EMERSON—At Melby, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1895, J. K. Emerson, aged forty-six years. Funeral from the residence of his brother-in-law, E. E. Merrill, 221 Western avenue north, Friday, Sept. 13, at 3 p. m. Services at Oakland cemetery chapel. Milwaukee and Fond du Lac, Wis., papers please copy. B. of L. E., take notice.
Source: The Saint Paul Globe, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 13 Sep 1895, Page 8
The Evansville Enterprise, Evansville, Douglas County, Minnesota, 20 Sep 1895, Page 1, Col. 4
THE MELBY WRECK. (Melby, Douglas County, Minnesota)
Over a week has now passed since the terrible Great Northern railroad wreck at Melby, the debris is all cleared up and it will soon be forgotten except as a matter of history as the worst wreck the Great Northern ever had, and by those who lost their husbands and relatives. That it was a great disaster no one does deny, but how it could have happened and so few killed or maimed for life is one thing no one can explain. As stated in last week's ENTERPRISE, five were killed, all men working on the two trains . . .
The Evansville Enterprise Evansville, Douglas County, Minnesota, 13 Sep 1895, Page 1, Col. 4
FIVE DEAD.
Terrible Head-End Collision of Passenger Trains Near Melby Wednesday.
Five Killed Instantly, About Twenty Injured
Many Miraculous Escapes.
Engineer Haines Disobeyed Orders and Paid for It With His Life.
The Wounded Were Brought to Evansville, and Houses Were Turned Into Hospitals for a Time. KILLED.
Jeremiah K. Emmerson, Of St. Paul, Engineer on No. 2.
Ira W. Haines, Of Minneapolis, Engineer on No. 3.
James S. Thiebodo, Of St. Paul, Fireman on No. 2.
E. T. Johnson, Mail Clerk on Train No. 2.
W. H. Kershaw, Express Messenger, Train No. 2.
By evening of Wednesday the bodies of Emmerson, Thiebodo, Kershaw and Johnson had been recovered from the wreck and brought here and viewed by the coroner's jury and on Thursday morning the body of engineer Haines was recovered and brought here, when the jury completed their inquest. The orders Engineer Haines was running under were found in his pocket and were as stated by witnesses at the inquest. Some of the bodies were horribly mangled, especially those of Emmerson and Johnson, and the other three had limbs broken and severe scalp wounds. The place where the accident happened has the steepest grade on the road, and how it is that so few were killed no once can explain. . .
. . . The body of Jerry Emmerson was taken away by his son Wednesday afternoon.
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Source: The Saint Paul Globe, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 13 Sep 1895, Page 8
The Evansville Enterprise, Evansville, Douglas County, Minnesota, 20 Sep 1895, Page 1, Col. 4
THE MELBY WRECK. (Melby, Douglas County, Minnesota)
Over a week has now passed since the terrible Great Northern railroad wreck at Melby, the debris is all cleared up and it will soon be forgotten except as a matter of history as the worst wreck the Great Northern ever had, and by those who lost their husbands and relatives. That it was a great disaster no one does deny, but how it could have happened and so few killed or maimed for life is one thing no one can explain. As stated in last week's ENTERPRISE, five were killed, all men working on the two trains . . .
The Evansville Enterprise Evansville, Douglas County, Minnesota, 13 Sep 1895, Page 1, Col. 4
FIVE DEAD.
Terrible Head-End Collision of Passenger Trains Near Melby Wednesday.
Five Killed Instantly, About Twenty Injured
Many Miraculous Escapes.
Engineer Haines Disobeyed Orders and Paid for It With His Life.
The Wounded Were Brought to Evansville, and Houses Were Turned Into Hospitals for a Time. KILLED.
Jeremiah K. Emmerson, Of St. Paul, Engineer on No. 2.
Ira W. Haines, Of Minneapolis, Engineer on No. 3.
James S. Thiebodo, Of St. Paul, Fireman on No. 2.
E. T. Johnson, Mail Clerk on Train No. 2.
W. H. Kershaw, Express Messenger, Train No. 2.
By evening of Wednesday the bodies of Emmerson, Thiebodo, Kershaw and Johnson had been recovered from the wreck and brought here and viewed by the coroner's jury and on Thursday morning the body of engineer Haines was recovered and brought here, when the jury completed their inquest. The orders Engineer Haines was running under were found in his pocket and were as stated by witnesses at the inquest. Some of the bodies were horribly mangled, especially those of Emmerson and Johnson, and the other three had limbs broken and severe scalp wounds. The place where the accident happened has the steepest grade on the road, and how it is that so few were killed no once can explain. . .
. . . The body of Jerry Emmerson was taken away by his son Wednesday afternoon.
