The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-10
CARS RUN AWAY
ELECTRIC TRAINS RUSH DOWN A
MOUNTAIN SIDE AT TER.
RIFIc SPEED.
MANY KILLED AND MANNED

Eleven Persons Meet Almost instant
Death and Thirty-three Others Are
Injured, Several Probably Fatally.
Victims Are Penned Under the
Heavy Cars and in Some Instances
Terribly MutiIated.
Gloversville, N. Y, July IA wreck
which occurred on the Mountain Lake
railroad during the night caused the
almost instant death of ten persons
and one victim died in the hospital
later. 1t is believed that several of the
thirty-three. others hurt in the wreck
will succumb to their injuries.
The bodies of many of the victims
were crushed and MANNED almost be-
yond recognition and the scenes about
the wreck were horrifying. The acct
dent was caused by combination
baggage and passenger car getting
away from the motorman and rushing
down the mountain side at terrific.
speed. The brakes refused to work
and at the end of the grade the heavy
car crashed into a loaded open car,
also descending the mountain. The
latter was hurled from the track and
turned on it's side and over SO per
cent of the passengers were injured.
Those who were pinned directly under
the car were crushed to death and in
some instances terribly mutilated. The
combination car also left the track
and turned on it's side. .~
AS the scene of the accident is re-
mote from the city it was two hours
before appliances to raise the open
car and release the victims were Sc
cured.
The accident happened at a sharp
curve where the track turns to make
the climb up the steep mountain side.
The wreck occurred at the end of a
day of pleasure at the resort at the
top of the mountain and the cars were
loaded with eXcursionists. The car
on which the dead and injured persons
were riding was an open one in charge
of Motorman Arthur Perkins and Con-
ductor James Cameron and the car
which was -
Responsible for the Wreck
was in charge of Motorman William
Dodge. According to Conductor Cam
eron of the open car the closed car
ran away while coming down the grade
above the curve and collided with the
open car as the latter was rounding
the curve. Both cars then went down
the grade at lightning speed. At the
foot Of the hill the cars came together
again.
Just before the rear car had reached
the one ahead the lights on the first
car went out and added darkness to
the horror. The heavy double car
struck the other with such force that
it raised the rear end of the first car
into the air and over the right embank-
ment on the side. Both cars were de.
rallied and the passengers were thrown
in every direction. Many were killed
instantly; others died from their
wounds Immediately afterward. The
following is the list of dead, all of
Gloversville: ",a
Mrs. Edward j. Baird, aged sixty
three; Miss Electa Baird, thirty-two;
Miss Margaret Main, thirty-two; Mrs.
Ornan Eastman, Edward Davis, Ed
ward l.. Trevitt, Joseph Saloy, Mrs.
Joseph Saloy, Isadore Rothberg, Mrs.
Maria Annabel and Fred Cronin.
ALI the injured were taken to the
Nathan Litthauer hospital. Twelve
other persons, whose injuries were Of
less serious nature, were removed to
their homes.
City Recorder Frank c. Wood, with
both legs crushed, was held under the
car for two hours between two dead
women.