Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-29

continued on toward Eamberton,
and a most rcgrettable wreck
followed" said Mr.. Boyle.
Tauer's home, according TO
Superintendent Boyle. is ut
Springfield, Mimi.
. Lanlberton, Mimi, April 29.-Fire
'persons We're killed and twelve in
jured. one seriously when two pas
senger trains on the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad met in "a head
on collision two miles east of here
at $40 O'Clock this morning. A mis-
take in orders. which should have
held the .westbound train at Sanbortl
for the passage of the castbound
dent.
Engineer T. j. Currey of -Naseca
and Fireman Niesser Of the east
bound train. saw the approaching
westbound trainF in time to - their
brakes and jump, both escaping un-
hurt. The eastbound train had vil-
tually stopped when the speeding
westbound train crashed into il.
smashing the wooden smoking car OF
the eastbound train to splinte,s
which caught fire and consumed the
bodies of Engineer L. S. Fuller and
Fireman r. l.. Larson, both of Wi
mona, engine crew of the westbound
train. .xlas
Conductor Ed. Clark of Winona ia
the baggage coach of the westbound
train. also was instantly killed. and
a. Feltz. car repairer of Tracy. Mimi,
and T.. w. Augustine, Pioneer, Ohio,
in the smoker Of the eastbound train.
were crushed to death.
The bodies of Feltz Augustine. and
Clark, were taken to Tracy this
morning, and most of the injured
were brought here. H. Enke Of
Lake Benton, Minn.,S sustained two
fractured ribs. but none of the other
injured were badly hurt. sss5
The dead are: ssss7z
ED,s,e CLARK, conductor OF train
No. SIS from Winona.
I. s. FULLER, engineer of No.
SIG from Winona. ~
E. c. LARSON, fireman on No.
SIG from Winona
A.. FELTZ, car repairer, Tracy.
MINI.
E. w. AUGUSTINE, Pioneer, OK,
Many Injured.
The injured, who were taken to
Mankato and Tracy hospitals are:
&, w. H. Niesser fireman on No. SIT
from Waseca
Joseph Friesing of Lacrosse; WIS.
|. Bert Olson. Slsseton, S. y.
j. Cassidy brakeman on 517,
Sleepy Eye: Mimi.
G. snyderyaard, Lake Benton,
MINI. gs
H. Enkc,. Lake Benton, Mnn.
Bert Roe, Allamont, S. %.
w. II. Hack. pail clerkA Winona.s .sS5
W. ]. Jennings. mail clerk. Winona.
Conrad Hess. Williston, n. d. Is
. Mrs. w. +. Lathrope, Tomahawk
Lake. Wis.
= On Straight Track.
Inc spot where the trains met is on
an open track. To the east is IL
curve, but there are no obstructionss
To- the view, according to those who's
are familiar with the roadbad at that
point. n.
Train No. SIG was 25 minutes late
into Tracy and was speeding to make.
up lost time when it reached Lam
oerton, that No. SIT might not be
delayed at Sanborn, where the crew
in charge Of the eastbound train un-s
derstood the meet was scheduled,
Although all members of the crew OF
traln No. SIT who We're familiar with
the orders received, We're killed it is
believed that their train was racing
at high speed to be on time for the
meeting at Lamberton, which order,
accordlng to the crew Of the east
a new order issued to meet at SAM
To Make Investigation.
Railroad officials said that it will
be impossible to place the responsi-
blllty for the wreck until a careful
investigation of all orders issued and
the manner in which they were
handled has been checked.
The fire which started shortly aft
er the cars piled on top Of the two
engines burned itself out after the
one wooden car, the only one of thai
type in the two trains. had been con.
sumed. The steel cars were but
Slightly damaged. si s3sy s.:, = 81.
Those hurt suffered only minor in.2.s
Juries. Niesser, fireman on s517 wa u
injured about the head and shoulders
when he jumped, Currey, who Jumps
ed with him was mot hurt beyond be.g
ing shaken. The passengers suffered
from bruises received when thrown tos
the floor OF the. car from berths and
seats They were removed TO hospi-S
tails at Trkcy and Mankato. Hurried
examinations mad by pliysicial1sS
rushed from this place showed that
none had recaYed hurts Of = decided.s
yly serious nature. & Enke was the on 81
" nerson whose bones we're broken
he having two fractured ribs.
Only a small strip 1f. traekS was
damaged The front md sc both Il
trains piled up ID No ear ierSktils 81
track, but It will SraQaire ~ III least
twenty four hours Ito clear the wreck.
age and place the r0aA Abed ana raiIss
In share ~ resume III 81
The hour. at shich rho wreck ocss
CURED y heughts ~ havs been re-
we're An 3arsd sFhe aofaty m nsssss
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