The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-08
AUTOTDCkOLlSHED
BY FREIGHT AFTER IT
STALLED ON TRACKS
Moore, IS, Myrtle Shop
ard, 19, and Bernice John.
son, II, Victims
MAGnUs SCENE OF TRAGEDY
Two Instantly Killed; Miss John.
son, Unconscious, Dies g
Hours After Crash
MAcnUs SCENE OF TRAGEDY

Au!ee PeISonS were Killed, two In
stantly. about 1850 p. IA. Friday when
q 500 Line freight train smashed IN
automobile to bits at q crossing nine
miles southeast Of Bismarck.
Ground to pieces beneath the
wheels Of the locomotive, bodies 81
the two instantly killed and the aa,to-
mobile were almost unrecognisable.
m mass OF wreckage was carried
4OO Ieet down the railway uode.
ripping huge splinters from the rniI-
road ties, and twisting splinters, steel.
and human flesh, into . horrible
mass.
The two instantly killed vere
Charles B. Moore, 6, q rural nm
carrier who lived near S~tev,rtadale.
and Miss Myrtle Shepard, 10. Bum
stad, . teacher In Teller district
school No. 3. near Glencoe.
Girl Dies To-day
Miss Bernice johnson. II. also AZ
Stewartsdale, the third member Of IT,
party. died In Z local hospital e i:27
p. a. today from injuries received.
without regaining consciougueas. ~
giri. daughter Of Mn. Hugh lGcllm-
tlcn. Stewartsdale. Is believed to hsye
escaped instant death because. ridiue
IN h back seat Of the sedan. IL
was carried on the pilot Of tho loco-
motive while the other two were
crushed beneath It.
Miss johnson suffered several sluall
fractures and many body bruises and
cuts. No arrangements for her fu.
neral had been made this Afternoon
The girl was placed In the locomo.
tive q Immediately after the crash
and rushed to Bismarck. She -
brought to the local hospital about
$3.50 O'Clock.
1ne two girls were IN route to Bis
marck with Mr.. Moore when the ac-
cldent occurred. The CROSSING Is
about two miles southeast of Maenus.
Both the automobile and train were
bound for the Capital City. |
Confused His Gears
In the belief Of Jacob Yeaslev. To-
connective fireman, Mr.. Moore STONED
at the bottom Of the incline leading l
the crossing to shift gears. then l
drove up onto the crossing where the
motor stalled. Engineer A. b. Der.
geson was unable to . the automo-
oue as 1t approached the crossing.
being on the other side. The road
parallel with the tracks for E
IA hundred yards on either side Of
he crossing. With the train travel.
lng between 3 and . miles m hour.
according TO the engineer. . halt
sould not be effected more quickly.
free the wreckage and bodies Il
vas necessary to uncouple the loco
motive from the train cars.
snort funeral services for Nj.
4oore viii be conducted ct the Webb
sQlneral chapel, here. ct 2 o'clock to-
MORROW afternoon, with local Salva-
ION Army officials taking charRe.
The body then win be taken to Glen
'oe. where services win Be conducted
q the Glencoe CPresbyterian) church
Monday, with Bismarck aalyation
Army Officials again taking charee.
surial viii be made 1t the Glencoe
emetery. It Is expected pallbeoxers
III be chosen from among veteran
arners In the 5tewartsdale district.
P1an Shepard Funeral
Tentative funeral 'a-rrangeuoents
Miss Shepard call for services Ct
ne Burnstad Lutheran church sosne-
Tuesday. with the pastor a the
nurch officiating. Pallbearors peo.
ably Will be chosen from ounong her
Ultimate friends. Intermeut will b
at the Burnstad oemetory.
Raised at 0RnGfaA
Myrtle Alta Valentine ahepord vas
orn at Burnstad Feh. Il, 1910. the
aughter ef MI. and AGrs. 81. = 6aop-
I'd. She would have been . yoors
ID next Friday.
She vas educated In the DuruGfad
rade and high schools and tim took
teachers training course @ Uleu.
ale Normal school. Following eum.
letton Of her work q Ulendale. Mr.
hepard taught school tuo yoaxsstn
ae Burnstad vicinity and tim tux
ver her teaching duties thls year at
elfer school No. ), near o1eucoe. At
lencoe she lived with NJ. ana Nh.
ugh McMurrick. Mn. Ne lGur-
CT Is the mother OF Hernice John-
N.
Miss Shepard leaves her parents. onc
'uther. and one sister. nj res3dinn 81
urnstad. The brother u Frederick.
V sister Ruth. All Immediate III.
were 81 1ianarck this moenire.
hey accompanied The body 70 HIru-
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