The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-06-20
ORIENTAL LIMITED WRECKED
AND BURNED NEAR PAL ERMO
Sixteen Victims, Some Seriously Injured, are
Br0t to r1inot and Placed in Hospital
Broken Rail Causes the Disaster.

lett Immediately for the scene.
Doctors Scott of Ray, White OF
Boss and Whitmore OF White
Earth, were also sent for and
within q short time, all were
working over the victims. Gen.
eral Supt. Bryan and Div. Supt.
Stewart went to the scene of the
wreck in their private cars and
assisted in caring >for the vic
Tins. The injured were brot to
this city Saturday afternoon and
taken to the hospital in buses
and on stretchers. All but eight
were discharged after their in
juries had been dressed.
A great crowd gathered at the
Great Northern tracks when the
train came in. The injured all
bore their pain with fortitude.
1t is lucky that there were no
more people riding on the train
than there were. 1t is said that
there were but ten persons to
each coach on the average. All
OF the baggage and mail were
saved.
Vic Chaffee. receiver OF the Will
liston land Office, vas on the
train and received slight bruises.
Slim Jones, another Williston
man, was on the train and as
usual escaped death 1t is said
that the ties where the accident
took place are very rotten. New
ties and heavier rails or lighter
engines are neeoed, and at once.
Conductor Rogers escaped
without injury. The wrecked
train was one of the finest that
the Great Northern boasted OF,
and it's loss will mean a loss OF
a hundred thousand dollars or
more to the Great Northern.
The Great Northern, not long
ago wrecked the other Oriental
Limited at Bartlett, burning up
all of the coaches, end killing
four persons. Only a few weeks
ago. another serious wrtc< oc-
Cured two miles this side OF
Blaisdell, and only twelve miles
from the scene oflast Saturdays
wreck, the result Of which one
man died. The G. N. will likely
take steps Immediately to avoid
further disastrous wrecks.
Lighter engines, less speed, new
ties will all help them to meet
this end. Human life is too
precious to allow this state of
affairs to exist longer.
The following is a list Of the
victims:
Dan Davis, Minneapolis, right foot
and leg bruised.
G. H. Jackson, Minneapolis, right side
left knee and foot bruised.
Carl Thompson, Egeland. N. D.; right
wrist cut by glass. (stitched)
John Knutson, Wang P. O. Cavalier
County, N. D.; ribs and hip hurt.
Ole Knutson, Wang P. o. Cavalier
County, N. D., face cut and back bruis-
ed.
VIM. johnson, Hitchcock, Sask., Can
ada face cut and minor bruises.
Ole Slettvedt, Hoople, Nj D., left arm
bruised
Chas. Hynes, New York, fingers right
hand cutl
7. j. Skrug, Seattle, Wash; cut on
head.
r. H. Rafter, Russell n. NJ: right
shoulder and back injured.
Richard Anderson Green Bay Wis;
right arm and left shoulder hurt.
Ed F. Genoa, Havre Mont: brakeman
on train; left wrist fractured.
Mrs. Rose Larson and two babies,
Minneapolis; lady internally injured;
children k
X Kawanish Japanese count or
duke; slight injuries to back Destina-
tion Minneapolis.
Biieh Drury Minneapolis; knee in
jured. 12 year old boy).
Miss Florence Reed Minneapolis; face
and head cut.
4 large assortment of ladies' pretty
sailor hats, Ill colors, SOC. The Branch.
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