Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-04-02
NO. 10 OFF TRACK
NEAR PENN0CK
Slow Speed Avert. Terrible Trage-
dy. Passenger. Only Slight
" Injured.

passenger lTaln NO. 1O was wreck
ed Monday morning two miles west
of Pennock. The train was running
at low rate of speed which averted
a terrible catastrophe. The smoker,
two day coaches and one sleeper top
pied over from four foot bank. The
engine and two baggage cars and the
rear sleeper remained on the track.
A large number of the passengers
were shaken up and sustained injur-
les but luckily there were no fatali-
ties. The cause of the accident has
not been determined. One report says
broken rail, another a broken wheel
and a third blames the soft roadbed.
The accident occurred shortly before
three o'clock. It was dark and the
lighting Of a match even was forbid
den for fear of lighting escaping gas.
DIR. Hans johnson Of Kerkhoven was
the first medical man on the scene
and gave first aid to many injured.
The injured and as many as possible
OF the passengers were crowded into
the two baggage cars and the engine
made quick run to Willmar, where
Winmar doctors were on hand to at
tend to the injured. A dozen or so
had their injuries dressed at the depot,
and those more seriously shaken up
were taken to the different hospitals.
There were about twenty-five who had
injuries dressed at Willmar, and most
of them proceeded on their way by the
next trains.
The following is a partial list Of
the injured:
AT DAv1soN's HOSPITAL
julius Hoium Of Cyrus. left hip in
jured. Is not seriously hurt.
Mrs. John H. Johnson of Benson, cut
in neck, severing blood vessel, injured
on left shoulder and right limb sprained.
Edw. Naanum Of Hancock, broken
nose Proceeded on his way to Minne-
E. B. Van Tassel Of Kent, cut in fore
head BESsoSF%osT eS H0sPfTA1 {es1PsE
Mr.. Farr Of Tintah, a sprained
AT w1LLMAR HOSPITAL
Rev: ~ FIJI iarsd LITER of Donnelly' not seri-
Mrs. Mary Danelz Of Minneapolis.
badly shaken up.
The Benson Review lists the follow
| ing Benson people who were In wreck:
sherif Gilbertson. minor scratches
Rev: G. A. Lindahl, cut on head by
Miss Dorothy Brooksby. shoulder
Miss Emma Jensen, side badly bruis-
J ed and ribs probably fractured: other
wise bruised and lacerated.
Mrs: sunde. quite badly bruised.
AXel Johnson.
John Benoit, back injured:
! Rev. Kvale. knee slightly injured:
Raynold Anderson received a cut on
t%poyed hS9S aad at the '
fingers badly cut on ieft hand; 49,,
oliver Hill Of Morris, had hip and
right leg slightly hurt.
the wreck, and there was no serious
delay Of traffic. The train bearing the
same number was wrecked at Oe1ano
| Sunday morning.
The Sunday mornings east bound
passenger No. 10 ran into an earth
= slide a mile and half east Of Delano'
The train was going slow at the time
on account of the poor condition OF
new double track grade so that only
the engine and the baggage car tipped
The engineer, Henry Eddy, received
several bad cuts in his head and was
bruised on his left leg. An army sur
geon who chanced to be on the train
gave first aid dressing to the injuries
The injured man was taken to a hos
pital In st. Paul. Neither the fireman
nor baggage men were hurt. There
were several Willmar people amont
the passengers on the train.
No. 10 returned to Wflmar ant
went to the cities by way of st. Cloud
which route was also taken by thu
Sundays mail trains.
Wells Bomsta and Floyd Wick
ers Of Atwater were Willmar call
ers Friday evening and Saturday.
Oscar Pearson left today for
few days visit with his sister; Mr.
Melbostad, at Boyd, Minnesota. +
Mrs. Aaron Erickson OF Niobe
N. Oak, is at present visiting at tn
Andrew Ray home.
Al. Myers Of Frost spent sunda;
visiting at the Archie Rasmussen
home. ~ 80
Mrs. Ole Erickson Of Lake Lillian
! came Tuesday for visit at the Al
drew Ray home.
Psc1ts BODY Hou1d
Sioux Falls, s. D.-The body OF J.
who disappeared Dec. 1S Las
Twas found today in secluded spc
near the Queen Bee mill In this cit.
Mr.. Peck left Sheldon, lows, n y
= kiscember. after visiting = daushfer,@ g
his homo here It 10 thought that Whe
D passing the mil the train slackened y
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