The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-10-30
Awful Results of Northern Pacific
Wreck Near Big Timber.
THE CARS JUMPED The TRACK.
Two Of the Victims Horribly Mangled-Mss Hathorn Loses
Brother and Afianced Husband---The
Inquest.

Livingston, Oct 29.-One of the
most shocking accidents to occur on
this division of the Northern Pacific
happened about Il.3O last evening
at Dehart, a side track twenty-seven
miles east of this city, about mid
way between Springdale and Big
Timber stations and as result seven
bodies cold in death at the under
takers in this city, and seven more
are under the care of physicians. The
wrecked train was the east bound
passenger No. 4, which left here at
II O'Clock last night three hours late,
owing to lne engine breaking down
yesterday noon near Belgrade. The
train was in charge of Conductor OFT,
Engineer Brouse and Fireman Nike
sell. Owing to lost time the train
was making good headway when it
reached the switch at Dehart. The en-
gine, mail and baggage cars passed
over the switch all right when in
some unaccountable manner, the con-
Meeting rod of the switch broke al
lowing the rails to spread, causing
three coaches of the train to leave
the track, and after running 200 feet
along the ties, to overturn and drag
The passengers who we're on the left
side of tn cars when they toppled
over were thrown violently frQm their
seats some falling thrbugh.2he win
dows and others striking the top of
the cars The former, with the ex-
ception of two, were dragged beneath
the ponderous weight of the coaches
and mangled almost beyond recogni-
ton, while the latter received only
slight injuries, with the exception of
Sheriff George Hubbard, of Billings,
who sustained a broken leg and arm.
The dead are Ed. Eastman, married,
of Redmond, South Dakota; w. j.
Riefenrath, single, Northern Pacific
express agent at Billings; Lester H.
Pendleton, of Fennimore, Wis; DR..
Charles Hathhorn, of Livingston;
Miss May lracy, Oh Bozeman;
young lady who took the train at
Whitehall for Billings; unknown wo-
man, an old lady who took the train
at Warm Springs for Miles City.
Both the women are SO terribly man
gled that they cannot be recognized.
The injured are: George Hubbard,
sheriff of Yellowstone county, ser1-
ously; Walter Nelson, Nickerson, N.
D.; left knee and ankle bruised; Luc-
ca Carpenter, Goodell, Iowa, head,
side and chin bruised; Mrs. Jacob
Hugh, Marlett, Mich. left foot and
Bozeman, wrist and arm bruised.
side bruised; Miss Marie Tracey
Bozeman, wrist and arm bruised
slight cut on head; Harry Pendleton
Fennimore, Wis. head cut; E. A
Gray, Helena loot hurt; w. A. Ded
rick, right hand sprained. The only
one of the killed who did not meet
instant death was Ed Eastman. re
turning Klondiker. He was large
man and only partly jammed through
the window. He was still conscious
when reached and was able to give
his name and address to tn conduc
tor before death relieved him of his
suffrings. Immediately after the &C
cident a messenger was dispatched tt
Springdale, the nearest telegraph OF
fee. seven miles distant and thu
news wired to this city. Shortly afte
/ o'clock a special train consisting o
an engine and two coaches left herr
with N. p. officials and three physl
clans on board, for the scene of th'
wreck. The physicians found littl'
need for their services as the in
jured were but slightly hurt, witt
the exception of Mr.. Hubbard. Th
killed were all brought to this cit,
at noon today and were taken to tn
undertakers to be prepared for buria
The body of w. ]. Riefenrath wa
shipped to Helena. where his pal
ents reside, for burial. Miss Tracy
was among the killed, was manager Q
the Rocky Mountain Telephone Co
at Bozeman and was sister OF Ere
Tracey. Her remains will be shippe
to her old home at Keokuk, Iowa, to
burial. The remains of Lester Pei
dleton are in charge of his brothe
who was injured in the wreck. Tn
brothers have been employed in tn
Big Hole Basin country and were o