The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-03-01
SENATOR moRIARTY INJURED AND
CONDUCTOR KILLED
BROKEN RAIL WAS TIE CAUSE
Wnek Occurred lust as The Train Mas
Pulling Into Republic ysrds-wD
Slowed Down.

country was wrecked last Sunday night
in the yards at Republic One man.
Conductor Bloomer was killed and
several injured, among others Senator
Moriarty who had his shoulder put out
of joint
The train had slowed down and was
running about eight miles per hour or
the fatalities would have been much
greater az all OF the cars lett the track
excepting the last Pullman and all ex-
cepting the day coacn and the two lsst
Pulinans tipped over on their sides
A heavy blanket of snow saved the
occupants of the cars from serious in
jury or death and the cars slid A.
long on their sides after they tipped
over.
Senator Noriarty tells the following
story:
II was afraid to leave Marquette last
Saturday night because of the blizzard
that was raging and when things clear
cd Sunday decided that IL was safe to
make the trip.
II came from Marquette in company
with Myron Sherwood. J. Il. Shermai.
Dan Ball and gentleman named
Love At Negaunee we picked up Ben
Neely. When the train reached Cham.
pion the members Of the party, except
ing Ben Neely-who had eaten his
supper at Negaunee- went into the
diner. / was seated at one OF the small
tables and facing me was Conductor
Dunn who was dead heading back as
ne had worked the sixteen hour limit
and thus was not eligible TO run the
train.
''On the opposite side of the car,
seated az one OF the large tables. were
Mr.. Sherwood and Mr.. sherman, who
were on their way 10 Lansing To attend
the Sparrow funeral Mr. Dan Ball
who was on his way to the Falls and
the gentleman named Love.
AS we neared Republic there was a
shock. the lights went down and came
np and then another shock AT the
second shock Mr. Dunn yelled, Look
out. boys She's going | had a cup
of coffee half raised to my lips /
cropped il and grabbed the table
Then the car tipped over and started TO
scrape along on its side and l thought
OF tho accident wherein Governor Nc.
Donald was killed by stump protrud-
ing in at the window and ] ducked
back as we'll az could to the partition
and grabbed hat rack fol support
Just as did Mr.. Love fell over on top
OF me putting my shoulder out hut |
didn't know that IL was out at the
time.
,'As soon as things got quiet | called
out, Anybody hurt and from all parts
of the car came chorus. I'm all
right: I'm all right. We were IN alb
solute darkness and were afraid that
the fire In the big range would set the
car on fire. tried TO get up and tnen
found that my shoulder was out a
bout the tirst voice | heard from with.
ont was Ben Neely shouting. Mike,
are you hurtf shouted back that J
was unhurt aud then Ben and some
ethers got busy opening the doors 40
that the imprisoned passengers might
get ont.
''Mr. sherman had his finger badly
cut but outside of that our party es-
capped nninIured.
I'VE were hustled back 10 tho Pull.
mans and wrapped mp as best we could
and then walked down 70 Republic
where my shoulder was set by Or.
L0yelace.
senator Moriarty says that his first
thought. as the ear was humping along
on the ties. was that it was shame
k.at he had to drop the emp Of coffee.
Mr. Nicely was riding in the next n
the last Pullman. IL went OFT the track
but didn't tip over. He says that his
irst thought was for Senator Moriarty
whom he knew to b. in the diner a.
Mr. Moriarty had tried 20 induce MIR,
Nicely 10 eat with him bnt he didn't
feel hungry aud 20 stayed in the Phil.
man.
A passenger ran to the Republic
depot and told the operator that many
we're killed and injured and message
was Immediately sent 10 Charming fol
doctors The Crystal Fails train wa'
ne Cnanning and was sent post haste &
CRYSTAL Falls 20 gather mp all the doc
tors and take them 10 Republic. Latel
on the brakeman got down to th'