaded caught fire, and a billow
of flame twenty feet high mounted above
the doomed stock train as it passed over
the ruined car before stopping.
800 Horses For Sale.
There is big lot Of No. l Western