Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-27

gon Short Line last night, about one
mile north of Feeley station. Eight peo-
pie, all residents of Butte, were more or
less injured. but fortunately. only two
were seriously hurt.
The fishing excursion, run each Sun
day by the Short Line to Dillon, was re-
turning to Butte, the train consisting of
al engine and three coaches, with $50
passengers on BOARD.
The train came down the hill from Fee
ley's and around the curve at the ordin-
airy rate of speed, and was just getting
off the curve into the straight track when
the outside rail spread. In an instant
the cars We're humping over the ties,
which We're splintered and scattered in
all direction. Before the panic stricken
passengers realized what had happened,
the tender was ditched and it pulled the
first passenger car over on its side. AS it
fell there was a crash of glass and broken
wood work and cries from the panic
stricken passengers.
The second coach left the track and
stood at an angle of As degrees, but
did not go over. The third stood nearly
straight, although it went off the track.
and like the others was dragged over the
ties.
There was a rush of frightened
passengers as soon as the cars stopped,
but they very soon quieted down and
there was nothing approaching a panic.
OF course all received a severe shaking
up during the jolt over the ties, but the
only injured mes were in the overturn-
ed coach.
Mss Madge Manning, a teacher in the
public schools. was thrown
with great violence as the car went over
and had to be lifted from a window.
She was injured about the back of the
head and was stunned at first. but soon
recovered.
w. D. Clark. chairman Of the board OF
county commissioners. received the Sc
verest injuries. He received some ugly
scalp ounds
Miss Maggie Smith residing at 10
North Idaho street. had her arm badly
wrenched and bruised. Her injuries are
quite painful. but not at all serious.
c. NJ. Pierce, an employe at Whatleys
and residing in the Paumie block, receiv-
I'd some bruises and scratches.
Edward Wilkinson. residing at 9ul
North Main street, and employed at the
Mountain View mine. was scratched up
as the car went over, but his hurts are
also slight.
Thomas Curtis. county fish and game
commissioner. was among the slightly IN
ured.
Or. o. w. johnson. residing in the Ows-
lev block, had his left ankle twisted ana
spIained.
Smith Mikel. residing at 1874 Colorado
street and employed at Carder Bros, was
scratched and bruised, but was found not
to have sustained any serious hurt.
Fortunately DR.. T. George Odell was on
the train and as soon as the injured had
been got together, he skillfully attended
them, The dressings, were OF course
merely temporary as he had no lnstru-
ments or bandages with him. j,
This over, the entire party set to Work
collecting ties and in a few minutes a bls
bon fire was blazing away cheeilly. lns
cushions were brought out from the cars
and arranged about the fire, and the ex'
cursionists made themselves comfortable
|, Meanwhile, H. O.. Wilson, the genera
agent of the company in Butte, was notl'
fed by wire, and as soon as possible Wen
down to the scene of the wreck with a re-
lief train. He was accompanied by LIT
MacNevin and two assistants, who ex'
peeted to find matters much worse tna1
thew really were. Arriving at the scene
the injured were all attended and abou'
4:3O this morning, the relief train WIZ
the belated excursionists started PACK iol
Butte. The injured We're all sent nome II
carria ges and the mpa made every
ARRANGEMENT for theiT comfort. e
wrecking crew was meantime set to Wofi
clearing he track and repairing the dam
age done. ,,,t !,
some fatalities seems almost a nl'raei
and is only to be ioI ~ ~,
way the train held together. HAD "a
couplings parted. there would nave peel
a heavy collision between the tof"af'
and rear cars. ~.
AN agree that the wreck was due to tht
) snreading of the rails. The pressure or
I the outer rail as the train rounded tn
{ curve was very heavy and the track hao
5 probably been weakened by the passage
! over it a little while before of a heav!
{ freight train. There We're 50 many
: chances for a much more serious terml'
J nation that the passengers were all feel
I ing thankful for their escape. Ihert
{ wera, of course some close calls. Whel
the first car went over, the s.alh.eIee
glass flew in all directions, but of thu