The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-10-30
SEVEN KILLED OUTRIGHT AND
Many INJURED.
w. J. Reifsnrath Among the Dead
and Sheriff Hubbard Seri-
ously Injured.

NOrCheFn Factnc r01if09d IN M0lfapG
has such q wreck occurred ~ that 81
Sunday night ut DE Hart siding, about
seven miles west 0f Big Timber, In
which sever passengers were killed.
one seriously injured e1d several
others scratched and bruised.
People read Ut accidents every day,
but until they cdpa6 home to them
only do they realize the seriousness OF
them and the gloom they cast over q
community. In this accident Billings
Lost a citizen, William j. Reifenrath,
another OF the killed, DIR. Chas. q.
Hathh0rD, was a brother Of ", H.,
Hathborn OF this city, and the only
person seriously injured WAS Sheriff
q, W, Hubbard Of this place.
The Local passenger train In charge
~ Conductor OFT was about two hours
late and there being q stretch Of good
track between Livingston and Big
Timber the engineer was taking his
train alOpy atg rate Ut probably be-
tween 80 and 80 miles On hour when
the accident occurred. The train WA
n heavy 0ne and the track slippery,
rain aud snow having fallen for some
time. When DE Hart siding was
reached the engine, tender, mail bag
gage and express cars passed along on
the main track safely, but when the
first day coach reached the switch II
was derailred, taking the balance 0f
the train with II and also derailing
three other coaches directly following,
After leaving the rails three OF the
coaches turned over on their sides,
being pushed along by the other
eOaebes until they were thrown of
the grade down into the ditch, about
six feet below, The front trucks 0f
the fourth coach were torn of leaving
the car standing on its end and about
ready 10 tumble down the cmbankT
mept,
Az soon as tho accident WAS noted
by tbs engineer he ran the front por
ti0D Of his train down 10 Big Timber
~ secure relief md have word sent 10
Livingston while the people m Tho
traiA vet about rescuipg the dead and
injured, II was b horrible sight that
met them ~ they began M myesfiga-
ti0p " the wreck, Although there
were bur few passengers IN The four
coaches derailed seven dead bodies
were taken out md 4 number Of IN
jpred, When the cars upset the pas
seDgets were thrown head first
through The windows, which became
tho bottoms of The cars and by the
showing 81 the cars they were Instantly
killed, their bodies being badly man
gled, Drs, Moore md Mckay pf Big
Timber were soon Oh the scene and
were followed shortly by spperintenr
dent Horn and prs. Alton, p0ggswel
md Iaird III Livingston, wha did al
they epuld ~ alleyinte The sptferings
~ lbe injured,
William u Reifpprntb, Local agent
0f tlle express companies NJ Billings,
one Ut Tho killed, was Just returning
from y two m0pfhs' Visit ~ Helena
md livingston W resume NV duties,
81, H. Shawl who acted nv bis relief
here, received word from him SIM
day morning that he. would arrive
that night, md Mr., bhawl took the
oarly Monday morning train fQr biz
homo In Helena, not knowing ~ the
wreck, Dr. Hpthh0rn wRs on his
why W Bis Timber from his home IN
Livingston ~ look after MS praGttee,
The names M The other persons killed
were nr Lfster Foundation III M0pnt
Hope, Wis, n, Eastman NJ Raymond,
\, w. who wGs FctpFninR from pgpe
Nome, Miss N, n. Trgcey NJ RQzemAn
and TWP unidentified women,
The only person who sustained ser,
ipjpries wns Sheriff Hubbard,
whp. was FetHFning home from takins
n prisoner M tue state penifenfiAry NJ
Door Lodge, VIZ was M thp day lnneh
when fhn accident Unopened
md his first impplse on being aWak-
pned by me awfHl humping WRs W
grHh something, md N dRa W this
hG did nnf lose his lifet He was
Qn thN opposite side NJ the poeGh when
II upset md 10 grabhed hold III biz
senf VIZ feet went ,thFpHgh the win
dow NJ thp side nv fhe pv fhHf WNs
underneath When found ha was still
I'm The pQpeh, his left Rrm md lFff
pnkle having boon broken Nv Huh
was brQpght home gpsfeFlAy
on the hFsf train NJ arrive
IIp IN resting nv comfortably M p0uld
IN esIpafpd under the fiFfnmslanpRsr
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agfpf M fhf hWfhWnsleFni Nef nllHf
slightly injured mn fhe f00tl hAginR
sole nj hls shoe and sf0RklnR fnfn
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