The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-12-31

was taking place, chung tight to their
seats and saved themselves from being
bumped and knocked about like foot.
ball in a read-hot gridirou contest.
Return of Relief Train
The erlief train returned to Mankato
after twelve o'clock this morning. 1t
had on board the passengers from the
wrecked train.
! w. L. Bradshaw of this city; John
Courtney of st. Paul; William A. Ben
son of this city, j. Z. Ebert of ST.
Paul and j. Jonasko of Cnillwick, B.
c., We're so seriously injured that it
was deemed best to take them to a
! hospital They were fastened to st.
Joseph's hospital. At last reports they
were doing as well as could be ex-
pected. About thirty passengers were
taken to the cities last night on No.
AZ, which left here about 1890
There were quite a number of Man
kato people on board the wrecked train
and but few of them escaped injury.
However, the majority of those who
were injured were able to 60 to their
homes, after having been treated by
physicians.
DIR. j. w. Andrews is the Milwaukee
company's physician in Mankato. He
accompanied the relief train.
Milwaukee train No. AZ running be-
tween Minneapolis and Wells turned
around at Mankato last night and
took about thirty of the injured to
the cities.
Nearby People to the Rescue.
As soon as people living in the vicin
ity heard of the wreck they volun-
teered their assistance. Rigs were
brought by many to take away the
victims. Some of the most severely
injured passengers were taken from the
overturned ears by their companions
and placed in sleighs. In this way
many were removed before the arrival
i of the relief train.
The Mankato Injured.
The following is a list of Mankato
people who were injured and their resi-
dence address:
George Black, l27 Center; Charles
Wyatt, l24 Lincoln; H. J. Riser, 430
South Broad; NJ. j. Nerbovig, 5l4
Vine; c. j. Robel, 2l3 North Sixth;
Frank w. Staben, 3lS Vine; w. l..
Bradshaw, 42s State; H. F. Davis, 22S
State street; John Janoska, Route 3,
Mankato; Phil Malzahn, III Maple
street; Mrs. Day, 2SS West Ninth
e4roo+ Ooln,S oJd;tioo
There was report today to the eff
feet that the wreck was caused by
"a broken truck on one of the coaches.
Engineer Stuck to His Post.
The engine was in charge of Engi-
neer Thomas Clancy of st. Paul He
said he felt the train leave the rails
and applied the emergency brakes. He
stuck to the throttle until the train
was brought to standstill. The fire.
man, John Anderson of st. Paul, jump
ed from the train and sustained Sc.
we're injuries. The engineer was injured
slightly.
The brakeman, Franklin McNeal, was
between two of the forward coaches
and his watch was crushed in his
pocket.
The mail car plunged over the
twenty-foot embankment and rolled
over it until it reached the bottom.
The acetylene lights in the car ignited
the coach timbers and the wrecked
mass was soon blazing. The mail clerks
were rescued by the uninjured passen-
gers, and barely escaped from the
flames.
Father j. F. Cieminski of Mapleton
went out to the scene of the accident
to administer to those in need, and to
assist the injured.
DR.. Schlisselman of Good Thunder
was on the relief train.
The Wells-Fargo Express company's
safe was taken out of the express car
placed on the relief train and taken
to the cities last night. The mail car
was also emptied of its contents. Very
little mail will be lost as most of it
was sealed in sacks and ready for their
destinations.
This is the fourth wreck this week
that has happened in this vicinity.
Conductor Murphy's train was in an
accident at Pennington last Thursday
night. The train ran into string of
freight cars.
County Surveyor Brooks and his as
sistant, Mr. Goldenstar, were on the
train, returning home. Mr.. Brooks sus-
tanned slight bruise on one hip, but
Mr.. Goldenstar was uninjured.
Roadmaster Kinds arrived on the
scene of the wreck within two hours
of its occurrence and with three crews
lof section men, those from Wells, Ma
IpletOn and Mankato proceeded to place
the track in shape for service in short
order, in reality it was open for traf-
fic by daylight notwithstanding nearly
la thousand feet of the track was in
jured more or less. This piece of track
was newly laid with heavy rail last
fall.
Mankato Men Seated Together.
Most of those seriously injured
were occupants of the smoking car.
Four Mankato men who were sitting
together, were Messrs Charles
Wyatt travelling salesman for the L..
Patterson mercantile company, G. j.
Robel state dairy and food inspec-
tor, H. j. Riser, salesman for Janey,