New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-07
Th % RUMlNERSFIELD ACornp,,n
A SWITCHMAN,s FaTlI pr,,

A SWlTCHMAN'S FATAL BLTrynpp,,.
THE COLLISION CAUSING A BAD wprcr "
GERS SAVED BY AIR BRAKEs-AS rra aoza
fiNNEp DOWN AND BURNED TO Dr.yu l
ELhIRA, N. T., Dec. 6.-The fatal an,
yesterday on the Lehigh Valley Railroad 4. noi"on
heid 5tation forty-nye miles south OF hsra AmeFt
4ociock In the morning. The road IA donhls..'
norIn OF hummersiield, but has only a single
thereof On the east track, thirty feet north a, 49, qua
ton with the single track stood south.houn. Juno
train, waiting for the northbound expresa frat, sf
1t was the duty OF Dunn, the switcbman a, n. pss
field, 10 signal the engineer Of the expre.. sss
was right to go ahead, and 1t was the duty ., 49,
to have the train in control until 30 signsled 4ss
was fully compiled with, and Engineer II. wb.,,.. rue
had slowed the passenger train down TO ahou, vac
miles an hour, let 1t go again at this signal
near tie Junction, relying implicitly upon the sr,,
mans cautionary signal and not noticing the red x,"s
nght OF II notcinglt becoming confused, as IL m..s.
safety going south and danger going north 'A'
He had no time for second though,.
he found his own locomotive On Ton Na
fronting the freight engine on the az, w.
and In the uIidst OF frghtful crash switchms, rs,
very old man, probably thought be bad Dero,r.1s ~
duty, and switched the single track over N thu -
double track, 20 let the passenger train bass thu
safely, but no had not done So and the ra.u,, ~
frightfuL The passenger engine mounted the ,,s,.
engine, and in turn was mounted by the expre.s Al. 49,
lowing. which was wrecked and its contents thrown -
the express messenger miraculously ESCAPING v,,s
slight Injuries. Next following the mall ana h..
gage-car, which went on end and broke In two br0x
the mail messenger and baggage into the air pos
escaped witbtheir lives. The next car-the RoOh..,s.
sleeper, containing only three passengers wa. ,ha
10 leave the track none 0f It's occupants were ser.
nurt. ''
The Buffalo sleeper was the next 1t was crowasa IA,
passengers but dId not leave the track and none m -
occupants were hurt Tue next cara smoker M ~
other TWO coaches, remained Oh the track One pss.s-
ger however, claimed 10 nave been Injured nternslf
dc was the only PASSENGER claiming to have been ma
and would not give his name OF submit 10 snrr|"1
examination. The airbrakes saved the lives OF tbe ns.
sengers. Engineer WhaiTen and Fireman Davis ad M,
have time 70 jump after reversing and turn an M
ar.brakes DAVIS, who lives at WI kesbarre va. tst~
from the wreck lin probably fatal Injuries and eo
yeyed TO his home. Mharen, although pinned il M
wreck was rescued before ne was seriously burned a
| MANNED
Tue most terrible fate of all befel hefregh eueD,,
| y. Faulke, aud the fireman, Leander KInspna6 h,h
residents OF Wayery Tue latter was buried near Too
hrepOt OF his own locomotive and probably Immediately
| killed, although he may nave been burned
| to death, his cnarred remains wen
subsequently discovered and removed 10 al almost M
flames III less tnan yo minutes, the freight car,
loaded with nay caught lire. Engineer Eauke, who wss
p!ni0ned in the cab OF his own wrecked locomotive saw
the flames spreading around him and called the train
hands cut away the cab His right leg could mol b
eXtricated, and 1e knew that he must alive unes
the CAP cut away The spectators frultle.sy tned
70 release him. but the names eW and spread rapidly
that no one could get near enough TO tue cab 70 gCi
with and there no water az hand with Which
subdue tine flames. lie DraYely met his death by Inca
4 in the iiames Hours efterward, when the bORes AID
asuts tue engineer removed, IL discovered
that nearly al the mail matter nad been consumed "
| tue fames. The wreck presented frighLta scene