The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-24
N. P. TRAIN WRECK.
Engine PIunges Into a Chasm,
Followed by Six Cars.
TWO MEN KILLED. TWO INJURED.
Fireman rrfsrif and Hrsk~r.aa
Bslx~r Dead-EsEsneer Nfesei
and jobs Fish Seriously Mart.

re WsEf ecu-1 N0~trrrr FarlNr cNfT-
iard trzin arrived 81 the city yesterday
afternoon about f.S o'cio~k. having been
cs.ayet eight hours a. Jocko. Mon. or
zseoan, of a SERIOUS train wrs.k rsar
Pains. fhirfy-fhree rrex distant IEo
men wers killed outright. tblrd prco-
ably fatally Injured and = fourth s-is1iy
Injured Al last accounts there vas
srrerzl besfeg that an uuknow1 tramp wAs
a.xo buried in rhe wreck-
Th- scene % the disaster g. on fhe right
hand bank Of the ClaFks's FORK river a.
q point where. y i said. fhaf tnefe -
considerable ouic<.and. Owing 20 us
assck-ana there was a sini<. and when ne
heavy frpsrns train. a1tnx a. SLOW rate
OF seed strlrk Iris SILK TIE enEine
-l,,uwrd into the hole. cioseiy folioNei
~ she tender About ak fright cars al
az which ver~ reported 20 be ioadAsi Win
r.es~narfig- turn,e5 the track. and most
az the-n were badly nsec %. TrecsinS
srAin was dispatched 10 the @eene o. DIS
arfer from joke - soon as possible. am
she vort 81 clearing away the wreck and
-es-ssin~ ne bodies OF the dead vas com
nrncef.
A. far a. could BE- learned. tire acciden;
occurred about O'Clock IN the morning
Tafe IN the afternoon ever thing vas
cleared away 50 that trafic was resniae1-
The dead are. Leslie Frixehs hrefnan'
h,,risf under the wreck: Head brakeman
EssIgsr. who was also buried under the
cars injured: George Wiegel engineer,
slight injuries. finger crushed. ns1.s
shaken up BY being thrown Jonn ISL ,s,..
coal beaver. badly scaldf. VIII PROBABLY
de removed 10 hospital ~ Missou.a
The freight train Jeff Jockc At los Sat
.,raav morning Previous 20 the departure
the men were at the depot talking ana
laughing with their friends The Northern
Pacific train man. who knew them All.
stated that the boys were never ~ DETER
spirits just before the train pulled OUT
Fish. who wanted 10 run up 10 Plans
boarded the engine II was his Intention
20 purchase fe~ supplies and then return
home As a mater OF fact. he had no
business upon the train without permit.
A pathetic Incident connected with the
sad termination OF his trip IL that ne
left hts wife with a little baby onlS
month old. and two small children. III
poorfy-ftted and uninviting little shack.
As the train pulled out of the depot, Y
tailed up fifty freight cars. seventeen or
which were loaded with merchandise IL
was considered a heavy train. Ii u staten
that the rate 0f speed made was not more
tkan thirteen or fourteen miles an hour.
The track along the river for mile or
20 east of Plains has number OF curves
and II IL customary 20 proceed with can-
kind. the engine struck the sink. and Keel
ed over on fts side In the deep hole. which
was partly filed with water The tender
came down with a crash. while six load
ed freight cars jumped the track and were
badly wrecked. Fortunately Engineer
wiegel was on the side OF the engine that
tipped first. and he was thrown far enough
20 be clear OF the badly smashed engine
and tender The fireman. however, was
less fortunate. and he Was pinned down
and drowned In the water. Head Brake
man Bulger was buried under the cars.
and had not been rescued Saturday AFTER
noon. according to the report received on
the overland train when she passed the
scene OF the wreck. Coalheaver Fish was
unable to get away from the escaping
steam. and suffered untold agony. he
was rescued. however. still alive. although
badly scalded. and hurried on 10 the hos
pgtal at Missoula. Report had II that
there was tramp killed. and that his
body could not be found.
The news OF the accident was itnmedi-
stely carried TO Plains and word sent "a
Iocko for assistance. A wrecklng train
Was dispatched Immediately and a physi-
clan MAS also hurried TO the injured men 4
assistance. The engineer i'm the meantime
had been reported "a seriously injured
This proved To be premature. however, as
h. had escaped with minor injuries. and
was anie 10 take part In the reScuing
movement. Fish. as soon as he Was extri-
Gated from his position OF torture was at
tended by the physician. lie was vel
cared for. and taken TO Missouia on "A spe-
cial train. Al Jocko he was Joined by his
wife with her children. When the train
drew up at Jocko many Of the injured
mans friends boarded IL in hopes OF say
iug a word of comfort 10 the victim. Many
strong men when they looked upon this
POOR fellow lying on a strctcher almost
hidden by baadages, could scarcely con
csal their emotion. With respectful def
erenee 20 the wife. all withdrew from the
car when she entered % look upon hin
who had left her only short time before
strong and we'll.
After FrizelFs body WAS recovered 4 VA.
taken west 20 be looked after By relative.
OF the deceased. The Posf-1nteiiieencei
reporter was told that FrizeH had beer
heid down under the water hy timhel
that VAS over ais neck. The efforts 20 tine
the remains Of the brakeman proved futtl,
Tor the tirae being.
4 railroad man st Joekn said that Fri
rel came from British Columbia and tina
hls parents were quite wealthy. Miege
went on 10 Hope Saturday evening. and /
Vas stated on the overland train that n,
would probably be able to be around a
usual one Of WieseIs friends said tina
ne was an cid c. r. a q. engineer. ar,
had come out af several wrecks wtthou
injury OF Importance.
When The overland train reached Jock
the report was made that there woul
probably b stop ~ couple q hour
ewing 10 a wreck ahcad. AZ The detail
az the affair became known slowly throug
the arrival % ire injured man. aua 90
senaiaf, oat % another train % assist d
rehsflding the track. there was : Erea
deal % talk As 90 what might have bar
pensa n the overland with its unusuall
heavy lead had struck the sink instea
OF nc freight train. some were % %
ruluicn that The speed ~ the train woul
have taken it over al right. while other
were % fhe opinion that some 90 The ear
Mould inevitably have been deraned an
many lives lost. From THIS latter stand
palri the passsnEers rcgart the wreckIn
sf era frsi light trala as a fortunate CT
cuWstgnce.