The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-10-29
HEAD ON COLLISION NEAR PANoLA
EARLY MONDAY MORNING
ENGINEER RUSSELL WAS KILLED
Mas Caught by Empty Cars as They We're
PiIing up in Heap After he Had
Jumped

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Monday morning one mile west of
Pamela. The deceased had jumped
f,lear OF his engine but had not got far
enough away from the wreck TO escape
being caught by the cars as they piled
up in heap over the tender OF his en-
CINE. He was pinned to the ground
and his life crushed out instantly.
Two trains of empty ore cars left
Antoine early in the morning. the one
that Russell was pulling as the second
train. The orders were issued at
Antoine and were to the effect that the
first train should remain at Crystal
Falls until the second train arrived
when it was TO start on its return trip
followed bY the second train, both
trains 10 fetch back loads on their re-
turn trip.
The exact orders AS exhibited at the
Coroners inquest we're as follows:
Felix Hughes. r. r. Conductor on
extra ore train 1874.
We got orders Mt Antoine as follows: /:
Train order No. 4. Oct. cath. 1910.
To eng 1874 at Antoine. y. v.-Opr.
l2 a. nj. after extra ITO East Marri-
hey HAS arrived eng. 1874 Hughes will
ran extra Antoine to Crystal Falls and
return extra to Stager i2 G. l.. y.
Repeated at 27 a. IN.
Made o. X. time :27 q m. G. l..
s. dispatcher. Winther. opr.
Tellegraphic Train Order No. 5.
Chief Dispatcher of esen 1923. 1910
to G. e. 1874 west.
At Stager IN Opr. 81 y a. M.
- Eng. 4S6. Consedine will run extra.
Block is clear.
Antoine to Crystal Falls with right
over eng. 1884 East Hughes and after
extra..1344 West Hughes has arrived at
Crystal Falls return extra to Staoer
l2 G. Il. 5.
Repeated at 3:i4 ~ m.
Conductor ;3 f. Hughes Made o.
X. 4:55 a. m.
Dispatcher, @. l.. S. Operator John
sou.
Mike Consednie, conductor.
| got orders mt Antoine Order No.
8. eve 10-24-10. to Eng 4S7 at Antoine
X V. Opr -3 :72 a. NJ
Eng. 4S7, Consednie will run extra
Antoine to Crystal Falls with right
over extra 1914 East. Hughes, and after
extra 1914 West Hughes has arrived at
Crystal Falls return extra to Stager.
Repeated at :l2 a. m. 12 G. L. S.
Made o. X at 3:l2 a m. &c. l..
s.. dispatcher. Winther, operator.
Block is clear
The first train got IN, side tracked
It's cars. turned the engine around,
picked up its load and started ont on
the return trip. Just what caused the
trainmen 20 start ont is not quite clear.
Some claim that the engineer on the
first train didn't see the orders at
all that they were given by the con
ductor to the fireman who put them
in his pocket Others claim that the
orders were confusing At any rate the
conductor let the train 90 out on the
return trip without dissent.
Near Railroad lake there is heavy
grade and bad curve. The train OF
\ loads was putting on all effort to get
over the grade. AT the same time the
second train was pounding along at
fast pace to get into Crystal Falls
and let the first out A. they were
rounding the curve. the one coming
down hill. the other under full steam
10 get up the hill. the trains came to-
gether
All hands Jumped but Russell was
unable to clear far enough 10 escape
the cras they piled up
The loaded cars did not pile up but
the empties piled one on top OF the
other in a frigntful mess. The tender
the engine on the second section
WAS thrown orosswise OF the track and
several cars shot right on over IL leav-
ing their trucks in n heap behind II
was these cars that caught Russell.
Both engines were horribly smashed
up and 1t Is question if they will be
of service again A half dozen oars
were smashed to pieces and many
others injured.
A wrecking crew was summoned at
once frem Esoanaba and il was about
nine o'clock Tuesday before tho road
was cleared so that tae trains could
pass and it was not hntil Nendesday
afternoon that the 9reckage was an