Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-02-28
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HoRnBtl.Ez WRECK.
N WhlchF.v. Hansen and Three
Others Lost Their Lives
Last Wednesday.

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The following account Of the wreck,
which occurred at Sherman, near Gar
retson, S. D., early last Wednesday
morning, resulting in the death OF
Conductor Franklin v. Hansen, and
three stock men was taken from the
last issue of the Garretson News:
THE DEAD
Frank Hanson, Willmar, conductor,
died at wreck.
Frank Rounfeldt, Ptpestone, farmer,
died at hospital $3.50.
G. W. Engel, Hillsboro, N. D., stock
man, died in caboose on way to Sioux
Falls.
Chris Tridju. Russell, Mimi, stock
man, died at wreck.
THE INJURED
Oscar Johnson, Garretson. brake
man, compound fracture of right Leg
compound fracture of small bone In
left leg.
Tim Cronan, Willmar, Mimi, brake
man, left hip dfslocated, small bone in
right foot fractured and dislocated.
T. E. Moran, Sioux City, car repair
er, right hand cut, minor bruises about
head and legs.
Carl Olson, Sioux City, Ia. car re-
pairer, right knee bruised.
John F. Ross. farmer, living eight
miles southeast of Pipestone, Mimi,
badly cut about head and neck, side
bruised.
Matt Brennan, Donnelly, Mimi, far.
mer, face cut; legs and feet pinched.
Theodore J. Peterson, Willmar,
Mimi. right leg broken below knee,
minor injuries about face.
Arndt Olson, Donnelly, Mimi, bad
cash over right eye; cuts on back Il
head, splinters in side.
The worst railroad wreck the Great
Northern has ever had in this vicinity
occurred Wednesday morning about
1880 when two men were killed almost
instantly, two others so badly injured
that they have since died, and nine
more were injured, two of them very
seriously. in rear end collision of two
freight trains. The accident happened
about two miles north of Garretson
and about a mile and half south of
Sherman, just this side of the curve in
the track.
Train 419. the local freight, was de-
layed all along the line, and the time
Of the train crew expired on account
of the sixteen hour law. This crew
was composed of Conductor Tommy
O'Neil, engineer Gust Danielson, fire.
man Bobby Bryne, and brakemen Os-
car Johnson and Theodore j. Peterson.
A relief crew was sent from Garrett
son, which met the train and took
charge somewhere this side of Pipe
stone. Conductor Frank Hanson was
in charge Of this crew. There were a
number Of shippers in the caboose,
there being thirteen men altogether,
including the crew that was dead
heading" their way to Garretson,
This train was followed by a spec
ial. There are no night operators be-
tween Pipest0ne aud GarretsOn. Train
419 had been out of Pipestone long
enough to have made GarretsOn cas-
lily under ordinary circumstances, but
the train was heavy one and various
things delayed them. They set out a
car of stock at Sherman and then left
for Garretson. Coming up grade af-
ter leaving Sherman they were going
J very slowly, probably about five miles
an hour. The special train followed.
and supposing that the other train
: was in Garretson, they made no stop
> at Jasper or Sherman. Rounding the
: curve they could not see the train in
front until right on to it, because of
blowing snow and smoke. They crash.
ed into the caboOse, smashing it into
kindling wood. Every man in it was
either killed or injured.
!. As soon as possible the engine of
the extra train ran back to Sherman
% for help and the front engine with a
= few cars ran to Garretson and the
:. operator was notified Of the accident
> Fred Hedding had his train made up
. to 60 north as soon az the other trains
i had arrived, and at once he was or
= dered to hook on to a caboose and run
> back to the wreck. Drs. DeVall and
I Reagan had been notified. DR.. De-
: Vail got to the depot about the time
the engine was ready to leave and he
was taken on. DR.. Reagan arrived
= a few minutes afterward and was tax
en- up on hand car. Both immediate
y ly did everything possible for the re
lief of the injured. It was a terrible
. scene. The dead and injured were
= lying in the wreckage and on the snow