Willmar tribune., 1922-03-01

by the relief train from Minneapolis
which arrived at between $3.50 and 10
o'clock. The relief train was made
up of empty coaches to take care Of
the passengers on No. 10 and also
wrecking crew and equipment.
Willmar Doctors Called
Following the. wreck a call was re-
ceived at the Willmar Clinic for DR.
B. J. BrantOn and P. C. Dawson, the
former Of the two being a company
surgeon. This arrived at $50 o'clock.
Physicians at Waverly also were call
ed.
Left From Roundhouse
The Willmar physicians soon had
their surgical and first aid equipment
in readiness and drove to the round
house. Here the Wrecking crew of
six men under the supervision Of N.
A. Jensen set out Of the yards for the
scene Of the wreck at $3.50 o'clock. On
the Wrecker were also Supt Frogner
and Messrs. Gates and Haslett.
Branton Takes Charge
DR.. B. J. Branton upon arriving at
the scene Of the wreck at $50 o'clock
Immediately took charge Of the re-
lief and first aid work assisted by DR..
?. c. Dawson and a physician from
Waverly who had driven over the
snow drifted roads and had arrived
quite soon after the accident. All in,
jured were taken into the sleepers
and given first aid care. Attempts were
also made to rescue if possible those
pinned under the wrecked engines
The work accomplished by these ply
sicians surely is worthy Of much com
mendation 's .
At 2:a0 A. NJ. on Friday the Will
mar relief train began it's return trip
Three engines drew a train Of twenty
cars emptied by those who were trans
| ferred from No. 10 and No. 2 to the
Minneapolis relief train. These emp
| ty cars were taken to Willmar arriy
| ing at AIS a. m.
Injured Recovering
| The three injured men, Dahlien
| Barnes and Sanderson were immedi
ate!y taken to the Willmar Hospital
where they are now recovering from
! their fractures. The men have beer
1.-THE recipients Of. many friendly EcalE
and flowers in large numbers sent tt
their bedsides. Harry sDahlien'ss lef
forearm is in serious condition blu
it is hoped that it will be restored t.
a healthy condition. again. s55s:s.s
The passengers on No. 10 werestin
deed fortunate. 1t has been reporte1
that all injuries claimed are mino
among the passengers. These wer
taken to Minneapolis. IS
.-.. Recalls Horror Of 1882
The tragedy on Thursday Afternoon
:, shortly: after five o'clock was tn
greatest railroad disasterElocalIy sine
the year 1882 when thirteen men; en-
ployed On a gravel job were rushe
to death on gravel train driven b
an irate engineer. The work train O.
this occasion travelling at a terrifi
rate ran Off the track between AtWs
ter and Kandiyohi, hurting the labor
ers into the ditch and costing tn
lives Of thirteen Of them.
This terrible event, occurred o
Midsummer's Day, June Oath, 1SS.
Forty-fve of the gravel pit worker
we're seated on fiat cars at the tim
of the accident.
Tribune Issues Extra
The Willmar Tribune on Friday a
ternoon at six o'clock published
front page edition on the railroad tra
edy which occurred last Thursday a
ternoon and in which perished fiy
lives. This special edition was sol
in the city, newsboys disposing of a
most thousand copies. This editio
we have been told by many acquain
L ed with the exact details of the wrec
contained practically the entire stor
Since that extra was run off on oil
I Duplex additional news material r
garding the tragedy has come in
our office. This has been secure
thru conversations With thpse. jpyel
led in the catastrophe. ssss.s .sS.s. S s !
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