The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-23

gram received this morning gives assur
ance Of his safety. Mrs. George M. Gill
lette also was a passenger on the train,
but was not hurt
Nesse In Bad Way.
o: D. Nesse, the baggageman. who was
one of them ost seriously injured, is also
a resident Of Minneapolis He was badly
cut and bruised, and his condition IS
grave. He has been placed in the hos
pital at South Freeport.
| The first outside help received came
| from South FreepOrt. Residents OF that
village was attracted to the scene by the
| flames of the burning baggage car, which
were plainly seen in South Freeport, as
well as in Freeport, five miles away. Aid
was dispatched Immediately from this
| latter place ALSO but before any, outside
| help arrived the uninjured passengers,
| by the light Of the burning debris, were
| giving to the injured what aid they could
with the scant appliances at their COM
mand. Owing to the death Of the en-
| gineer and fireman, the minor trainmen
| were busy in giving warning along the
| line and in summoning help Relief trains
were promptly dispatched from Chicago
and Dubuque, and the more seriously in
| 1ured were taken to Freeport The pas
sengers who were able to proceed with
their journey were picked up by train
| No. 8, which left Chicago at 1850 p. m.
They will arrive in Minneapolis between
| ) and 6 this afternoon. - d5.-e5rz-. Z,
| Sanl.1es and Allen: the two ll.5rte4e WHO
| were injured when the buffet car was
WRECKED have been taken to Chicago -,
General Traffic Manager Stohr of the
! Chicago Great Western road. together
| with some members of the interstate COM
merce commission, had "a narrow escape
from death injury They left the
buffet car only few minutes before the
wreck occurred.
| The following telegram was received
in Minneapolis this morning:
Freeport III.
C.. C.. Prinde, Minneapolis:
Gene is hurt but not badly. Molly and myself
all Tight They will 60 through as as
notify Judge Koon. L: A. Day.
w. H. II. Day Is a resident Of the East
Side and has been in the lumber business
here for many years. He leaves a wife
and two adult sons, Frank and Fred
i Oliver D. Neese; messenger. for the
badly injured, is unmarried, aged about
IS, and rooms at 301 Hennepin avenue,
Minneapolis. He has been in the service
Of the Wells-Fargo company for seven
years and previously was employed by the
United States Express company. He has
no relatives in Minnea polls.
4 Mr.. Day an Old Resident.
| William Henry Harrison Day, the Min
neapols victim Of the Swreck, was born in
| Washington county, Maine, in 1889, and
, came to Minneapolis in 1854. In company
with his father, Leonard Day, and his
t brothers, J. w. and L. D. Day, he en-
gagged in the saw mill business, but later
, gave that up for the retail lumber bust
ness. He continued in this business un-
til about three years ago when he dis
7 posed of his interests in the Day Lumber
company and retired to private life.
Mr.. Day married Antoinette Hanscon
f and to them three children were born
all Of whom are living. They are Frank
Fred and Miss Addie. He was divorced
from this wife about five years ago anC
, later married Miss Nell Mullaney, who
, survives him. The family home is at 21s
= Second street NE. The body will reacl
= here tomorrow.