The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-03
CUT THROAT ON TRAIN
PROF. f. w. CoLEGROYE At
TEMPTS SUICIDE WHILE MEN,
TALLY DERANGED
HIS CONDITION IS FAVORABLE
Was Head of Department of Phil
Osophy in Washington Univer-
sify, En- Route East for Rest
From OverHork.

Prof F. w. Colegrove, head of the de-
partment of philosophy of the State Uni
Versity of Washington and one of the
best known educators of the West, lies
at the city hospital in St. Paul suffering
from serious mental arrangement and
with an ugly razor cash in his throat,
from ear to ear, the result of an attempt
at suicide on the east bound Great
Northern train which was snow bound at
Ray, n d. The train reached ST.. Paul
yesterday morning, with DR.. Colegroye
on board, and he was removed to the city
hospital, where he IS now resting. quits
comfortably and so far as the physi-
clans can ascertain, out of danger, al
though his mental affection Is very ag-
gravated and will incapacitate him for
some time yet
Mr.. Coigrove had been i'll from too
close application to his work. and had
decided to spend a month with friends
and relatives at Hamilton, n. Y. Ac-
cordingly he purchased 4 ticket from Sc
attic to Hamilton and took the Northern
Pacific train out of Seattle. At Butte
the pullman in which Mr. COigrOVe was
a passenger was transferred to the Great
Northern, it having been asceTtained that
1t would be impossible Tor the trains to
get past Mckenzie, N. D., where the
tracks were washed out. The Great
Northern was stalled in drift at Ray,
a siding near MinOt, and was snow bound
there for four Gays and five nights.
During this long siege Prof COlgrove
became very respondent, but his fellow
passengers tried to cheer him up. Mon
day evening he went into the dining car
ana secured his ration, and then walked
back through the train and stopped II
the Yestibule of tourist car. There he
dreW.-a razor from his pocket and slash
ed his throat. s<.
There was a physician on the train but
he had no facilities for performing ~the
necessary operation and it was absolute
~ necessary to get into communication
with one of the neighboring towns. n
their desperation the passengers broke
open everything in the trains chests and
IN the conductors box found telegraph
instrument. young man, an electrician
on the train, faced the blizzard and tap
ped one of the wires and attached the
instrument. He knew a little ahout
telegrapny and notified the operators az
both MinOt and WilistCn of what had
occurred. From each place a snow ploW
was started in front of an engine bear
ING surgeon: Inc one from Minot aftec
a nard nights work, reached the siding
early the following morning, and the
wounded man was removed on the first
train to st. Paul.
Or. COlgrOve was very prominent
parsonage, and all day Yesterday Dr..
Ahcker received kilograms from the East
and West mquiring as to his condition
Ills Wife telegraphed from Hamilton N
immediate danger. -
\ Senator Ed Potter, of Minneapolis. was
on the train, and it is said that he took
the lead in all efforts to make Prof Col
grove comfortable after the sad and nm
fortunate occurrence.
DR.. Ancker said last right that he did
not consider Prof. Colegrove's physical
condition as serious, but that his mental.
condition was such that it would REQUIRE
months of rest and care to bring him
back TO complete health.