The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-04-09

Another fatal wreck occurred near
Bolton yesterday afternoon, in which
one man was killed, three others
painfully wounded and numerous 9TH
ers slightly injured by broken glass
and escaping steam.
East bound passenger No. 4, which
passed through Kalispell about one
O'Clock was rounding the curve about
four miles west of Bolton, when the
spreading of the rails caused the en-
CINE and four coaches to leave the
track.
The engine rolled over on it's side
about where it left the rails, but the
coaches passed by on the ties and
rolled in the ditch on the far side
of the engine. The train had been
going at a high rate of speed and the
confusion and shock of the sudden
stoppage was indescribable The pas
sengers were thrown in all directions
while pieces of broken glass and the
clouds of steam arising from the
wrecked engine added to the horrors
of the catastrophe.
When order was somewhat restored
it was found that w. o. Cherrier, the
fireman was missing and could not
be found, while the engineer, Charles
Hart, and Expressman Ed McConville
were painfully and at the time it was
thought fatally wounded. Rescuers
at once commenced searching be-
meath the ruins of the engine for the
fireman, but it was over an hour be-
fore he was found. He was in an I'M
conscious condition, and the lower
portion of the body was pinned down
by the engine and badly scalded by
the steam.
News of the wreck was soon re-
ceived at the division headquarters in
this city and a special train with Drs
Campbell and Houston on board was
Immediately dispatched to the scene
where they rendered medical aid to
the injured. After receiving tempo.
rary treatment, the more seriously
injured were brought to Kalispe1l on
the special arriving here about $3.50
p. M, and were taken to the hospital
and hotels. Hart and McConville are
residents of the city and were taken
to their homes.
The fireman was the more seriously
injured and was taken to the hospi
tai where he died during the night
The majority of the others injured
were in the smoking car and day
coach. The smoking car was badly
; demolished by crashing against the
engine, and the inmates had very
narrow escape from death, not only
from fire, but from the clouds of
steam.
Among the injured was August R
Adams of Helena, Mont, who has
been in the city for some time or
business connected with an insurance
company. He was returning home
and was badly scalded by the steam
from the engine. He was taken tt
the West hotel, where he is confined
to his bed.
Mrs. H. Fraligh and four children
of Nelson, B. c., were among the in
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spending the night at the Nationa
hotel, they resumed their journey
Their injuries were slight, consisting
mostly of cuts and bruises.
G. McKendrick of Minneapolis, M
c. Rowe, Fred McCrimon and Adolf
Johnson, whose address, could not bt
learned, were also slightly injured.
The i'll fated train was in a Sigh
wreck at Winchester, Wash, Mon
day evening, which caused a delay
of 16 hours, and as a result of the
7 second accident, the passengers were
in a state of highly nervous excite
} ment. The first wreck was of {
minor character and no one wa
} hurt.
Charley Hart, the engineer, wa
badly crushed about the breast, blu
it is not thought that his injuries Wa
prove fatal and at last accounts HI
) was doing as well as could be ex
5 pected of man who had undergon
: such narrowing experience.
, Ed McConville, the express messen
) ger was badly bruised about the hips
: but not seriously, and will soon b,
;, able to again be about.
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