Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-20
MlSS0 uLA JEWS
Branch Office Inter Mountain Publish
ing Co., 1876 Higgins avenue
MISSED HIS HOLD
PASSENGER COMES NEAR TO
DEATH AT THE DEPOT.
ENGINE SAFER THAN HORSE.
Engineer Has Trouble With Fractions
Steed-Funeral of John
PASSENGER COMES NEAR TO
DEATH AT THE DEPOT.
ENGINE SAFER THAN HORSE.
Missoula. G 10.

aug ol G.
AS train No. 3 ~westbound was pulling
out of Missoula yesterday afternoon, a
passenger, an old man about sixty years
of age came within an ace of falling un-
der the wheels and having his life
crushed put. He was standing on the
platform, having stepped Off for exer-
else n a few minutes fresh air. while
the train was taking ON baggage, and
when the signal bell rang n the con-
ductor called An aboard" the old gen.
tleman seemed not to hear. The train
started and the three last cars were roll
ing by at "a lively speed when he no
tlced the train in motion n made a
race to get on. Two colored porters took
the same notion at the same time and
the three were at the step together, but
the old gentleman missed his hold and
feN on his face between the car ana the
platform. He was stunned at first and
remained quiet for an instant, laying
close to the rail, and onlookers believed
that he understood the danger of moving
and would lay still until the train passed,
but before two cars had cone by he be-
gan to raise up and if 1T were not for the
quick action OF Frank Singer, who
grabbed him and held him down until the
train passed by. he certainly would have
been struck by one of the steps, and I'M
! doubtedly dragged under the wheels to
certain death. He was picked up by Mr..
Singer and others, and seemed to be
badly bruised and a slight cut over the
left eye. The train stopped within a hun
dred yards of the depot, and when he
learned of the fact, he hurried off to
catch on to the tail end of the train and
appeared to be quite lame from the eff
fects of the fall.
A lad about twelve years old came
very near having the same accident by
stepping off while the train loaded here,
and was also saved and put on the car by
| Mr.. Singer, about a half minut before
/ the first mentioned accident. A lady who
had evidently been left by the train pull
ing out SO suddenly, never said a word
but when the train stopped - wait for
the old gentleman, she took advantage OF
the opportunity to get on and made the
hundred yards in about ten seconds to
make sure of not getting left again.
While it is not an unusual thing TO see a
belated passenger make a sprint for the
train, the cause is generally attributed
to a visit across the street to the Mon
tana bar. Those h SO nearly missed
the train yeterday had not left h plat
form.
The funeral of John Baird, the Inter
Mountain newsboy who was In
Bitter Root river Wednesday, took place
yesterday afternoon from this tamdly resi-
dence on the south ide and h remains
inferred in Valley cemetery, after touch.
! ing remarks and prayers by Rev. c. II
Linley OF the Episcopal church. The cot
fin and tables in the parlor where friends
assembled to view the remains and ex'
tend ~sympathies to the bereaved parents
was fairly EMPOWERED in flowers, and the
funeral was one Of the largest seen tr
Missoula for many years.
Have you any idea what a beaut1fu
place Misou1a is for a home? Fine schools
good climate, lots of fruit and flowers
Now is your time to buy five acres cheap
adjoining plated additions. $lO u
s25 per month will buy it. For Particular
address, Cobban & Dinsmore, Missoula
Montana.
Fred Marks, a Northern Pacific engi'
neer and Miss Jennie Tillnan, had ar
exciting experience in an accident or
the Davis grade, which is eight miles
south of Missoula, and it is the creates
wonder that they were not both Killed
They were driving over with a fractions