The Dickinson press., 1907-08-31
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Peter chrlstsn : Stran- y
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South e Heart. Brakeman
HI / y |. I cal sustalns Y !
Broken Arm and ! Wrist \ 4.
at Same Piac 8. B #:;s5Sa i.1.

~ 0OuIQ k1S6II Was kuS 6CSUGi VI lSWV d.;
cidents betweenthe hours Of 1880 and
2:3o Tuesday afternoon. when Brake.
man F. M. Teal was thrown from the
top Of 4 car. sustaining afbrcken. arm
and wrist and severe shaking up
and Peter Christen, an unknown, man.
was killed by being run over by an
empty cattle car. Il, 3535 5#s,Es
The first accident took place on the
side track at the west end Of the yard.
Mr.. Teal was performing his duty as head
brakeman on the top Of the first car
from the engine and the train was moving,
along at . fair rate Of speed when the
draw-bar Of the car he was on pulled
out, breaking the air connection and
setting the air brakes 30 suddenly that
he was thrown from the front end of the
car to the ground, with the above noted
result. "a. 4 n ID A. Il # &
The train crew, consisting Of Con-
ductor c. G. Cunningham, Engineer
M. E. McManus, Fireman Anton
Bosphlug and the other brakeman, F.
E. Mckenzie, started at once to pick up
the caboose from the rear Of their train
in the east end OF the yard on the main
line. Toleave the side track clear it
was necessary to cut the caboose and
one empty cattle ar,and to do this the
two cars were moved by hand and
started down the grade on the main
track east. 1t was then necessary to
couple the engine to the two cars. still
moving, and take Brakeman Teal 10
Dickinson. In trying 10 make the coup
ling the engine was driven with consid-
cradle force against the cattle car, but
instead Of connecting, the cars were
stunned along down the line. After
going about rail and . half, the body
ola man was seen lying between the
rails BY Pat Horan. a section hand. Mr.,
Horan signalled TO the engineer, who
was about to make the second attempt
at coupling, and the engine stopped
within an inch Of the mans body. The
body was removed to the side of the
track and remained there until after il
was viewed BY the coroner and ordered
to be taken 70 this city.
81 Afterthe second dent, the train
crew returned to Dickinson vith Brake,
man Teal. whose Injuries we're looked
after BY the local physicians. He j.
now at the Brainerd hospital and is re-
ported as getting On nicely. .s5s ES7s
County Coroner Dr.. Stephen Fisher
Assistant STATE Attorney FIN. Baker
Deputy Sheriff j. "a. Reynolds. Justice
Of the Peace A. p. Folsom and Photog
rapher a. ]. Osborn went mp TO Soutt
Heart on special and returned Will
the body on No. 8 in the evening. II,
Just how the man happened to -
about the train cannot be ascertained
but il is the general opinion Of thos.
who visited the scene that the man wal
standing on the west platform Of th,
caboose. which was attached to the, cas-
end Of the cattle, car and. when attemp
It coupling was made, he was thrown
between the caboose and cattle car
being run over BY The cattle car and 10
I stantly killed
The body was not badly dis6gured
the wheels having passed over the ches
close 10 the neck, grinding the bones I,
{ : pulp but only slightly bruising ii
1 skin. "A cut On the sid & Of the face va
the only dis6guring mark. Sss4sss II
From letters and papers found On Iii
/ body il is quite evident that the man
name was Peter Christen and that ii
/. home had been in Sparta, Wis, but tha
! he had been5in this state since the FRI
of June.
Christen seemed Sto be q maj