St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-11
LIVES CRUSHED OUT.
Fatal Collision on the Omaha
Railway.
DiS0BEDkENcE OF ORDERS
Responsible for Death to Two
Trainmen.
TWO BIG ENGINES WRECKED.
None Of the Passengers Re-
eeive Any Injuries.
The DEBRIS CLEARED AWAY
TWO BIG ENGINES WRECKED.
The DEBRIS CLEARED AWAY

Disobedience to train orders resulted
yesterday in collision on the Omaha
road which has plunged two families
into mourning, inflicted serious physi-
cal injuries OH many persons, placed
many lives in peril, and brought upon
the company heavy financial loss. The
daylight express for Chicago, which
left st. Paul at s a. M, came into coils.
ION just one mile east of Menomonie
Junction with west-bound freight at
1854 a. m., and. though the latter was
not running at a high rate of speed, the
disaster which followed exceeds any
thing that has occurred in the North.
west for some time. The express had
received orders to wait for the freight
at Menomonie junction, bat for some
reason these orders were not o5cycd.
The train started out of the junction
before the freight had come in. Just
east of the station, and between it and
the bridge, there is
CURVE IN TIE TRACK
and short stretch of wood which
doubtless prevented the engineers OF
the respective trains noting the approach
of the other. When they came in sight
of each other it was too late TO avert the
collision. The crash came. and the en-
gines were piled up on the track, a
wrecked mass of mighty mechanism,
The escaping steam and the cries of the
injured and affrighted occupants of the
passenger train added to the excitement
of The situation.
Wiling hands were quickly at work
rescuing the unfortunates who had
been injured, aud removing them from
tile wreck. Two had been Killed out
rfght-Englneef james Jeffrey, of the
passenger train, and Express Messenger
W.T.. Burt. famiiarly known as doc"
Fireman Seth Gardner escaped with a
cut and bruised leg. The two mail
clerks ON the train, II. c. Harlow, of
Janesville, Wis. and w. S. Reese, Of
DodgeyilIe, Wis, were injured; the
latter has a broken leg aud other in
juries. he was placed in the hospital
at Menomonie. Harlow was the clerk
in charge and Immediately after the
accident he telegraphed the facts
to the superintendent of the
railway mail service in this
city with the information that the reg.
istered mail had been saved. He then
went OIL to his home at GAINESVILLE. His
injuries are not serious. Engineer Nc
Key, of the freight, escaped Injury. The
fireman. William Sim0nds, OF st. Paul,
had his right arm injured. They both
jumped when they realized that col
lision was inevitable. Simoads was
hurt by The fall when he jumped. JEFF
frey and Burt resided in Minneapolis,
and their remains were sent there,
Gardeners
HOME IS IN ST. PAUL,
at 6S4 Case street. Jeffrey was one of
the oldest engineers on the road, and
stood high In the esteem Of the COM
pany. besides being very popular per-
sonally. His body was badly manyled
and his head mashed. He leaves wife
and family to mourn his sudden death.
doc" Burt was also married man. and
had one or two children. He was about
thirty-fige years of ago, faithful en-
ploye, and a man who had host of
friends.
The passenger train was made up of
baggage, express and mail cars. three
passenger coaches and parlOr ear. 1t
was in charge of Conductor Nicholas
Bouse, one OF the oldest conductors on
the road, ami resident of st. Paul. his
home being at 5J3 Westminster street.
There were large number Of passen-
gers OIL board. but with the exception
of slight shaking up they were none
the worse for the accide mt. Many of
them were, of course. badly frightened.
and the shock to the mere nervous
among them was felt for some hours
afterward' The passengers were all
conveyed back to Menomonie, where
dinner and accommodations were pro-
vided for them by the company until
the line was opened and they were en-
abled to continue their journey.
Promptly on the wreck being reported,
crews Of men were sent out from Ale
toona and Hudson to clear away
THE DISABLED CARS
ana open tile line FOR tratlc. A track
was built around the track so that trains
could pass by 4 O'clock yesterday after
noon. By s o'clock the wreck had been
cleared SO that trains passed on the
regular track.
Claim Agent E. l.. Poole. DR.. Perry
FL. Millard. the road surgeon, and Supt.
McCabe, all Of st. Paul. went TO the
scene of the wreck. They returned OH
No. at l0:1O last night. DIR. Millard
rendered such surgical and medical at
tendance as was needed. The remains
of Engineer Jeffrey and Express Mes
senger w. I. Burt were sent to their
former homes in Minneapolis. Fireman
Seth Gardner. of the passenger, and
Fireman William Simonds, of the
freight, came to their homes In st. Paul.
The crash was very great The en-
gines were crushed into mass of
debris. The mail and express cars were
wrecked, as were also several freight
cars. The passenger coaches escaped
much injury. No blame is attached to
the men OIL the freight train, rs 1t had
the right of way, and was within mile
of the station where 1t was to sidetrack
for the express. The passenger left
Meuomonie junction about on time and
against orders. 1t was running at
high rate of speed. The engineer did
not discover the approaching freight
train in time to stop his train. as 1t was
On sharp curve on the fill near the
junction. Being on the outside of the
curve the engineer would not see the
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