The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28
FOUR MlNNESoTANS INJURED
WHEN TRAINS CRASH AT
BAY CITY, TEXAS.
GUN LIMBERS ARE SMASHED
Field Pieces Are Lifted Several Feet
Off Flat Car by Impact-ArtiIlery-
men Figure in First Serious
Train Accident.

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at Bay City in a head-on collision be
tween the troop train and a home
seekers special train en- route fol
Houston, Texas.
j. w. (Jack) Ryan, st. Paul; cook
Battery D; sides and arm injured.
Grant R. Jacobson, Minneapolis; cor
poral, Battery E; cuts and bruises
about face and arms.
John M. Hergan, Minneapolis, priv
ate, Battery E; leg hurt.
L. J. Jacobson, Minneapolis; private
in Battery D; bruises on arms and
legs.
]. j. Conway, Minneapolis; passeng.
er homeseekers' train; injuries to
back.
Troops Asleep at Time.
At the time of the accident, the
troop train was at a standstill, taking
water, and the homeseekers' special,
travelling at speed of about 80 miles
an hour, crashed into the standing
train. The engineers and firemen OF
both trains escaped injury and posi-.
BILE death by leaping from their cabs
The members of the artillery bat.
talon nearly all were asleep in Pull.
mans at the time of the accident, Z
a. M, and the string of fiat and box.
cars bearing guns and equipment,
which preceded the Pullman coaches,
served as buffer for the troopers.
Gun LImbers Smashed.
The engine and first day coach OF
the homeseekers' train were wrecked
and wheels on two gun limbers and
caissons belonging to Battery F were
smashed. Blocks holding the wheels
of all guns and caissons were loos.
ened.
F. K. Kirkpatrick, Parkers Prairie
Mimi, and Lawrence Freeman, Mime
apolis, privates in Battery F, who
were guarding the guns Of their bat.
terry, were seated on one of the field
pieces, when the collision occurred
The impact raised the piece several
feet of the fiat car.
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Camps in Good Condition.
Another report from Major General
Bliss to the War department on his
inspection of national guard camps on
the Mexican border said he found the
encampment At LIano Grande, Donna,
Mercedes and Harrington, Tex, in an
excellent state of health, with sani-
tary conditions ranging from good to
excellent. Minnesota national guards
are in Llano Grande.
The dispatch follows:
finished inspection of Minnesota
and Indiana infantry brigades and two
regiments of Nebraska infantry and
auxiliary troops from these states, all
stationed at Llano Grande and por-
tions of Texas infantry brigade sta
toned at Donna, Mercedes and Har.
lingen.
Command is in excellent state of
health, the sick report being practi-
cally negligible.
Camp water supply system at Llano
Grande Is nearly completed.
Sanitary conditions of the various
camps varied from good to excellent.
"All officers and men interviewed
by me stated that the rations are
abundant in quantity, excellent in quail
ity and Of suitable variety"
X X X
Miiitlamen Poisoned.
Ptomaine- poisoning due to eating
tomatoes, has sent 12O men of
the Third Minnesota to the hospital.
Major c. E. Prudden, chief of the
medical relief, who examined the to-
matoes, said that they contained gases
which were responsible for the sick
ness. Company H Of Olivia, which
has used the last Of their supply, re-
ported half Of their number i'll. The
bulk Of the other cases are in Com
pany A of Duluth.
The regimental and field hospitals
are filed and 1t was necessary to care
for many in their quarters. DR.. Prud-
den said that the companies were in
good health. and that the remainder
of the supply would be condemned.
Six men of the First regiment are in
the field hospital suffering from bloody
dysentery. Some of the cases are Sc
rious. Food and soft drinks sold by
stands are the cause of this sickness,
according to Major R. M. Peterson of
the medical corps.
1t is reported that Colonel A. P.
Blecksom of the Third cavalry is to
take command of the camp.
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Prairie Chicken Refuge Asked.
Creation of the first prairie chicken
refuge in Minnesota is asked in the
petition of so residents of the district
extending south from Crookston.
was filed with Carlos Avery, state
game and fish commissioner. The
proposed refuge will include about 90
900 acres, or nearly four townships
and cover country given peculiarly
to prairie chickens, the commissioner
said. An early s-aring on the petit
ton is planned because of a desire
of interested parties to get action in
advance of the hunting season.
X X X
Artillery Mustered Into Service.
The First battalion, First Minnesota
field artillery, composed of more than
so per cent of recruits, have just been
mustered into federal service at Camp
Bobleter. The three batteries have
been recruited we'll above peace
strength and the officers are busy with
clerical work in making out the mus
ter rolls Incident to transference of
the militia into the federal service.
Heavy enlistments on the streets of
Minneapolis In the past few days are
responsible for bringing the batteries
up to the required strength.