The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-15

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Fargo. N. D.. July 15.-The ori.
entail Limited. the Great Northern's
crack coast train. was wrecked be-
tween Ashby and Melby, Mimi, sew
enty-five miles east of here. at 1:45
o'clocy Sunday afternoon. Fireman
Campbell. aged 35 years, of Melrose
Mimi, was instantly killed. crushed
by the tender as he attempted to
jump from his engine.
AS the train rounded sharp curve
hanked on one hand by a high bank
and by deep swamp and a thirty
foot embankment on the other. the
engine left the track and it was half
buried in the steep wall of earth. The
train was travelling at a good rate Of
speed and two day coaches the
smoker. diner. two Pullmans. and
baggage car plunged over the en-
bankment straight ahead and landed
in swamp thirty feet below.
Passengers Injured.
PASSENGERS were uninjured by the
fall. aside from minor bruises and
cuts. The force of the fall was re-
duced to pra ctically nothing by the
water and mud of the swamp. Men
Ch0
coach doors and windows and waded
to safety through mud and water.
Shortly after the coaches landed in
the swamp one of the acetylene tanks
exploded and the gas caught fire,
spreading to the coaches. The flames
spread to the other coaches landed
in the swamp. Passengers and crew
fought the flames while standing knee
deep in the mud and water. All Of
the five coaches and the baggage car
We're entirely destroyed by the
flames. Men rescued as much bag
gage as possible from the burning
coaches.
Three Coaches Remain on Track.
But three coaches remained on the
track. the parlor car and two Pull
mans. These cars collided with the
engine tender. but were not damaged
Occupants of these coaches gave aid
to those who We're thrown into the
swamp.
swept the country near Ashby yester.
day afternoon. Telegraph and tele-
phone lines We're put out Of commits
sion. In many places portions Of the
roadhed We're washed away. Slippery
rails are held responsible for the
wreck by officials. Two heavy freight
trains were run over the main track
just before the Oriental Limited was
due and officials say those trains may
have damaged the roadbed already
weakened by excessive rains.
After the wreck 1t was practically
impossible to send in calls for aid
Passengers and brakemen walked
miles before means Of communication
were found. Two special trains were
dispatched Immediately. one from
Barnesville and one from Fergus
Falls. They carried a dozen doctors
and number of nurses. A wreck
ing train was also dispatched from
Barnesville.
Attend to Bruises.
On the arrival of the physicians
minor cuts and bruises of the passen-
gers were given attention. Fireman
Campbell's body was taken from be-
meath the tender. An engine from one
of the relief trains took the three
coaches from the Oriental Limited
bearing the passengers from the
wrecked train back to Evansville.
Mimi, a distance of six miles. There
they were transferred to other trains
which were routed over the Breck-
not be made up Travellers will be
delayed nearly twelve hours by the
wreck.
Occurs Near Place of Melby Wreck.
The wreck occurred within a few
feet of the place where the famous
Melby wreck of six years ago hap
pened. when seven persons were
killed and a large number were in
jured. Engineer Meagher of st.
Paul. was in charge Of the train and
narrowly escaped death. He was also
in charge Of the Oriental Limited.
east bound, in the Melby wreck. Had
yesterdays smashup taken place
twenty-five feet west. it would have
been an exact duplicate OF the Melby
wreck. probably.
Engineer Has Gold Medal.
Engineer Meagher is the man who
prevented q passenger train from
running through the Union depot in
Minneapolis several years ago. when
he caught" the runaway train with .
switch engine. Meagher was altar