Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-18

train which closely followed the first,
was what is known as silk train"
carrying merchandise Railway Of
ficials attributed the accident to the
failure of the operator to set the sig
nails against the second section. They
also believe the brakeman of the first
section failed to run back to flag the
second section. Because of the dark
ness the engineer of the second Sec
ton did not see the lights of the
train in front in time to avert a col
lision. The rear car Of the first Sec
tion was telescoped and the car next
it badly shattered. Nine of the dead
were occupants of the last car as
were most of the injured. The list
of dead follows:
Mrs. R. @. Myers Newcastle, Ind.
Mrs. c. w. Barber, Terry, Mont
McCone, Minneapolis, sleeping car
conductor.
Mrs. J. F. Richards Mobridge, S. D.
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.
Richards
DR.. R. F.. Whetstoae. Minneapolis.
Mrs. n. F.. MILESTONE. ,.~.,
Miss Peterson, Green Bay. Wis.
Alexander, second cook of the din.
ing car.
Unidentified person.
The injured.
Among the injured are:
NJ. Pierce, Of Seattle, back injured.
Mrs. l.. G. Clement, going to Bos'
ton; leg and back injured.
Joseph e. Alexander. porter Of the
sleeping car, badly bruised.
John Samuelson, Aberdeen, S. D.,
head injured.
Mrs. A. Williams, Lennon, 8. D.;
ankle sprained.
Mrs. w. H Perry, Vancouver, head
cut and arm injured
Mrs. @. J. Mather, Butte, Mont,
arm hurt.
Ralph Aney. Aberdeen, foot crushed
and back sprained.
Joseph Sandal, bodily badly bruised
Mrs. E. Leblan, Seattle; back in
jured.
Miss Leola Kennedy, Newcastle.
Ind; back injured.
Mrs. l.. Revier, Three Forks. Mont;
slightly hurt.
DR. Sherman, Levy, Mont back in
jured
Ralph D. Brown.
Tears Down Wires.
The wreck tore down the telegraph
wires and there was some delay get
ting word of the disaster to head
quarters of the road. The seriously
injured were taken to the hospital at
Minn, five miles from
here Heroic work 'as done by those
aboard the train, assisting the wound
ed and aiding the uninjured to es-
cape from the wrecked cars.
Injured Taken to Minneapolis.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec 1S.-The
persons injured in the wreck at
Odessa Mimi, one hundred and sixty
miles west of here today, are being
brought to Minneapolis on a special
train. Physicians from Mont tevideo
and Appleton, Minn., Milbank. S. u.
and other towns along the route were
picked up by the special train and
hurried to the scene. A wrecker was
sent out from Minneapolis.
Details Are Meager.
Details of the wreck, which oc-
cnrred. at 4:5O a. M, are meager.
Such as have been received, however
by the officials here, indicate that the
wreck occurred on account OF the
failure of the operator to "block" the
trains. The regular section was IN
the lead, proceeding slowly when the
second section, loaded with salmon
from Puget Sound, crashed into the
tail end of the columbian" The
second section. it is said, was pro-
ceeding at a highh speed. The sleep
ing car and dining car Of the Column
bian were twisted and those asleep
in the former were caught in the
vreckage.
Trolley Cars Crash.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 1S.-ln
collision between two trolley cars at
the Kansas City-Leavenworth electric
line, which met head on in dense
fcg near Wolcott, Kan. 16 miles north
Of here to-day, three persons were
killed and nine seriously injured. A
misunderstanding Of orders is believed
to have caused the collision.