The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-01

from the protrudng feet of the victim. This
ditch was carried towards the body and
under and around it. Just as the wreck
crew, in charge of Travelling Dispatcher
George Brill and Dispatcher Edward Glenn.
arrived the body was released and drawn out.
1t was at once carried into the tool car of the
wreck train, where DR.. Hermany, Of Maha-
noy City, was in waiting. The doctor hur-
riedly examined the body and pronounced
life extinct. The train then started for
shoemaker's, near Mahanoy City, where the
victims parents live. Subsequently the
wreck train returned to the scene where q
number Of men were engaged in clearing the
track for to.day's travel.
William Barry, the unfortunate engineer,
was one of the Oldest employees on the local
division of the Lehigh Valley railroad He
was a single man about 30 years of age and
boarded at Deano. He served as fireman on
the road for about ten years and for some
unknown reason was unable to secure charge
of an engine during that period. About
year ago he was given chance and put on
as an extra engineer. He was striving hard
to secure a regular run. Last night he was
put in charge of engine 542 taking the run Of
Edward Lindenmuth, the regular engineer.
Two of Barry's sisters keep a millinery store
on Oak street and another holds position in
Coffee's store on South Main street
The explosion was remarkable one. No
part of the engine was blown more than 80
yards from the track, although the fireman
and conductor were hurled considerably
greater distance and yetwere hardly injured.
The top carriage of the engine must have
gone straight up in the air.
Harry Gearhart the rear brakeman was
spoken to at the scene last night. He said.
" All know about it is that our train stop
ped suddenly and then the engine went up"
Only the eastbound track was blocked by
reason of the explosion. All the debris fell
directly south and southeast of the truck and
tank.
The west bound passenger train due here at
9:l4 had narrow escape. 1t had just passed
the coal train and was about 400 yards east
of it when the explosion occurred A stiff
easterly wind was blowing at the time and no
one on the train heard the report
Railroaders said last night that the report
was more distinct in town than within 500
yards of the wreck.
The under part of the wrecked engine
pointed direct south An examination of it
showed that the crown of the box was bent
so that it looked like door aiar. The
crown was badly burned and this was taken
as an indication that the explosion was
caused by an insufficient supply of water.
This does not necessarily throw blame upon
the engineer some railroaders say as the
severe freezing weather might have affected
the engines injector and stopped it without
Barry's knowledge.
Engine No. 542 was turned out of the
Delano shops iu August, 1890, an entirely
new dirt burner and it was inspected but two
weeks ago. The boiler was made of three
sighths of an inch steel plate
The explosion that occurred last night was
The second in the history of the local di-
vision of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The
irst occurred about twenty yems ago near
he South Main street crossing, in this town.
This explosion was also very remarkable, in
hat no life was lost.