The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-10-04
Abov : Roar of the CoIIis-
ion ng Cries of Those
1dedUnto Death.
BUR.n.uTON AND NORTHERN
PACIFIC EXPRESSES CLASH
Two Killed and a Number Injured in
the Wreck Between Columbus and
Park City-Train Meets in Curve in
the N. p. Track While Going at Ter
rifle Speed-Wcst Bound Mail 10
Burned and One Dead Cremated.

ESPECIAL TO INTER MouNTAIN.1
Billings, Oct "A Burlington West
bound train and the Northern Pacific East
bound express met in head on collision
between Columbus aud Park City, Mont,
on curve on the Northern Pacific track
this morning. Two men were killed and
the engines and mail cars were wrecked.
The dead are:
ID. a. CAMPBELL, Sheridan, Wyo,
fireman Of the Westbound train.
ANDREAS LuNDWALL. Bozcman.
mail clerl, ON the Easibound
Injured: -. A. Bruce OF Bristol Tenn,
hurt internally may die Robert Bruce,
son Of the former leg broken; I'd. De-
Groat, engineer on the Eastbound Mrs. i.
Atkinson OF Helena; w. A. Lewis, ex-
press messenger Sister Superior OF St.
Peters mission; b. Ruin and j. w Ken
ney, all not seriously injured. The West
bound mail was burned.
In the Fresh Morning AIR.
The collision occurred at o'clock this
morning. a dispatch from Livingston
stated that the responsibility for the wreck
had not been fixed. II is understood, how
ever, that the Eas,bouud train was to have
taken the side track Mt Rapids. The wreck
was caused by what is known on the road
as LAP order"
The trains met on curve. Both en-
gineers appeared TO see the danger at the
same instant, but their engines were almost
upon each other before either could
reverse.
AT that place in the track high speed s
the rule, and il Is supposed that both trains
were making good time. So fast were
they running that the speed OF the trains
was only slightly diminished when the
crash came.
Both engines were badly wrecked Fire
man Campbell was instantly killed. His
body was buried under the wreckage and
had not been recovered at last accounts.
Engineer Dcgroat, who drove the East
bound train, was wounded about the face
and shoulders, but not seriously.
Mail Cars Take Fire.
The mail cars behind the locomotives
were badly wrecked. Both cars took fire
and the contents Of the Westbound car as
well as the car itself, were burned. The
body OF Lundwall was pinned under the
Wreckagc, and a dispatch to the Office Of
the chief OF the railway mail service here
this afternoon stated that the body was
burned with the car
Engineer Vaupel jumped and saved him
self. His head brakeman, +. G. Loucks,
was slightly injured. The wreck was
horrible sight. Clouds Of steam and cries
OF wounded added to the scene Of horror
while the flames were at work.
Worked Like Trojans.
Although the mail car Of the east bound
train was burned the mail and express
was saved There were three men in the
mail car, one more than usual
Frank ID. Beyans Of Helena was the
clerk in charge. Fred J. Scherrcr Of Hell
ena was another mail clerk in the car. A
third man, Henry Hanson Of Billings, was
an extra learning the route.
These three men worked leroically.
saving every sack OF mail from the burn-
ing car. The express on number was
also saved without damage.
Immediately after the collision the
wreck was reported to Superintendent II.
]. Horn at Livingston, who used great
energy in rushing men and material TO the
scene. -Four physicians from Livingston
were sent to the wreck to attend to the
injured. This afternoon large force
Of men is being employed on a track
which is being built around the wreck.
Trains are being held at Livingston and
telegram from that point says they ex-
pect to leave at o'clock indicating that
the track around the wreck will be COM
pleted about that time.