The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-02

While whirling along over frosty
rails at an estimated speed of so
miles per hour and through tenn
perature of 80 degrees below zero, the
south bound Minnesota & Internation-
al passenger train was wrecked at
/ a. m. today at Farley, IL miles
north of here, the sleeper and day
coach being thrown on their sides on
the edge Of a 10 foot sembankment,
"A persons being injured, three seri-
ously and one SO badly that he
died in the hospital here this after
noon.
The dead person is:
Huston Byrd, liveryman of Pine
vile, w. Va, on his way from Miz-
pah to st. Paul. Internal injuries.
The injured, all Of who with two
exceptions, are being cared for here
at St.. Anthony's hospital, are:
Louis Crombie, lumberman of
ENorthome, coming to Benliddjj il. Ear
of, and head injured; serious.
Mrs. Oscar Johnson, international
Falls. Injured on head and back.
Serious.
Miss Caroline Hasseth, milliner in
Blackjack, on her way to her home
in Grand Forks. Head and face bad
" cut.
Walter Nelson, lumberjack. Rib
broken and head injured, not serious.
Charles Attix, lumberman Of Orth,
Mimi, on way to Grand Rapids. Ear
torn off and head injured. sn
Peter Ertz, travelling agent for the
Cold Springs, Mimi, brewery, going
from Blackjack to Brainerd. Head
and back injured.
B. Leach and wife, of Lorimer, on
their way to Minneapolis. Heads and
backs injured.
Miss Ethel Dahlgren, of Northome,
on her way to Minneapolis. Head
injured and rib broken.
Miss Bertha Dahlgren, Of North
ONE. Leg and head injured.
J. P. Johnson, hotel owner and sa-
loonkeeper Of Northome, coming to
Bemidji. Scalp torn off and hand in
jared.
Bert Getchell, Bemidji, seriously
injured about the head and back. AT
his home here.
Mrs. Jerry St. Cys, Brainerd, wife
Of the conductor, leg injured. Pro-
ceeded to Brainerd.
Victims of the accident were rush
ed to Bemidji in the baggage car of
the wrecked train, DR.. R. II. Mono
han of international Falls, a passen-
ger and occupant of the sleeper
where, although the coach tumbled
over on it's side, no one was hurt, do
ing heroic work in his service of Of
fering first aid to the injured.
At Bemidji the Doctors G. r. San
born and A. e. Henderson were at
the depot and assisted in clearing the
car of its moaning load of cut, crush
ed and bruised humanity, the injured
being taken to st. Anthony's hospi-
tai where the wounds were dressed
and with q few exceptions all the
victims were this afternoon progress
{ - -.
ing satisfactory. Many were cheer
full during their painful ordeal, one
man remarking facetiously:: II felt
all right until the doc got after me. =
The entire front part of his head had
been scalped.
The wrecker from the Minnesota
& International yards at East Bemid-
ii left at $50 a. m. in charge of
Harry Mills and the track quickly
was cleared and traffic resumed. The
wrecked train proceeded on its way
and is due in the Twin Cities about
$3.50 p. m. The northbound passen-
ger due out Of here at 4::30 was held
In Bemidji until a. m.
At the time Of the wreck the pas
senger train, which left Information
al Falls at Z /: 80 last evening. and is
the train due out OF Bemidji at liza 5!
.. M, was more than two hours late,
being delaye d ~ the cold and g dou-
freig hts ahead No stop
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