Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-18
ENGINEER
WARREN
IS HURT
POPULAR ENGINE Err ON
"BISMARCK SWITCH"
QUITE SERIOUSLY 1NJUR-
ED.
five OTHERS we're nUR1
At investigation Held Yesterday
Afternoon, Grew of the Helper
Engine Was Blamed.

Engine Was Blamed.
Engineer H. H. Warren of the en-.
gine usually known as the Bismarck
switch" was seriously injured and
five others sustained lesser injuries
in a wreck which occurred on the
Northern Pacific main line about a
mile west of the Missouri river bridge
and a couple CT miles east of the
town of Mandan yesterday morning
at GAS a. M, Mandan time. War
ren's engine collided with switch en-
gine No. 2413, known as the "helper,"
which latter engine was returning to
Mandan after having pushed extra
freight train No. 1917, eastbound, up
the grade.
While this was what is commonly
known as "head on collision" the
tenders of the two engines collided,
for the Bismarck switch was pulling
its two, coaches tender foremost, that
it is was really backing in towards
Bismarck, while the helper was back
ing into lMandan.
Warren Jumped.
The bismarck switch is regular
train but it does not appear on the
time card. 1t leaves Mandan every
morning. at $3.50 for this city and is
combination train of two coaches
baggage and smoker. and passenger
coach.
The train was In charge of Conduc.
tor ]. G. Hoist and Engineer Warren
and Fireman B. r. Clark, all of whom
reside in Mandan. The helper was
run by Engineer Thomas Hunt and
Fireman Joseph Sagmiller.
The helper had just pushed the ex.
ira freight up the grade on the west
side of the Missouri river bridge and
: was returning, tender foremost, to the
Mandar yards. Engineer Warren on
the Bismarck switch pulled out OF
Mandan at $50 for this city, his en-
gine also being tender foremost.
On account Of the fog and escaping
steam, the engineers Of both trains
said that they were unable to see
each ether until the accident was un'
avoidable.
Engineer Warren threw on his
brakes when he saw what was aboul
to happen and he and his fireman
jumped from the cab. This was
probably the only thing which saved
them from an instant death, for the
Bismarck switch engine was small
one as compared with the big engine
it met with. At the point where the
engineer and fireman jumped there is
an embankment of about twenty-five
feet In the fall Warren fractured his
spine and is in a serious condition
while Clark sustained a cash in the
forehead and painful body bruises.
Five Passengers Aboard.
The engineer and fireman en- the
helper did not jump, their engine be-
ing the bigger of the two, and were
not hurt but were just shaken up a
bit. The cab of the Bismarck switch
was practically demolished.
Conductor Hoist of the Bismarck
switch was cut about the left hand
and sustained several body bruises.
There were just five passengers
on the Bismarck switch and three OF
these were injured. The other two
a couple of Indian squaws, were not
hurt and started to walk the track fc'l
the Standing Rock Indian reservation
They are still going, according to all
reports, for they have not been lOcat
ed in Mandan.
Passengers Injured.
Eric A. Thorberg of this city was
bruised about the hand but not ser
iously injured. He came to Bismarck
today. Mrs. Thorberg sustained q
number of injuries about the head
and nose, and sprained wrist. The
shock was too much for her and she
is now confined to bed in a Man
dan home, although there is nothing
seriously wrong with her. M. s.
VandeWater, also of this city, was
bruised about the leg but was able to
be around.
Medical aid was given all of those
who were injured by Mandan physi
clans and surgeons. While Engineer
Warren is in a serious condition, he
is not necessarily fatally injured.
There is no paralysis and the doctors
said at late hour last night that
there was chance for his recovery
although he may be crippled for life
A specialist is now on the way to
Mandan to attend the engineer
Warren Popular.
Warren is very popular in Mandan
and the sympathy of the entire com
munity gees out to Mrs. Warren in
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