The Dickinson press., 1910-01-22
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INJURED

Nobody Killed. Several May
Die. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.
Dehlinger Among Sufferers.
Train No. was wrecked on Tuesday
evening about 30 miles west Of Mandan
nesr Blue Grass, between 80 and 100
O'Clock. '7'' '''
The train was double header. pull
ed by engine No. 226. Louis Larson. en-
sineer and engine No. 21s2. Gus Wal
terh engineer, and was in charge of
Conductor John Heater. The firemen
were H. Lahren and Mr.. Holm.
The train was running at probably
about 50 miles an hour, in an effort to
make up lost time, when broken rail
was struck about mile east of Blue
Grass. The two engines and mail car
left the rails but remained standing on
the road bed: while all the other cars,
eleven in number. turned on their sides
on a snow bank lying along the track.
The wreck was a miraculous one in
that no one was killed in all that heav-
lily loaded train; and while some were
seriously injured, no death has been re-
ported to date.
Probably the most seriously injured
was W. W. Lohes of Bismarck. repre-
sentative of the Fargo branch Of Armour
& Co., who has been unconscious since
the accident and who is not expected to
live. Henry Hollst of Bismarck, trav-
eilina man well known in this city was
among the injured. also Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. Dehlinger of this city. Mr.. Deh-
linger was badly cut about the head and
Mrs. Dehlinger was seriously injured in
head. back and hips but not dangerous
ly so. The report that her legs were
broken is erroneous. The ligaments be-
tween hip and knee are torn from the
bone. causing painful and slow heal
ing injury.
Miss Carrie Nelson who was on her
way from Minneapolis to work in the
~ new restaurant in this city, suffered a
broken ankle and cuts on head. She is
now in Bismarck hospital.
As soon as the first shock of the accid-
ent was over, those who were not in
jured managed to make their exit from
the doors and windows Of the coaches
and at once began the work of rescuing
the injured.
Those who were not seriously injured
were lifted out of the windows of the
coaches Mrs. Dehlinger was too badly
hurt to be taken out of window and a
hole was chopped in the roof of a car
large enough to lift her out.
A wire was tapped at the scene of
the wreck and messages were sent that
soon brought special train from Man.
dan. carrying the officials of the road
with all the available physicians and
nurses for the relief of the injured.
The good people of New Salem opened
their homes which were soon turned in
to hospitals for the relief of the suffer-
ing ones; and all the officials and in
jured are loud in their praises of the
kindness and hospitality of the New
Salem people.
A number of people along the road,
among them a Mr.. Lane of Beach and
Mr.. Thorpe of Belie!d. who had rela-
tives on the train. were taken to the
scene of the wreck on the wrecking
train from Glendive; and they, as we'll
as the injured passengers, can hardly
say too much in praise of the officials
of the road for the care and attention
given the passengers of the wrecked
train. Everything that could be done
for their relief and comfort was done
promptly. Z M,
F. D. Wilson. who was on the wrecked
train on his way from Mandan to this
city to attend the W. H. Walton .funer-
al, says in describing the accident that
the first warning they had was three
slight jolts or shocks and then the
coaches went over on their sides with
much less shock than would naturally be
expected. Mr.. Wilson and Conductor
John Heater climbed out of the car at the
same time and MI. Wilson Immediately
started to New Salem 70 telegraph for
assistance. running the whole distance
Of nearly three miles The wire was
tapped, however, at the scene of the
wreck, and the first station the operator
could get was Yates, Mont. the
lady operator at that place Immediately;
forwarding the message telling Of the
wreck. s, --,
Following is complete list of the in.
jured:
John 8. Dehlineer, Dickinson, head
cut.
Nh. .Iohn B. Dehlinter. Dickinson.