The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-22
EIGHT KILLED;
MANY INJURED
Worst Catastrophe in Butte Since
the Explosion in 1895.
TRAIN STRUCK STREET CAR
MOST OF THE VICTIMS WOMEN
AND GIRLS.

y UTE, Mont, Aug. 21-The follow
ID ing is a corrected list of those
killed in the collision between a
| Butte, Anaconda and Pacific freight
train and a street car at the railway
crossing at Utah avenue and Iron
street last night:
Joseph T. Ryan, timekeeper at the
Bell mine. He leaves a father and
mother at Watertown, Mich. He was
aged about So years. Had a brother
at Clancy. Mont.
Maggie Harrington. aged 10 resided
in this city and brother is Alderman
Harrington
E Maud Johnson, aged 70. of Butte.
Mrs. Josephine Jacobs. colored,
Butte.
Mrs. Sadie y. smith, colored, Butte
Mary Keefe. aged 10. Butte.
Vera Naughton. aged "A, Butte.
An unknown man.
Badly injured.
Gussie Haft. fractured skull. may re-
cover.
Motorman jackson. suffered a com
pound fracture of the right leg and is
also suffering from shock 1t is be-
UeNed he VIII recover.
Felix Hughes. who was sitting by
Ryan, who was killed sustained frac-
tured knee and several ribs broken.
Others Injured.
Teresa Kottke, back hurt, not Sc
riOuSly injured.
John Harvey. right knee fractured.
Harry l. Lindley. rooms at Gold
berg block. cut on the face
Joseph Kennedy, confusion on the
back
Tennie Brudes, slight bruise on right
arm and confusion on right leg.
Albert DOckstader, suffering from
shock and some contusions extent Of
! injuries uncertain.
Agnes Sullivan, 6S7 East Galeua
street. suffering from shock and slight
Gertie Shay. Az West quart leg
hurt, perhaps internal injuries
James Cairns, leg broken.
John Harvey, Spokane, laborer, leg
! broken.
Car Was Loaded.
Loaded with passengers. many OF
/ them women and girls. street car num-
Der IL returning from Columbia Gar
dens was struck by the end of
freight train on the railroad tracks
north of the Butte. Anaconda K Pacific
depot and crushed beneath the weight
of one freight car, Killing eight and IA
IT,
Numerous others We're slightly hurt
and We're taken 10 their homes for
treatment.
The tragedy was one Of the most nor
rible in the history of Butte and the
most serious ever experienced by the
street railway company. That more
were not killed is q mystery for the
accident occurred With an appalling
suddenness that precluded any hope of
escape for those on the front end of the
oar faF 4
young girls and six of these were
killed. the other two victims being
men.
Horrible Scene.
Protruding from beneath the bottom
of the mass of twisted and broken tim
bers were the feel. and lower limbs OF
several of the victims. The limbs were
badly crushed and the feet of a woman
were almost completely severed Just
above the ankles Her agOnizing
screams could be family heard but as
the remainder of the body was OBJ
scured it was impossible TO identify the
victim.
The hand of a man extended from be
meath the pile of debris and was sew
cred from the body just above the
wrist The man had evidently been
crawling from bepeath the car when
it fell back and pinned him TO the
ground.
The train which struck the street
car was composed of fourteen freight
cars being pushed east on the tracks
by a 3. \. & p engine in charge of
Engineer Logan and Fireman Fred
I Standfield. The train was in charge Of
Conductor Hoagland. Il is not under
stood that the train vas going at
very fast rate OF speed for the cross
ing IS dangerous one.
Stopped and Then Went on.
The street car was approaching from
the south and there are conflicting
stories as 10 whether it made the usual
c~~SsinS stop, although it is believed it
did
-4oagland says he was on top of the
train with a lantern and warned the
mOtOrman. but the latter put on speed
and attempted TO cross ahead of the
train.
When the freight struck the car the
crash was terrific and as the spIintered
timbers shOwered in all directions
managing and tearing the flesh of those
on the trolley. they were covered with
the blood of the killed and injured.
Sickenins pools of red formed on the
spot and trickled in a CHASTITY stream
from beneath the wreckase
Passengers Of both sexes were
thrown from the car by the impact and
TO this fact many owe their lives
Others. only a few. saw the. danger
and jumped, but the unfortunates or
the front seats We're overwhelmed and
crushed 10 death
Women became hysterical. men sick
and faint as they emerged from their
dazed condition and realized the extent
Of the tragedy Strong men went like
children while women had TO be as
sisted from the scene.
Coroner Egan viii hold an inquest