Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-02-16

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Twenty-four persons were injured,
one possibly fatally, when the Oriental
Limited, the Great Northern road g
fast coast train, No. 2, eastbound,
which left this city shortly before 8
last night, went into the ditch one and
one-half miles east of Doyon. The &C.
cident was caused by spreading rail
Every car, including the engine and
tender, left the rails. Engineer vii.
liam Prindiville was the only person
SO severely injured that his chances for
recovery are not the best. Five of six
residents of Devils Lake who were pas
sengers on the Inflated train are mum.
bered in. the following list of seriously
injured. Chief Of Police William
Barnes was the only passenger from
this city who escaped severe injuries.
The wreck occurred at about $3.50
CLOCK last night. A relief train car.
rying doctors and nurses from here
left for the scene of the accident i'm.
mediately after the receipt Of the news
and upon their arrival first aid was
given the injured and the entire pas
senger list was placed on the special
train which arrived in Devils Lake at
2:15 this morning.
Every available conveyance in ths
city was pressed into service and the
injured were rushed to the General and
Mercy hospitals and nurses worked IN
til an early hour this morning caring
for the unfortunate victims.
Engineer .Prindiville, who was tn,
most seriously injured: was picked up
unconscious having been thrown. from
his cab as the big steel monster took
its fatal plunge. over tie. twenty:foot
emDaqlment and landed n5 about i've rods
from the track.
The cars,with the exception of the
rear, sleeper and the observation car,
were strewn in y shape from the rails
to the bottom Of the grade. These
coaches. broke from the remainder Of
the train and were left intact standing
on the grade.
The injured were placed in the obser-
yation car, which with the aid Of frogs
was replaced on the rails, and later at
tached to the relief train.
The accident was probably one Of
the most fortunate in railroad history.
The observation car and two sleepers
were attached to the rear Of mail train
No. 20 and the passengers who desired
continued their journeys. Others were
furnished accommodations at the Great
Northern hotel.
The list Of those seriously injured in
the wreck Of the Oriental Limited, the
Great Northern road fast train, which
left the track one and one-haf miles
east of Doyon last night, was brought
to "a this morning when i: was
learned that the injuries Of William
Tenton and A. Palmquist, both mail
clerks of st. Paul, were in worse condi
tion than was at first supposed. Fentor
suffered the fracture Of three ribs and
Palmer received a bad cash in the
head. Both will recover.
William White and two sons were
injured. They were enroute to Eng
land. The three are now at Mercy hos
pital, this city. J. R. Ford Of Butte.
Mont, was also severely injuro>! and
is confined to the hospital here. Ford
was formerly resident of Grand Forks
and was enroute to that city.
The condition of W. E. Prindiville,
Devils Lake, engineer on the wrecked
train, is reported somewhat improved
by his physicians today. although his
injuries are most severe. Loss of
blood caused by the breaking through
the flesh of the broken bones in the
patients lower limbs, according to ply
sicians, makes his condition more scr.
ious. He is expected to recover.
The other Devils Lake residents in.
jured in the accident are said TO be
improving and will be able to be out
soon.
The shrieking of frightened women,
which is not unusual IN accidents of
this kind. was present in the wreck Of
last night, according to G. L. Wheelock
Of Alexander, N. D., who occupied low
er berth No. 7 in the tourist sleeper Of
the wrecked train. Mr.. Wheelock Is
enroute from his home to Minneapolis
on short business trip. He said this
afternoon before continuing his jour.
ney:
"The FIRST knew that our train had
been wrecked was when I rolled over
and found that was stuck like sticIs
in three feet Of snow, and before
could extricate myself my clothes were
nearly frozen to me, think I should
have escaped this slight cut on my hand
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