Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-24
MEET DEATH IN
FRICHTFUl WRECK
Eisht Men Going Home for
Holidays Are Killed
Near St. Paul

st. Paul. Dec. PA special to ths
Pioneer Press from Enderlin, N. D..
says:
Loaded to its full capacity with peo-
pie going to their homes in the east
to spend the Christmas holidays. the
south bound train on the Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Sault ste Marie crashed
into a switch engine at the west end
OF the railroad yaruz at this place
at 1910 o'clock in the morning. Eight
men were killed outright and two nave
died OF their injuries. Twenty
seven were seriously injured and 1t is
likely that the death list will be added
to. All OF the fatalities occurred
In the smoking car which was COM
pletely telescoped by the baggage car.
and only two Of the occupants OF
this car ESCAPED injury
The car was crow led and as the
whistle had just sounded for Ender-
line, almost every one was on his feet
when the crash came. The dead
and wounded were piled into great
heap with the wreclzage. A rescue
party soon was formed and the work
Of taking out the desd and injured
was begun at once and continued
throughout the night. TIE little hos
pital was crowded with the hurt and
the hotels were converted into
emergency hospitals. where the other
injured were cared fUr. There are
Int four physicians In Enderlin. and
4 special train with physicians and
nurses was hastily made up at Valley
City and rushed to the scene Of the
wreck.
WrseIsass Takes Fire.
The wrecked train took IRE from
the overturned stoves used IN heating
the cars and there was a race between
the rescuersrs and tho flames. BY al
most superhuman effcrts the rescuing
party managed to fight on the flames
until all Of the dead, and injured had
been removed from the wrecked cars
which were allowed to burn. Only
. few passengers in the day coaches
were injured and In the sleepers. none
Of which left the track, there we're
no casualties.
The dead:
JOHN SATTERBURG. Anamoose.
N. D.
CHARLES BACKUS. Bergen. N. d.
N. J. vOLKERING. .Anamoose, N.
D. J. BEREsFORD, Medicine Hat.
Alberta.
H. ROSENBAUM, velva. N. D.
w. j. DANIELSON Sheldon, N. d.
NELs. HANSEN. Kenmare. N. D.
A. o. Anderson. Star buck. MINI.
The train which was wrecked was
the south bound accommodation rum
ming between Moose Jaw, Canada, and
st. Paul. 1t IL due here at 11:45
p. m, but 1t was nearly three
hours late. The engineer was run
ming his engine at high rate OF
speed to make up for lost time. A
switch engine was shifting q cut OF
box cars in the western end Of the
yard and had just got them on the
siding as the train suddenly swuns
into sight around the curve. Tha
siding was not long enough to allow
the box cars and the engine to cleai
the main track and head-on collision
occurred between tbs switch engine
and that OF the passenger train. Both
locomotives were practically demol'
ished and the baggage cars crashed
Through the smoking car. telescopinf
Ut. One OF the coaches was also
derailed but only few passenger,
were injured in this coach. Tn,
other day coaches and the sleepin,
cars did not leave the track.
Suppress Names Of injured.
1t Is impossible to learn who wa,
at fault In the accident. It Is sal,
the switch engine had been. given
portion of the running time of tn,
passenger in which TO shift cars II
the yards and II is supposed that thu
passenger train mad made up more O
the lost time than mad been antici
pated by the crews Of the switch en-
CINE. TIL coroner immediate!
empaneled a jury and began at one
to investigate into the cause Of tn
wreck.
The engineer and fremen of boil
switch and passenge: engines, wnel
they saw the collision was inevitable
leaped and saved their lives.
1t has so far been impossible to &c
cure list of the injured In the wreck
The claim agent and other epploye
Of the railroad have taken charge Q
! Che anjufed and absolutely refus
either to give out list Of those hur
or allow newspapers to SECURE tn
names in other ways. Newspape
men on the ground nave entered
strong protest against this action o
the part Of the railroad officials b