The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
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Charles Long, who had been standing
in the aisle with Mr.. &SDe eMarnis, had
just sat down, seat ahead, when the
crash came. He escaped with only a
bruised face and leg. FL. Plumley.
saw the car floor strike Mr., Isl inkerfues,
and lodged. Hewas niuredinternally
by the weight of other bodies between
which he was wedged.a G. l.. Klaine.
the telephone lineman, was on the left
side of the smoker, but in some un-
known manner escaped with injuries
on the back. ..
Marvellous Escapes.
The most marvellous escapes Fl from
death were experienced by three men
who sat in the extreme front end of
the demolished car. Two car repairers,
Leo Linstrum and Oscar Erick-
son, 144S Kenwood parkway,
were swept the entire length of the ear
. to the rear door, Altho they were in
a whirl of crashing timbers, twisting
iron and flying car seats, both, We're
practically uninjured, and were able to
come home on, the regular train last
night.
F. c. L. Peterson of Minneapolis was
saved by barely an inch. When he
was removed by the use of jack screws
on timbers he was found with carseat
jammed close against his windripe; an
other half inch would have meant death
to him. Two large holes in his neck
were closed by the doctors and Mr.. Pc
terson returned last night to his home,
4042 Park boulevard. -
Joseph Kuba of Winona, the, last
man taken out Of the wrecked car, was
found with q bent iron pressed hard
H. AZ, I, i
entered his flesh George Mertens of
New Prague had just recovered from
a broken leg and !the other was frac-
tured in the wreck. ,~ |''f o.
How the Fireman Died.
Arthur Kilmeyer of Albert Lea, fire.
man on the wrecked freight engine,
chung to life until pm He was so
badly scalded that little hope was held
out For his recovery, even in case he
had fingered for days. He also suf-
fered dislocation of the left hip and
confusion of the head. Altho he was
afternoon, no lucid story could be Sc
cured from him. He dictated a mes
sage to his wife at Albert Lea, and
continually talked about "half a car
length. 1t was the opinion of rail
road men that the crew on the freight
engine knew nothing Of the danger
until the crash came and that Kilmeyer
meant that if he had jumped half car
length sooner he would have escaped.
He was evidently rolled out of the cab
by the collision.
tage a few hundred feet from the
wreck and there his life ebbed away,
despite the efforts of Drs. Owre and
Hamilton of MINNEAPOLIS,
The engineer, Thomas Mcdonald
Jared better than his fireman, yet he
was 50 badly injured that no attempt
was made to get an explanation of the
disaster from him. His right shoulder
was dislocated and his right scapula
on his forehead, which dazed him. and
the doctors pulled out. a Jagged piece
OF glass, which had sunk six inches
into his hip.
Boy Was Killed Instantly.
Frank Wrabek, 10 years old, who was
riding on the right side gangway Of
the freight engine, was caught be-
tween the boilerhead and the front of
the tender. His right leg was pinched
off and it was found later where the
train struck. He was killed Instantly.
W: II. Smith, travelling engineer;
William Westcott, engineer, and L.
Adams, fireman, of, Minneapolis, all
Jumped from the passenger engine be-
fore the collision. Smith dislocated
his left shoulder, while the other two
The conductor, G. j. Tierney of St.
Paul, was just leaving the baggage car
TOR the smoker, when he was suddenly
thrown into a corner and buried under
q pile of trunks. Altho badly injured,
Ilerney Immediately took charge of af-
fairs, and as soon as his injuries were
cared for, he took his train again.
Iierney was praised highly for his cool
hess in the situation and his ~eagerness
was seriously i'll in St. Paul He suf-
Tered from "green-twig twist' of q
RIB and his face was badly swollen,
Il. d. Mathews, the bagga geman, who
rescued Mr.. Tierney from his pre- dica-
ment, was hero also. Altho his knee
and hip, were sprained and his cheek
was gashedvand bruised, he continued
at work. Fred Beardsley of Minneapo-
lis, the "newsie,' was one of the most
went back into the coaches to pick up
magazines. A passenger stopped him
to talk and he was just re-entering the
smoker when the baggage car began it's
crash thru his car. He was uniniured.
How They Saw It.
P. M. schaefer of Jordan was in the
Inflated smoking car. He said that
he could not realize what had hap
pened. THE crash came, one, two.
three, and all was over,' he said as he
stood on the bank watching the wreck
Ing train. David F. Green of Chica-
20 was one of the most worried men on
the train. He had been reported to the
press as dying, and he spent the day
getting into communication with his
family and firm. MIR. Green was in
jured only slightly in the hand. ~
Was on m. my way to Waseca,' said Mr.:
the parlor car. Suddenly I was thrown
the length of the compartment into
woman passenger at the other end. The
shock came so quick that I was landed
at the other end before I knew it, I
am not injured at all, and I want you
to be sure that my name is not men
toned among. the dead or injured. I,
have been doing what I could for the
dead men and have. been in communi-
cation with their friends.'' Mr.. Green
returned to Minneanolis last niuht