Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-06-07
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Victor Enslund Fatally Injured IN
Railroad Yards Saturday
= Night.


% to necessitate an amputation at the
hip joint, and other parts OF the body
more or less bruised, Victor Englund,
q railroad laborer, was picked up
from underneath the cruel car wheels
OF freight train In the railroad yards
here last Saturday night. The young
man was brought to the Frost hospi-
tel, where he was operated upon, but
.he was unable to survive and died the
next morning at $50 O'Clock.
Englund, with four companions, oil
ct whom were Swedish laboring men
who had been employed on the Cana
dian Pacific railway between Brandon
and Kamnsy, Manitobs, for the past
two and . half months, had just
arrived from the west that day, being
on their way to Minneapolis. They
were crossing the tracks shortly after
nine o'clock with the purpose of board
ing an outgoing freight, when string
OF cars which were being switched
slowly backed up and Englund, not
seeing his danger on account of dark
ness, was struck and knocked down.
The fret wheel of the moving car
passed over his body and as the
alarm was at once given by his CON-
panions of his dangerous position the
train was brought to standstill be-
fore further Injuries were re. eived and
which might h ave resulted in instant
death. With. the assistance of the
switching crew the victim of the
terrible accident was with much diff
Guilty released from his perilous posi-
.tion, being caught beneath the wheel,
which had not quite succeeded in pass-
ing over the entire length of his leg
When he WAS released he was still
conscious. A phone message sum-
5moned DR., MacLaughlin and the in
jured man was at once removed to the
Frost hospital, where Drs. Frost
found 1t necessary to amputate the leg
sat the hip joint. Altbo q young man
sof exceptionally strong constitution,
he was unable to survive the opera
.tion and lived only thru the night
He was twenty -one years of age, and
had most powerful physique.
T The remains were removed to the
undertaking rooms of Andrew Peter
Foon, where tho bod vtase enbalmed
and where it lay awaiting orders from
relatives or friends. The dead mans
relatives were notified OF the terrible
fair by wire. A cousin, H. J. Nord.
berg, resides near Buffalo, Mimi,
and an uncle has his home in MINES.
polls, where the deceased had former
" been employed and where he had
several friends according to letters
found on his person. Among the
letters was one from q Miss Clara
Lundstrom, whose Minneapolis ad-
dress was givea as 900 Twentieth ave.
nue. south. 1t was learned that he
has father in Sweden,-E. Englund,
whose home Is at Svedie, Kalarne.
The young man had been in America
only q year and a half and his com.
panions were also foreigners who had
OC0A AOAo OAAy q oAOAV V1Aos u0Y
gave their names as Anton Anderson,
Ole Sampson, Julius Anderson and
Alfred Benson. All of them had been
engaged in railroad grading work un-
der Winston Bros. c0ntr actors of St.
Paul. The dead mans companions
knew little concerning his relatives
and most Of the information received
was thru letters and papers found on
his person. They left on Sunday
night for Minneapolis, where they
promised to report the sad affair to
their dead companions relatives and
friends. At this writing no word has
yet been received from anyone that
might be interested in the young man
that met such an untimely death.
Later-H. J. Nordberg, cousin of
from Buffalo and arrangements were
not to forward the body, as there
were no means for the necessary ex-
penses, and the burial took place this
morning In the potter's field at the ex-
pense of the city. Mr.. Nordberg Is a
young man only 18 years of age and
informed US that he aud q sister are
the only living relatives In this coun-
try. The dead mans fa,her and
mother and several sisters and BROTH
ers all reside in Sweden.
Litchfeld Will Entertain.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday will
be big days for the firemen of the
state, who will assemble at Litchf1eld
on the occasion of the State Firemen' q
convention. An interesting program
has been arranged for the meeting
and Litchtield will do herself proud