The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-29
ENGINEER NiwN's DEaTH.
standing nj NJ. ro.t and Going into the Bronx
with hi. Locomotive.

At about u o'clock yesterday afternoon
n train Of freight cars. heavily laden with
peaches. started from the Harlem river station
of the New York and Now Haven Railroad for
New Haven. Tho tram consisted OF nineteen
box ours a locomotive. md cnboosc. Tho box
cars belonged to tho Pennsylvania Railroad.
and hnd been tnkcn TO that depot from Jersey
city by bont Jnmcs Mawn the engineer. II. T..
Pepper his fireman, ard seven brakcmcn
were ON the train An express passenger train
had gone out Of the yard few minutes ahead.
and the peach train made good time behind it,
Hunts Point wns passcd and the heavy curve
just beyond was rounded at fair speed. Then
Mawn the engineer. saw that the grcat rcd ball
on the mast of the drawhridgc over the Bronx
river WIS down. He whstcl down brakes. the
trainmcn sprang to- their posts. and the brakes
were turned hard down. Engineer Mawn at tho
same moment reversed his machinery but tho
train did not slow up.
The gaping drnwNridge waa close ut hand.
Tho brakrmen saw the danger. and. though tho
train was moving slower under the backward
pressure of the engine. the TWO extra men
sprnng tO the hrnk - The engineer was ns-
tlun led hv TIA" Angulnr behavior oi the train.
/" llr stood stock s,ll. s1ys prpprr. the hroman,
were close upon the bridge. th the train creep
ins steadily uhcnd. shouted. Jump, Jim, for
your lifci He never stirred. but looked pul-
/ 2cd. and kept his hand on the lever. jump.
Jim for Gods sake. shouted. and. although
he stood still ran To the tillfI -ltp Oi Inc can
| and lcnpgd over the -l,ir ui the trcstl" to the
/ meadow hv the side of the river. | waited un-
/ I'll the forward tru X ot ia" engine wis OYER the
/ draw and then. when | saw her nose duck
down. lrnp"d.
Jim Mawn stuck to hl- locomotive. and when
! 1t fen from the tr.-ilc work over into the stream
/ h. fell with II aud WIS drowned
! Tn" tender wis lifted or the track aud thrown
/ from IT, trucks hut did not leave the utrtc
/ The train stopped also.
John Savage The bridge tender says that tn,
draw hai boon .prn,si for th" passage Of u tug
| boat. and that after that vessel had steamed W
the stream "A small -all-tnt PASSED through in th'
oppo-it. dire ton. IL" WAS alun" ON the bridge,
/ He Saw the train turn the curve nnd approach
| the draw. H. heard the whistle for the brakes
/ and noticed that the heavy tram did not yirl'
/ the hail WAS down. and knew the "n gine"r saw
/ il. When the locomotive reached tho draw.
saw the fireman leap over tn" side. could NJ
see the engineer. hut moment later he ran Il
the cah door hes ta,ed tho tenth part of IA sec
| ouh. and then turn 'd hn lu-t ~ the locomo
/ tivr plunged into the -tream.'
VhruuE~ gathered al the S'"nc. N" pnss niger
of incoming and outgoing trains being trans
to trains ON both -idn1 ot the river, AMI in IN
stream the crows of a do2en men dragged IN
bottom with poles and oy-tertnng- for Engiu
/ NtWu'- body. At q o. HlO n in the evening ia
II WAS lifted to the meadow nnd dut ing IN" n"N
hour i've trainmrn. Whose voices were ipwrr'
AMI whose eyes were damp. knelt over IN
rnrtt-t.! and hold is limbs and jaws in the pos
death. Mawu was '-- than forty wears oi AK
/ hut was mn oI and tried engineer and * lice
mechanic. H. leaves vii" and slN children
Whose home in ia NV Haven. In" irrmh
ani hrak-mcn ami the hrilg, tender sll asrt
! that the d .-il-t"r l. owing tp brakes that WeI
worm out and useless. The train wis hraN
nn wis On "a down ernde. The brakes sot II
! biiii ON IN" wheels.
Tram, v,ill run regularly over the road 10 lu'