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EMERSON—At Melby, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1895, J. K. Emerson, aged forty-six years. Funeral from the residence of his brother-in-law, E. E. Merrill, 221 Western avenue north, Friday, Sept. 13, at 3 p. m. Services at Oakland cemetery chapel. Milwaukee and Fond du Lac, Wis., papers please copy. B. of L. E., take notice.
Source: The Saint Paul Globe, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 13 Sep 1895, Page 8
The Evansville Enterprise, Evansville, Douglas County, Minnesota, 20 Sep 1895, Page 1, Col. 4
THE MELBY WRECK. (Melby, Douglas County, Minnesota)
Over a week has now passed since the terrible Great Northern railroad wreck at Melby, the debris is all cleared up and it will soon be forgotten except as a matter of history as the worst wreck the Great Northern ever had, and by those who lost their husbands and relatives. That it was a great disaster no one does deny, but how it could have happened and so few killed or maimed for life is one thing no one can explain. As stated in last week's ENTERPRISE, five were killed, all men working on the two trains . . .
The Evansville Enterprise Evansville, Douglas County, Minnesota, 13 Sep 1895, Page 1, Col. 4
FIVE DEAD.
Terrible Head-End Collision of Passenger Trains Near Melby Wednesday.
Five Killed Instantly, About Twenty Injured
Many Miraculous Escapes.
Engineer Haines Disobeyed Orders and Paid for It With His Life.
The Wounded Were Brought to Evansville, and Houses Were Turned Into Hospitals for a Time. KILLED.
Jeremiah K. Emmerson, Of St. Paul, Engineer on No. 2.
Ira W. Haines, Of Minneapolis, Engineer on No. 3.
James S. Thiebodo, Of St. Paul, Fireman on No. 2.
E. T. Johnson, Mail Clerk on Train No. 2.
W. H. Kershaw, Express Messenger, Train No. 2.
By evening of Wednesday the bodies of Emmerson, Thiebodo, Kershaw and Johnson had been recovered from the wreck and brought here and viewed by the coroner's jury and on Thursday morning the body of engineer Haines was recovered and brought here, when the jury completed their inquest. The orders Engineer Haines was running under were found in his pocket and were as stated by witnesses at the inquest. Some of the bodies were horribly mangled, especially those of Emmerson and Johnson, and the other three had limbs broken and severe scalp wounds. The place where the accident happened has the steepest grade on the road, and how it is that so few were killed no once can explain. . .
. . . The body of Jerry Emmerson was taken away by his son Wednesday afternoon.
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Source: The Saint Paul Globe, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 13 Sep 1895, Page 8
The Evansville Enterprise, Evansville, Douglas County, Minnesota, 20 Sep 1895, Page 1, Col. 4
THE MELBY WRECK. (Melby, Douglas County, Minnesota)
Over a week has now passed since the terrible Great Northern railroad wreck at Melby, the debris is all cleared up and it will soon be forgotten except as a matter of history as the worst wreck the Great Northern ever had, and by those who lost their husbands and relatives. That it was a great disaster no one does deny, but how it could have happened and so few killed or maimed for life is one thing no one can explain. As stated in last week's ENTERPRISE, five were killed, all men working on the two trains . . .
The Evansville Enterprise Evansville, Douglas County, Minnesota, 13 Sep 1895, Page 1, Col. 4
FIVE DEAD.
Terrible Head-End Collision of Passenger Trains Near Melby Wednesday.
Five Killed Instantly, About Twenty Injured
Many Miraculous Escapes.
Engineer Haines Disobeyed Orders and Paid for It With His Life.
The Wounded Were Brought to Evansville, and Houses Were Turned Into Hospitals for a Time. KILLED.
Jeremiah K. Emmerson, Of St. Paul, Engineer on No. 2.
Ira W. Haines, Of Minneapolis, Engineer on No. 3.
James S. Thiebodo, Of St. Paul, Fireman on No. 2.
E. T. Johnson, Mail Clerk on Train No. 2.
W. H. Kershaw, Express Messenger, Train No. 2.
By evening of Wednesday the bodies of Emmerson, Thiebodo, Kershaw and Johnson had been recovered from the wreck and brought here and viewed by the coroner's jury and on Thursday morning the body of engineer Haines was recovered and brought here, when the jury completed their inquest. The orders Engineer Haines was running under were found in his pocket and were as stated by witnesses at the inquest. Some of the bodies were horribly mangled, especially those of Emmerson and Johnson, and the other three had limbs broken and severe scalp wounds. The place where the accident happened has the steepest grade on the road, and how it is that so few were killed no once can explain. . .
. . . The body of Jerry Emmerson was taken away by his son Wednesday afternoon.
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