, 1889-03-05
FAILED TO ,STO0P.
Another Fatality at a Union Pacific
SnoWshed.
81 akeman Chas. NJ. Ackard of This
City the Victim.
His Skull Broken and Blood Spat-
tered About.

The remains of another victim of high
box cars and low snowsheds lie in the
undertaking rooms OF the Warren Mer-
camille company. The body, with a fright
full scar across the back of the head. is
that of Brakeman Chas. M. Ackard, who
in life was one of those jolly. good ma
tured g~eniuses to whom mems hearts go
put and whose friends arc limited only
by the number of his acquaintance.
Ackard was a solidly built man, below
medium height, and on this account was
nicknamed Shorty" For about a year
he has been a passenger brakeman be-
tween this city and Green River, and his
smiling countenance became known to the
travelling public.
The accident which resulted in the sud
dun aud violent death of Ackard occurred
one mile east of. Sherman. When the
train started down the long, sharp grade
deceased and Brakeman J. b. Rowland
went TO their posts on top Of the large
orange cars, which formed the second
section of the morning passenger train.
Approaching the snowshed Engineer Nc
Hugh sounded the usual alarm from the
locomotive whistle. Rowland noticed that
his companion was but a short distance
from the %perilous snowshed and warned
him of his danger by signals and shouts.
Ackard was walking toward the rear OF
the train and heard Rowland, but did not
heed him. 1t is thought he intended to
brighten his fellow workman by remaining
erect until within a few feet of the en-
trance Of the shed. Then on account of
his small stature Eckard has been
able, when atop ordinary cars to pass
through a shed without STOPPING. He
either failed to recollect that the cars in
the train were larger than the regulation
or undercstimated the speed of the train.
Rowland was only two car lengths, Or
sixty feet away when the fatal crash
came. With the blow Ackard fell like a
log. The conclusion must have been ter
rife. Blood was spattered over both cars
and into the face OF the Mortified How
land. while the fluid oozed from the
frightful wound and flowed to either side
OF the car from the center.
The train was brought to o halt 80 soon
as possible and the bleeding form of poor
Ackard tenderly carried to the baggage
car, when the funeral train proceeded to
the city. The scene of the fatality was
IN Albany county, but no inquest will be
held.
The official statement of Conductor G.
G. Wolcott agrees with the above account
of the accident.
Ackard was aged about &c years and
single. He is a native of Pennsylvania,
and ii is believed that he has a sister at
North Platte. He was an Odd Fellow
and a member of the Brotherhood of
Brakemen. As stated above, deceased
came to this country four years since. For
a long time he was in the employ of r. S.
Van Tassell, and was at the Inter Ocean
for a time. Wherever in service he gave
entire satisfaction and by his sunny dispo-
sition made friends on all sides.
Ackard's effects are in the hands OF
friends and the Union Pacific is leaving
no stone unturned to discover the resi-
dcnce of his relatives. Pending the re-
ceipt of answers to Geographic inquiries
the body will remain at the undertaker's.