The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-12-09
THE BRAKEMAN KILLED.
The Air Brakes Refuse to Work and the
Train Runs Away.

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Train Runs Away.
4 runaway train. A plunge. a
crash. A dead man, others mang]cd
and bleeding. A portion Of days
history in mountain railroading is
written.
An extra freight left Missou]a for
the east Sunday night about 10 o'clock
in charge of Conductor John Mclean.
a ''hog" engine from the Cascade
division, which was being sent TO
Helena for service on tho mountain
west Of Helena, pulled the train out
OF MiSsoula, At Ellston, Engineer
John Flynn took the ''hoy" for Hell
ena. All went we'll until the Mullan
tunuel was passed through In safety.
At the other end Of the tnnnel the
steep grade leading down the noun
tains begins and continues for nearly
seven miles until Butler station is
ing one, having numerous deep rock
cuts and high, winding trestles. Be
fore the train had proceeded down
the winding grade Il great distance
the air brakes refused to work and
the train ran away. The further the
train went the more speed it gained.
At intervals the fierce whistle Of the
steam hog as it was forced around
the sharp curves added terror to the
the train crew and those along the
track who saw the flying train. AS
it went past Skyline section house
the section men knew that it was
only a question Of time before the
train left the track and prepared to
follow. They secured a handcar and
had not gone far before they heard Il
crash and caught Il glimpse Of cars
flying through the air. They were
soon at the scene Of the wreck.
After the train passed through
what is known as the From range tuu-
mel, before the Big Bend is reached,
the train became detached and sew
cral Of the cars were thrown off the
track down the cnbankment carrying
one Of the brakemcn, Ed ,Jarboe, Of
Missoula, down with them to the
gulch below, where he met instant
death. AS near as can be learned it
was ut this point in the road where
Conductor John Mclean, also OF Mis-
soula, went down the mountain side
along with Il flying car and sustained
an injured spine besides other in
jurics. The engine and about half
the cars which were lett on the track
kept on until Butler station was
reached. Before reaching Butler
high enbanl1ment and trestlc were
crossed in safety and the train ditch
in the yards. In the smashup which
followed the ditching of what was
left OF the fatal train, Engineer John
Flynn received u broken leg and other
injuries. Nothing is said about the
fireman, but it is more than likely
that he was either badly injured or
killed outright. The second brake
man, *. Dubois, Of Misyoulo, is re-
ported badly injured.
At 7:45 last night a wreckinG train
was made up in Missoula and dis
patched for the scene in charge Of
E. ]. Pearson and W. S. Clarltson,
master mechanic. Mrs. Mclean, wife
of the injured conductor, and
brother of b. Jarboc, the dead brake
man, accompanied them.
A relief train was also sent out
from Helena with L corps Of pllysi-
clans on board. The engineer was
taken to Helena, where his family
resides.
The latest accounts from the scene
of the accident says only one man,
Ed. Jarboc, was killed. The rest of
the train crew, although badly in
jurcd, will recover. The fireman, An
drew Young. Of Helena, was injured
internally; Flynn, the engineer, has
his thigh broken: Conductor Bean has
Il bad scalp wound and an injured
spine, and the front brakeman was
more or less injured. The remains
Of brakeman Jarboc have been taken
to Helena, from whence they will be
shipped to Cheyenne, Wyoming,
where it is said he has a wife and
family, who were coming to Mssoula
in the near future. The injured were
also taken to Helena, and arc under
the care Of DR.. William Treacy, the
physician at that point
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