The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-04-06

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angles; was afraid there would be an acct
dent; train struck team just as got to north
window; house opposite mine on Main-st. is
about Is feet further south.
H. MCPHERSON
sworn: Saw the accident; was on depot plat
form, 1000 feet from crossing; saw it plainly
saw train and team come together; team was
100 or $50 feet from crossing when first saw
it; team was running or galloping; was afraid
of an accident; couldn't judge speed of train
as it was coming toward me; couldn't tell
whether driver was trying to stop team or
not; team Stacked little just before it went
up onto the track; went right down to engine;
it stopped about 600 feet from crossing; wagon
box was hanging to right side of pilot; box
was on top of persons who were jammed on
top Of pilot next to front of boiler; helped
take them off pilot; Lemmers and wife were
both unconscious; noticed no hay or straw on
track; have no interest in the matter; do not
know any of the people; do not know whether
whistle blew or bell rang.
EMERY VAN NORMAN
was sworn: Saw accident from depot plat
form; team was galloping; know the crossing
and surroundings; could see train quarter of
mile while approaching crossing; No. 2 was
on side track waiting for No. Il don't know
whether whistle blew or bell rung; do not
know the people and have no connection with
railroad; was brakeman for a short time
six years ago; have no interest in the matter;
if team had been under control he could have
stopped them in time to avoid the accident;
think he was watching No. 2, which had just
backed upon the switch. and didn't see No. 1
at all.
FRANK LEWIS
sworn: Saw accident from depot platform
His testimony was simply coroborative of the
preceding witness.
NJ. LUTHER DIMOND
testified: Was on depot platform; did not see
accident; do not know whether bell was ring
ing-did not hear it: would not swear it was
not; wind was blowing from northwest, away
from me; train was coming very fast, not less
than twenty miles an hour; stood in front of
train; didn't see the team ON the crossing; it
was 617 feet from where team was struck to
"
or straw on track or on drive wheels of en-
CINE; box was not dragging. but was caught
on right of engine; the wrecked wagon was
S2h feet from track; one horse was killed;
thrown GA feet from track; can see train
quarter of mile east of crossing; No. 2 had
been switching, and was standing on side
track in plain sight OF crossing, 400 OF 500 feet
west of it; No. 2 train was opposite No. is en-
CINE when it stopped; first coach was opposite
engine; No. 2 was switching after No. came
in sight out of the woods, three miles east;
No. 2 had finished switching about two min
utes before accident occurred; estimated
speed of train by length of time it took to
come after. saw it come out of the woods
did not hold watch on the train, but judged
of the time.
DAVID WILSON
testified that he saw the team approaching
the crossing at rapid speed was near Keller
factory on the hill; didn't note Speed of train;
bell was ringing; was paying attention and
heard it; heard the whistle before saw the
train; swear positively to that; saw No. 2 on
side track.
en-. BOSS
Am police officer; was in my house block
from accident on north side of track; didn't
see accident. but heard the crash; didn't hear
any signals, but heard train; didn't see train,
but it was coming at a good jog; it had stop
ped when saw it; helped Mr.. Botz M easure-
the engine ran Gil feet after striking the
team; usually hear train whistle. couldn't
say whether it did or not; didn't hear it.
HENRY BARNETT
sworn: Saw the accident; was only 200 or 300
feet from crossing on north side; saw train
approaching; it did not slack speed and bell
did not ring until engine struck team: heard
whistle some distance back; train running
full speed probably twenty miles an hour; it
was running faster than usual; used to work
on railroad section; never run train, and
am not familiar with details; there was moth.
ing to prevent the driver seeing the train if he
had been warned; heard bell of No. 2 when it
was switching; think 1 would have heard
bell on No. if it rang. Heard noise of train.
Am hard of hearing at times. Have had grip
and sometimes don't hear things close by
when can hear well at distance
T. j. KILLEEN
was sworn, but his evidence was substantial
ly covered by previous witnesses.
MISS MONA HOFFMAN
sworn: Saw accident from window of our
house, a block away. Saw team approaching
crossing at a rapid rate. Heard no train sig
nails, and couldn't tell whether any were
sounded. Thought the team could not make
crossing clear before train got there.
F. HOGAN,
resident of Fergus Fall, sworn. Was block
and a half north of crossing on Main-st.
Couldn't see team. Saw train coming. Didn't
hear bell. Would swear it was not ringing.
My Judgment is good, and would swear itwas
not ringing. Didn't hear whistle. Nothing
particular to attract my attention to that
fact. Train was running faster than usual,
There was no hay or straw on track Picked
up side comb on track, and would have seen
hay or straw had there been any.
swore that he saw the team approaching the
crossing, and driver was urging the horses,
which were going fast. Didn't see accident,
and could not swear positively that it was the
team saw that was run down.
A. W. AUSTIN
swore he heard the whistle of train.
WI. wHITEFIELD
saw accident from depot. Saw team approach
ing crossing. Thought driver was urging