The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
Death List Will Reach
 Ten.
 - SMOKING CAR TELEscoPED
Accommodation Crashes Into
 Switch Lngine at Enduiin.
Rescue workers Were Near at Hand or Fatalities Would Probably Have Been scOrs
 or More.

it's Rull capacity with people going to their homes in the East to spend the Christmas holidays. the southbound train on the Minneapolis. St Paul and sauIt Ste Marie crashed into q switch engine In the west end of the railroad yards at this place at 2:1o o'clock this morning.
 Eight men were killed outright and one since has died of his injuries Thir- sy-seVen were seriously injured and 1t fs likely that the death list will he add ed to. All of the facilities occurred in the smoking car. which was complete Iy teIeAcoped by the baggaye ear.
 Here also were most of those who were injured. only two Of the occupants of this car escaping Injury The car was crowded and as the whistle had just sounded for Enderfin almost every carre and the dead and wounded were piled into almost inextricqble masses
 As this point Is divisional head uusrters of the road, a rescue party soon was formed and assisted bv eiti- gems the work Of faHing out the dead ana irfured was begun at once and contirued thrcu~hont the n'rht. The f'tAfe hcsnital wes soon crowded to its Knll canority With those hurt and the hotels were converted into eme-sepcv hospitais where the other Injured were ca~ad for
 The NyrerFdEe taON nre rom the Over- turned stoves useS In hasffu~ the ears au4 there was raca befweer the res cuevSA and the fiannes4 Rv slYnost su- perhnuan efforts the rescuing party n-an- ged tn fqvht oT the flames until aYl the dead and in'ur@d had been re- rrnveS from the wrecked ears. which were shAr arowed to burn, to get them
 Oriv few nssseng gers fin the day coaches were In inrea and in the slAe~ srs none of wht-h left the track there vere no casualties.
 The list of dead foIiows:
 a rs,arIes. Ea~swz Rer~en. ND.
 M. J volker'pg. Anan,oose, ". D {. tn rortA to visit his mother at Osce- ,las wis
 Jnsn setterhu-~. Anar-aose, Y. D.
 Tony ciaun. vosva. M D.
 D. Berresfcrd, adedicine Hat Ai- Ser.a.
 ". T. panieiton sheIden. N, D.
 A. O. Anderson, starbuck. Minn
 One unidentified man.
 if Is said the switch engine had heen given a portion of the running time of the passenger train in which to shift cars in the yards. and it is sup posed that the passenger train had made up more of its lost time than had been anticipated by the crew of the switch engine.
 The coroner empanelled a jury and began at once a rigid investigation into the causes of the wreck Both engine crews saved their lives by jumping
 The train wrecked was the accom- modation which runs from Moosejaw. sask. to St. Paul It Is due at Enderlin at II '45 D. m. hut last night was about two hours late.
 Rnnning at High Speed.
 NThe engineer was running at high speed in an endeavor to make up lost time. As he swung around curve just before entering the yards at En- derlin. switch engine was shifting a string of box cars on to a siding. The cars did not clear the main track and the passenger engine eollided head on with the switch engine. Both en- zines were totally wrecked and the passenger cars were thrown in con- fusion down a small embankment at the side of the track
 Several of the day coaches were turned bottom side up and the passen- gers pinned beneath the wreckage, which took fire from the stoves used to heat the cars.
 The passenger train was heavily loaded with people going to their homes in the East to spend the holl- days. Most of the Casualities occurred in the smoking car and the first day coach. both of which were badly spiintered.
 Enderlih Is the divisional headquar- ters of the railroad and a rescue party was soon at hand endeavoring to re- lease the imprisoned passengers from their perilous position. The groans of the dying mingled with the cries of anguish of the passen gers less severe danger from the flames which were fast spreading through the ears Axes were wielded by willing hands and the roofs of the overturned cars were broken open and the dead and injured taken out as quickly as possible It was a race between tha rescuers and the flames but by hercus an efforts all of the injured were removed before the flames reaehed them.
 Nine bodies were taken out and laid beside the track while the injursd were taken in hRstilv 'mp~ovised am bulances to the hospital and wier that institution had all that 1t cou,d pos sibIv accommodate the rest Of the in- ju~ed were cared for in the hotels.
 Of the injured s'x are so badly hurt tsSt the phvsIcians in attend2nce say that their recovery is imp7ss ble Others injured are believed 10 have q chqOce for the'r lives. alth0ueh it Is possible that the ceath roll may be somewhat increased.