The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-16
FREIGHT CARS PILED UP


| ed to go back to the assay office he
saw the train coming Seeing there
| was no possibility of averting a colli-
sion, and fearing the boilers would
blow up, he ran into the assay office
by the time ne had reached window
IN the back room it was all over.
Foreman Lawrence Muldoon of the
reduction works and Robert McCar-
roll, a carpenter employed at the works,
also came near being eye witnesses, but
qua not actually see the collision. Mr.
Muldoon stood in front of the furnace
room only a few feet away. but his
vision was partially obscured. When
the engines met he was greatly startled,
ana nearing the escaping steam, start
cd TO run away, fearing an explosion,
put instantly gathered his wits and
went to offer assistance to any who
might be injured. Mr.. McCarroll was
on his way to work and had reached
point at which the roasting kilns were
between him and the trains and he
could only see the smokestacks of the
engines as they met. He also ran over
to give assistance to the injured. He
and Engineer Frederickson of the
switch engine were the first to reach
Conductor Grant. They at once called
for more assistance. Mr.. Muldoon
hearing, called out the smelter hands
and Mr.. McCarroll hurried to the car
penter shop and hastily nailed together
some boards to form litter. Jack
screws were procured and the water
tank was raised The dying conductor
was carried into the assay office and
DR.. Donald Campbell summoned
In the meantime Fireman Bowling
had been removed from his perlous po-
sition and taken also to the assay of
flee, where Mr.. Willis applied carbolized
oil to his burns and bandaged him up
in absorbent cotton to relieve him until
q FOL T,ny tf.
arrival of DR.. Campbell it was found
Conductor Grant was fatally injured.
1t was not learned till then that his
limb had been entirely dsmembered,
as the trousers leg had not been cut
and it held the leg in place when he
was lifted onto the litter. Dr. Campbell
found upon examination there was no
hope but everything was done to afford
relief Grant recovered consciousness
enough to ask at one time if anything
could be done for him. This was before
the arrival Of DR.. Campbell. He said
nothing more except that he felt awful
ly sick. After the doctor came he asked
several times for water These were
all the words he uttered. When it was
found that he could not live, a brother,
Thomas Grant, living in this city, was
sent for. He seemed to recognize the
brother when he came but could not
speak and died a few minutes later,
just dbout al HouT ana a nalI from the
time he was injured. After Coroner
Julien had viewed the remains the
body was sent to Sherman's undertake
ing rooms.
After DR.. Campbell had been called
it as learne' DR.. MacNevin was the
Short Line SURGEON, and the Sisters
hospital ambulance was called and
Bowling was sent to the hospital
where it was found he had been very
severely scalded all about the head
and on both wrists, but that his burns
We're not nearly as serious as had been
at first supposed. Both eyes will be
saved apd he will suffer no permanent
injury.
J. r. Nichols. rear brakeman on the
freight train, was in the caboose when
the accident occurred, with three pas
sengers. They We're all thrown violent
ly about, but none We're injured. The
passengers We're so badly frightened