Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-09-02
PASSENGER AND I.
GRAVEL train

Come Together in the Detroit,
MINI. Yards. Many Injured.
Engineer Killed.
The North Coast Limited which
left here Monday afternoon, about
3 pm. ran into the engine of a grav-
el train In the yards at Detroit,
Mimi. The train was going at con-
siderable speed and the collision was
hard one. Engr. W. W. White was
killed and at noon today 1t was re-
ported that the body could not be
found in the wreck. The fireman Of
No. 2 had both arms broken,and was
otherwise injured. Postal clerks
Fred Ga1ney, Q. A. Larson and T.:
T. Roberts were all three more or
less injured. Larson was taken to
st. Paul and is believed to be the
worst hurt. Gaffney and Roberts
were taken to Brainerd. How SER
ious their injuries are could not be
learned. The motorman was also in
jured. AS far as learned no passen-
gers were killed.
The roof Of the baggage car was
taken off and the postal car badly
smashed up.
Postal clerks who were injured all
reside in st. Paul and make James
town the west end Of their run. The
North Coast Limited has had hard
luck this summer with head end COL
lisions.
In addition to the trainmen and
postal clerks, number Of passengers
were more or less injured. None re-
sided in North Dakota, all being res
idents outside the state. 1t is said
some thirty persons were injured to
a greater or less degree.
In the Detroit, Mimi. collision Of
No. 2 Monday night the injuries to
Postal Clerk Gaffney were bruised
leg, shoulder and neck; to Clerk
Roberts right hand injured shoulder
sn!l arm bruised; Clerk Larson cut
In back and right leg crushed. 81.
Z. Upton the motorman, in the bag
gage car had wrist broken shoulder
dislocated and bruised. E. T. Brown
passenger to st. Paul, face and
shoulder badly bruised.
Enginer White Of Staples had been
in service of the N. P. for SO years
and was instantly killed, being buried
under cab. Engineer Skates and his
fireman on the freight engine, both
jumped for their lives and escaped
uninjured as did fireman Voorheers
Of NJ. 2.
The passenger engine, No. 215,
turned completely over and rolled
down a tifteen-foot embankment in
to q ditch filled with mud and water.
The baggage car was completely
demolished. The entire car was re-
duced TO small splinters and a mass
of twisted and broken steel.
The first mail car, which followed
the baggage car, turned complete
somersault and landed right side up
in the ditch several feet from the
track. Strange to say it..was almost
uninjured only 81 few windows being
broken.
The freight crew was In temporary,
charge Of Ed. Wheeler Of Staples
head brakeman Of the freight who
was doing the switching and it was
stated by railroad Officials at Detroit
that he is held responsible for the
wreck. He was doing the switching
on the main line on his own respon-
ssibillty and 1t is said that he had no
right with his train where it was.
A special train was ordered from
Staples which arrived shortly after
the accident happened and the road
was cleared for them to run to the
hospital at Brainerd with the injur-
ed. Doctor had been rushed to the
scene In the mean time and the sllf-
sferers were given prompt attention.
None Of the passenger coaches left
the track and altho the passengers
were badly shaken up there was only
one, z. F. N Nelson OF st. Paul who.
was badly hurt. Dinner was being
served an the dining car and all Of
the passengeIs we're thrown about,
but aside from q few bruises and
scratches they are none the worse for.
the experience
HAssEHeERs NEED NOT STAND
Lincoln, Neb. Aug: q. Nebraska
railway commission today issued d
ruling that "a the future IN this;
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