The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-12
BUTTE News.
BY A NARROW MARGIN
Carriage in a Funeral Procession
Struck by an Engine.
WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL
The Engineers Presence OF Mine Averted
a Frightful Accidental Fright
ened Horse backed the Car
rage Onto the Track.

Only by the narrowest of margins was
an accident averted yesterday which
would have deepened the sadness of the
circumstances attending the funeral Of
II. j. Charles. sr., which was held yes
terday afternoon. \ carriage containing
Joseph Linduska. Miss Emma Barrett
and her sister, Mrs. william Weed, was
struck by a Great Northern railroad
engine while the funeral procession was
forming. but with rare skill in handling
his engine the engineer succeeded in
stopping his train and the accident was
attended by no more serious conse-
quences h a a severe shock to the
nerves OF the ladies and slight dam
age to the vehicle.
The funeral was held at the residence
of the deceased. No. 1893 Talbot avenue,
at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon. The Great
Northern railroad tracks passes along
a few rods from the house. The funeral
was very largely attended and a great
number of vehicles were congregated in
close proximity TO the track. AT the
conclusion of the services the procession
began To form and just at that time a
Great Northern switch engine. pushing
a box car ahead and hauling a Ions
train of cars behind, came along. There
was considerable confusion among the
teams in the hurry of the drivers of
some of those nearest the track to get
away before the train approached close
enough to frighten their horses. The
confusion frightened the horse driven
by Mr.. and he began to back.
The driver applied the whip, but it had
no effect, n the animal continued TO
back till the carriage was almost on the
track. The engineer had seen the dan
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10 slow down, or there would nave been
a frightful disaster. BY the time the
engine reached the rig, scarcely two
feet separated them, and another
backward lunge sent the carriage vio-
lently against the pilot of the engine.
just as the engineer. by reversing his
engine, brought the train TO a stop with
q jolt.
Miss Barrett. one of the occupants of
the carriage, vas so badly frightened
that she tainted. and was carried to the
residence of her sister, Mrs. Weed. close
by. where she recovered consciousness
only to swoon again, and she laid In a
pitiable condition from nervous fright
fhe rest of the day. She had recovered
sufficiently last evening to be able to re-
turn to her home in West Woolman
street. Mrs. Weed was also greatly
shocked, but not so severely as her sis
ner. Miss Barrett also had an arm quite
badly bruised by being thrown against
the side of the carriage when the vehicle
collided with the engine. The carriage
had a wheel smashed, but no other dam
hge was done.
The funeral was largely attended, and
the services. under the auspices of the
knights of Pythias. We're very impress
sive. Tn funeral sermon was preached
by Rev. Mr.. Groeneveld of the First
Presbyterian church. The funeral Dro-
c~ession, headed by the knights, pro-
ceeded from the house TO Park street
and thence west. At Arizona the pro-
cession was met by the members of Lin
coln post, G. A. r., of which the de-
ceased was a member, who escorted the
remains To the cemetery. The burial
took place at Mount Moriah cemetery.