Emery County Progress | 1901-12-28 | Page 2 | Twenty Cars of Merchandise at the Bottom of the Missoula River

twenty cars of merchandise at the bottom of the missoula Mie soula alver A freight wreck occurred saturday n on the corti ern pacific twenty five miles west of gardiner mont and as a result twenty cars of merchandise are lying at the bottom of the missoula river and traffic is suspended three overland passenger tra ns being held at M asoula the accident s supposed to have been caused by the breaking of a rail or flange bv the coll weather wh ch caused the train to separate un couil ng the rear portion which tumbled down tl e mountain into the river no one was injured