Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-09-04
STOCK TRAIN IN BAD
MIX-uP AT ElDRIDGE
TWd TOURISTS INJURED IN
sWRECK-ONE REPORTED
DEAD.

! TWO ''1OURlSTS" INJURED IN
sWRECK-ONE REPORTED
Large Number Of Sheep Caught in the
Wreck-Train Crew Unhurt.
About - o'clock last night an east
bdnnd stock train met with a wreck
at a point about four miles west of
Eldridge. The train was running at
the usual speed when by some means
the cars were derailed, and a bad
wreck piled up in consequence. Elev-
en- cars of sheep and seven or eight
cars of lumber and other freight
were piled in a promiscuous heap high
in the air. 1t was one of the most
complete mixups of loaded freight
;, cars that has been had in long time.
None of the train crew were hurt,
nor any of the stock men on the train,
but two hoboes stealing ride were
caught in the wreck and buried un-
derneath an immense pile of wreck
age.
The wrecking crew was sent from
jamestown, and Drs. Gerrish and
Arzt, company physicians went at
once, arriving at the wreck at about
O'clock.
It was soon known that one or more
men were pinned beneath the wreck,
and cries and groans could be plain
ly heard. 1t was big task to get at
the men who were underneath the
pile of wreckage, but the train crew
worked like beavers and deserve the
greatest praise for their efforts in the
cause of humanity. 1t was necessary
to dig a tunnel underneath the mass
of timbers and cars to get at the men
imprisoned in the wreck. The men
who were injured were in lumber
car. One by the name of Mat Bego-
vtch was finally gotten out and
brought to the City hospital in James
town. His escape from death was
remarhable is there were no beaes:
Broken, but he has number of bad
flesh wounds. He says there was one
other man with him in the same car,
and he was probably killed. The man
rescued remained from IL o'clock un
til 8 a. m. under the wreck, and how
he managed to remain alive is mys-
terry. The body of the other man had
not been recovered at noon. Some
of the lumber in the wreck were inn
mense timbers, and these were piled
high above the men in the car. In
spite of the severity of the wreck
there were comparatively few sheep
billed, and large number were TAX
en- from the cars and driven to the
Jamestown stockyards where they
will be cared for by the company.
The bodies of those killed were bur-
led near the wreck.
t All trains were delayed severai
hours while the wreck was being
cleared.
Both Nos. and Z we're held In
jamestown until $3.50 and 4 p. M,
while the wreck was being cleared,
and were sent west as soon AZ the
tracks had been cleared sufficiently
to permit trains to pass.
Died at HOspital.
During the afternoon Matt Bego-
yich, the man brought to the City
hospital from the wreck, died. 1t
was thought at first that his injuries
were not fatal, but he was evidently
hurt internally. Later in the after
noon the body Of the other tramp
was found in the wreckage and re-
moved after much effort on the part
Of the wrecking crew. Papers and
some money were found on his per-
son, and his name appeared to be
John Riska.
Two wreckers were sent to the
scene and both worked as rapidly as
possible to clear the track. Some OF
the broken cars contained consider
able wheat which was, scattered IN
with lumber and sheep; about 50
carcassee Of sheep were buried, ana
many Of the animals had their legs
broken and were Killed.
It is reported that two other men
we're killed in the wreck, but up to
D. m. only two had been found.
DEATH OF PATIENT.
The death Of Andrew Jorgenson
occurred Wednesday ct state hospital,
where he had been q patient for the
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