The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-09-05
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on the car, too," hs explained, "be-
cause We were scheduled to feed IA
soldiers today. Someone else will have
to feed 'em now," and he almost shed
tears as he said it. 1t was ten min
utes before they got the chef out from
under the tables and then he stood
around barefooted and viewed the
wreck
Lee Johnson, colored, one of the
dining car walters, was injured about
the back, but did not go to the hos
pital
The coaches did not seem to be so
very badly damaged. Most Of those
overturned had been torn loose from
the trucks, and will have to be sent
to the shops for an overhauling.
The wreck did not tie up traffic for
there is double track between Minot
and Surrey. The wrecker was on the
ground early this morning and by to-
morrow, the wreckage will be cleared
away.
A large crowd of Minot folks were
out early viewing the wreck and TAX
ing pictures of it.
Mrs. Aksel Bratsberg, wife Of the
well known Minot insurance man, was
riding in the day coach which plung-
ed over the fifteen foot embankment,
but fortunately she was not seriously
injured. Her back was bruised but
she will be all right within short
time Mrs. Bratsberg and two chill
dren were enroute home from a visit
in st. Paul, and the conductor had
just called Minot. Mrs. Bratsberg
had put on her coat and had the chill
dren ready to take them from the
train, when all at once the lights went
out. What happened afterWard was
done so quickly that she does not have
cleal. conception of the occurrence.
Men, women and children in the coach
who were injured were moaning
Within a short time, tralnmen broke
windows out from under them, as the
car was living on it's side, and removed
the injured and others from the coach.
Mr.. Bratsberg was at the u. N.
station waiting for his Wlfe, ana
learning within five minutes after II
happened that the wreck had occurred
managed to go to the scene or The
wreck with the doctors and nurses
w6o went out with JWo coaches. DOC,
tors Erenfeld, Pence, NeWloVe and
Kermott and Mrs. Henry Slocum,,
trained nurse, were in charge OF the
train that first went to the scene. Inc
injured were placed on cushlons IN
one of the coaches and brot to the sta-
ton, thel; being taken to the hosplCal'
Among the injured, Mrs. +. olson
and sister, Mrs. F. Swanson, from
Culbertson, Mont, probably were huft
the worst. Mrs. Olson was injured
about the face and head by cuts ana
bruises. while Mrs. Swanson's rlght
arm was badly injured. =,
Mrs. John Void of Towner, an ola
ladv was enroute to Glasgow Mont,
for visit She received a severe
scaln wound and cuts over the eyes.
She intends to return home as SOON as
she is able.
The Injured.
Mrs. Wold, Towner:
O. w. Hansen, Portland ore.
Mrs. Riddle Nashpot, Ohio.
Mrs. Oscar Olson, Culbertson, Mont.
Mrs. F. Swanson, Genesee, III.
Edwin Gustafson, Astoria, Ore, a
soldier. ~
Mr.. Linnertz, Plentywood, Mont.
Mrs. Lyden, Lilydale, N. Y.
Mrs. Mamie Shue, Clinton, III.
]. N. Evans, Fall City, Neb.
A. Fullmer, Fall City Neb:
Mrs. P. Olson and Mrs. +. swanson
the two women who were most seTl-
ously injured, were returning to the
home of Mrs. Olson at CulbertsonI
with the body of Mrs. Olson's son who'
died few days ago at Camp Dodge'
The Young man was in the service
there when his death occurred. Inc
body was in the baggage car.
The engineer, Bill Hines, OF this
citv. detected defective rail when he
passed over it and applied the emer-
gency brakes This saved many llVes
as by the time the cars toppiied over
they were barely in motion. A young
lady in lower berth slept thru 1t all
and when awakened by the porters
asked if she had time to smoke a Gig
arctic. When assured that it was per
missable she reached underneath herc
pillow and extracting package OF
Camels proceeded to enjoy qulet
smoke as she dressed.
One of the railway men who as
sisted in getting, the people out OF the
coaches, relates an interesting incl
lent. An hour or so after it was
thot that everyone had been remov-
ed. a railway man went into one OF
the coaches where he found babe
fast asleep. The mother had been in
jured and in her excitement had over
looked the fact that she had the
youngster along with her.