The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-23
ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO 9TH.
Frs FRloHTFuLLY INJURED
IN LOCAL YARDs.
SUFFER TERRIBLY
Minnesota Boys Tramplno Through
Country Come 70 Grief Ii Bllllnsps.
Limbs q Mass Of Broken Bone and
Bleeding Flesh-May Not Have to
Amputate Their Legs.

and broken until they were little
more than q mass OF bone and bleed
ing flesh. Richard Gage, Kenneth Ly-
ford and Joe Hofflin lay for two hours
yesterday afternoon In q box car in
the local yards pinioned down " tons
Of steel rails. while scores Of men
did everything IN their power to re-
lease them and doctors administered
opiates to relieve their suferings.
Holm died last night as q result Of
internal injuries received when the
rails slid from mi OF the car to the
other. In which the three were crouch.
ed IN an endeavor to escape observa-
ton by the trainmen.
The three young men came from
where their parents re.
side. and were cumming their way
through the country. They climbed
into a box a loaded with steel rails
In the local yards yesterday after
while a train was being made up.
and when they heard the switch en-
CINE approaching they crouched in
the forward end Of the car. When the
engine struck the a the rails were
thrown violently to the front end Of
the car, catching two OF the men be-
low the knees and Hofflin's entire
body.
Showed Great Pluck.
Their cries attracted the attention
Of the trainmen and immediate steps
were taken to rescue them from their
awful position. Despite the fact that
they were suffering untold agonies,
the men displayed remarkable pluck,
advising those who were attempting
to relieve them what to do. During
the two hours that they were pin
Toned down by the rails not q whim-
per escaped their lips, and only their
faces told Of their awful suherings.
Or. Andrew Clark was called soon
after the accident and administered
morphine to the tire men to relieve
as far as possible their sunerings.
After the men were taken to the hos
pital DIR. Clark feared at first that he
have to amputate the legs Of
all three Of them, but found on ex-
that he could save them
without resorting to this. Lyford
was the first man taken from the car
and a half hour later Hofflin and
Gage were rescued.
Struck In the Hips.
Hoflin's leg was brogen and his
Feet were crushed badly. Rails which
him about the hips and abdo-
men injured him internally, and three
hours after he was taken to the hos
pital he died. His parents reside in
MINI, and they have been
Of his death. Like his com.
he displayed remarkable
nerve. complaining little and suffering
much.
Both Of Lyford's legs were broken
and his feet were crushed terribly.
At first sight It seemed as though
both legs below the knees were
merged into one by the compact Of
The rails. When his clothes were
,ut away, however, it was found that
both legs could be saved.
Gage was the least injured Of the
,hree men, yet at that he Will prob
ably spend severalsmonths in bed and
nay be crippled for life. One Of his
Eggs were broken and his feet were
crushed.
All three Of the men had money
,ewed inside their clothes. were well
dressed and nice appearing. a postal
lard dated at Aberdeen was found in
me Of Cages pockets. It was adj
to his mother, Mrs. ]. +.
Gage. 1851 Sheridan avenu south,
Minneapolis, MINI. Lytord's parents
i've at Comodale. Minneapolis. and
ao6lin's at Atkins, MINI.
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