The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-29
BAD WRECk-.CARS BURNED
Third Section Runs into Second, Ditch
Ing Engine and Several Cars..- Worst
Wreck Occurring in this Vicinity

Third Section Runs into Second, Ditch
Ing Engine and Several Cars..- Wors
Wreck Occurring in this Vicinity
Engine No. II, was totally de
molished, caboose and three
cars burned besides dozen more
III the ditch, was the results of 6
rear end cohesion west of Twir
Brooks Thursday evening of las,
week, of which mention was made
in last week S Herald.
| Three sections of a friegh,
train were following each othe,
closely down the hill. The frs,
section had to stop to pack a no,
box. They sent a flagman to the
rear and tagged the second sec
tion. Before the flagman frou
the second could get far enough
back to flag the third section, i,
crushed into the caboose of the
second. The engineer and Gre.
man of the third section jun ped
and were not injured. Also the
ftrainmen in the caboose of the
second section left their car
to save themselves. The engine
of the last section went into the
ditch with several cars. The
caboose of the second section and
three cars caught on fire and
were destroyed.
Engineer fox aud Conductor
Bouker of the hill switch engine
were in the Milbank yards and
went to the scene of the wreck.
1t took over eighteen hours to
clean up the track so trains could
pass.
Cleon Leach ran the switching g
engine in the yards Monday,
Engineer Defeld being laid up.
Engineer Dedeld, who had
been laying off for few days,
returned to his engine the first
of the week.
Boiler Maker A. E. Leach was
called to Waubay and Bris tol
Friday and Saturday of last
week to "doctor up boilers.'
Clifford G. Bingham, who had
been braking on one Of the local
freigh.s. between MiIbank and
Aberdeen, took the examination
recently for conductor, and is
now running the work train at
Summit.
John Mccall, is braking with
the bill engine, under Conductor
Boucker.
The repair track, which the
Conrights of the repair depart
ment have been looking for so
long, has been laid.
One of the surest signs that
an engine is to be used steadily
for switching is when the pilot
is removed and stepping board
put on In lis place. Such was
the case with Engine 661 the
other day, which all goes to prove
that 1T Is Il permanent addition
to the M'lbank yards.
William Stafford is the latest
addition to the round house, as
boiler maker.
Sidney Carl. who has been
working about the round house
for some time, is working at
Waubay, taking care of locomo-
tives.
Engine 1909 has been on the
"bad order" liss for some time.
Now 1909 is not a bad engine
when everything is, taken into
consideration. She deser YES to
be an honorary mem Der Of the
territorial settlers association.
Could she talk she would tell
some great stories of the "old
days when Milbank was a
freight division. Her heart
throbs when her nose points to
the old round house. OF late she
has been destined to pull the
weed burner in the summer
time aud any old thing at other
times. The two four foot driver
wheels have ground the steel
many a mile. The past few
weeks she has been in failing
health. Treatments would not
relieve the, trou BILE any length of
time. A consultation was held.
Harry Wood, foreman of the
round house, and A. E. Leach,
chief boiler maker, as doctor, .er
decided she had an aggravated
case OF appendicitis (eaky tlues).
According ~ she was taken into
the third ward of the hospital
with Guy Howard, as nurse, the
operation commenced. The of.
Tending appendix was found to
be in bad condition-in fact it |
had hurSt0d An inciSinn uoe