Aecident Report - September 19, 1887.

An accident occurred upon the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic
Railway at Marquette station, on the 19th day of September 1887
at 830 o'clock FP. M. caused by:

Switehman named Robert Dorie getting his head injured. He
was unfastening a chain between two dump cars on the coal dock
end while stooping to do so brakeman gave a signal to engine-
man to back up (not knowing what Dorie was doing). Dorie felt
motion and withdrew as far as possible, but was caught by end
sill projection and head injured. Scalp wound and one ear
(partly gone) getting along all right, expect to resume duty
ina few days.

Casualties caused by the above accident - 1 employee in-
Jurede

A. Watson, General Superintendent.