St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-11-25
SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED.
Three Of Them Are Taken to
st. Raphael's Hospital,
st. Cloud.
AS TO THE RESPONSIBILITY.
1t Is Not Yet Clear Which of
the Companies Is Most
at Fault.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
ST. CLOUD, Nov. PA bad collision
occurred at 4:l5 this mOrning between
the through Northern Pacific east
bound passenger train and a special
freight train on the Great Northern
bound for Hinckley. AS the Northern
Pacific was nearing the Great Northern
crossing at point about 200 yards above
the depot at East St. Cloud the engineer
noticed the approach of the Great
Northern freight train, bui too late to
check his train. and the engine. mail
and baggage car had passed over the
Great Northern track when the freight
train struck the smoking car. 1t was
struck about six feet from the rear end,
which was lifted from its truck (Which
remained on the track, thrown TO the
turned on its side. the forward left
wheel resting upon the rail. The smok-
ing car, which was next to the bagg age.
was turned 10 the left, carried its full
length along the Hinckley track and
turned over OH its side, just as If it; had
been standing on the track and been
tipped over. There is slight embank-
ment at this point, upon which itrested.
The remainder of the Northern Pacific
coaches stopped on the track without
damage, the one next the smoker" be-
ing but ten or twelve feet from the
crossing. The Great Northern engine
and two cars passed over the crossing.
A number of men were in the smoking
car, seven oil. eight cf whom were in
jured, but only three severely. The
latter were taken from the train under
supervision of Drs. Dunn and Beebe. Of
this city, and were taken to st. Ra.
phaePs hospital. The others continued
the journey when the train proceeded
at7:30 a: m. Those taken to the hos.
pital were Nj. T. Starr, news agent OF
the Northern Pacific train; William
Summers. of jamestown, n. D., and
Conrad Schaefer, the latter the most
severely.
Immediately after the collision, mes.
senger was dispatched to this city for
medical assistance, the train men and
passengeres meantime taking the In
jured men from the smoking car and re.
moving them to the passenger coaches.
The three above referred to were placed
in hack and taken to the hospital. A
Great Northern wrecking car was soon
on the ground and the tracks were.
cleared. The baggage was removed
from the ditched car and placed in an
other, and at $50 the Northern Pacific
proceeded on Its way to st. Paul.
The Great Northern engine was but
slightly injured. None of the crews Of
either train were hurt,
AS to the responsibility for the ac-4
cident, there is doubt and difference
of opinion. The rules require both
trains to stop some distance from the
crossing. The Great Northern train
men claim that the Northern Pacific did
not stop at all, and say they have the
names Of passengers on that train who
will testify TO that fact On the other
hand, the Northern Pacific crew assert
positively that the freight did not stop,
and that they did. A postal railway
clerk said that he was at work OH the
mail at the moment of the collision, and
is positive their train stopped, as is the
custom, before reaching the crossing.
Charles Putnam, Coates night bus
driver, who was standing on the depot
platform watching the approaching
passenger, and who was probably the
only eye witness. not on the trains, says
the Northern Pacific train did stop be-
fore reaching the crossing.
One fortunate feature Of the accident
WAS the fact that the front of the North
ern Pacific train was struck. If it had
been hit two cars farther back great
loss of life might have happened, as the
coaches were filled with passengers.