The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-26
Fully a Score Are More Or Less
Seriously Injured
PASSENGER AND FRE|GHTMET
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Train
on Northern Pacific Colides With
Freight In Binding Snow
Storm In Montana.

Livingston, Mont, september 20.-1nlrty
to 40 people were killed and injured in
the Burlington train No. which left Liv-
ingston this morning over the Northern
Pacific railroad and was wrecked In
head-on collision with a freight train four
miles west of Park City today.
The wreck occurred at Young's Point,
where the trains were to pass. A light
snow was falling and the trains were so
close that the freight fagman failed to
signal the passenger In time to prevent
the collision. The express car telescoped
with the smoker end a majority of the
fatalities and injuries were in this car.
On the train was the Spokane delega-
tion to the national irrigation congress at
Albuquerque. None of these was in
jured.
The scenes around the smoker are hor-
rible, heads, bodies. legs and arms be-
ing interviewer with broken seats and
equipment.
Livingstone. Mont, September 25.-
Flowing through a snowstorm, eastward
bound, a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
passenger train. running over the North
ern Pacific railroad today crashed head
on into a freight train at Young's Point,
where the trains were to pass, and in the
demolition that resulted, score of lives
were crushed out and score of persons
were injured, several probably fatally.
The freight flagman failed to signal the
passenger in time to prevent the collision,
it is said, because of the binding snow.
The express car teescoped with the smoS
ing car and most of the fatalities and in
juries were of persons In the latter car.
The express car was raised over the plat
from of the smoking car and the super
structure swept the seats away. Not.
passenger, in the. smoking car escaped
death or injury.
Fireman Ora Babcock jumped and was
killed. Milo Halloway, a brakeman, was
killed.
Relief Sent Out.
Wrecl1ing and relief trains have been
sent out from both Livingstone and Bill
ings. The freight, which was an extra,
westbound, In charge of Conductor Hick-
ey, was heading in at the east end OF
the siding on short time when the pas
senger train, running head-on in the
binding snow storm, struck them. On
account of the storm, neither train had
any warning and the passenger struck
the freight engine full in the side, tele-
scoping the mail and baggage cars, and
smoker, crushing the day coach and pin
ming the passengers and trainmen beneath
the splintered wreck of engines, passen-
ger and freight cars. Cries of injured
and dying met the rescurers at every
turn and, although heroic efforts were
made by the survivors to rescue those
caught in the wreckage, several of the
victims are supposed to be buried be-
meath the debris.
heavy wet snow, which was falling
at the time, prevented the wreck from
catching fire, and undoubtedly held the
death list down to the figures given.
Every effort is being made by the div-
sion forces, aided by volunteers from
Livingstone and Billings, to clear the
wreckage, and so far they are able to
prevent further loss of life.
Little can be done toward the rescuing
of the buried victims until the wreckage
trains reach here.
The Dead.
Colonel Benson, Utah.
John Caviar, BllllnSS, Mont.
Lon Anderson Hardick, Mont
Iorenza Stewart, Dean, Mont.
II. c. Gomble. Winston, Ia.
E. l.. Eymock, Denver.
D. H. Barnes, Seattle.
G. M. Konsck Anaconda, Mont
Ora Babcock, Billings, Mont
S. c. Hingdon, Chico Springs, Mont.
Charles e. Johnson, Denver, district
passenger agent Nickle Plate railway
George Hatterlock, Anaconda, Mont
John Bryan, Cushing, Okla
Milo Halloway, Billings, Mont
Sichemram, address unknown.
R. e. Vickers, Billings. Mont
Two unidentified coal miners en- route
from Anaconda Mont, to Kirby Wyo.
The Injured.
Ban S. Westnery, will die.
John Souri,, coal miner, Cold Water Ala. |
Fletcher Dwyer Mont Carmel, ILL.,
Sam Slomowitz, address unknown.
Anton Rowcits, Helena, Mont.
E John Burke, Boston.
Susan Cordea, Flathead Indian Mission. |
Lee s. Cordea, Flathead Indian Mission. |
John Cordea, Flathead Indian Mission. !
Small boy. arm and back cut