The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-26
STUCK TO HIS POST.
Great Northern Engineer Dies
by Doing His Duty,
BUT he SAVES THE PASSENGERS
The Overland Euns into a siide-Gars
Stop IN Time. But Engine
Plunges TO Destruction.

The Great Northern overland passenger
train which left this city az 40 csoes
last night ran into q Landslide al inc NJ
teen-mfie post near Richmond Beach ana
as n reguif he engine ard tender were
ditehed and the fore trucks Of TIE Gag
gage car left the track. The train nad
many passengers. and Engineer Neal Nc
kinney, in the face Of danger. stood 70 as
r,cxt and succeeded In saving the i4Nes oi
those he rfiofed only 10 be horribly man
eel himself tv the cruel wheels. Fire
man Barrett Jumped. according 70 reports,
when the engine left the track. end was
lucky enough to escape with only rni'aoT
bruises.
Mckinley was brought TO this city as
soon az possible by special engines ana
taken II Providence hospital where the
company physician. Rufus Smith, ana Dr.
II 4 shannon took charge OF him ~
was evident at eianee that hfe "ouih
be extinct In few hours. so MS VIE !" a.
s4nt for. but she did not arrive until death
had taken place. Barrett was brought
I'm on the same engines as Mckinley ana
taken to his home at Boulevard or inter
bay.
Tho overland train was made up as US
nal last evening. and consisted or an en-
cine tender and seven coaches. AT 10
Conductor Foley gave the signal All
aboard" 20 Engineer Mckinley, and the
train pulled out on her trip toward the
swischback and also toward the east. Inc
rGIrhsM were well loaded. anu tNtigthfsi$s
being In good condition the ordinary rate
OF time was made. Suddenly. about 80
O'clock as the train was swinging along
over the bright steel rails. at the ilfteen-
mile post near Richmond Beacn Engineer
Mckinley saw something anead. iyihs
ncross the track. In moment the thought
OF a landslide shot through his mind, and
ali Thu. latent bravery In bis SOIL made IT.
self apparent. Tae danger was there, ana
all 10 could do was 70 stop the train as
best BE- might and save the lives benlnd
him and his own II fortune so Vlhed. me
brakes were ptit on and according 10 re-
ports brave Engineer Mckinley stood with
his hand on the throttle doing his DUTY
when the final crash came the massive
engine went against the earfhen bank anu
rising from the rails turned over and
went upon the beach below, distance
of six or seven feet. carrying with II the
tender There the story of Mckinleys
bravery tells. for only the forward trucks
OF the baggage car left the track. thus
leaving all the passenger coaches safe
on the rails.
AS the engine made Its fatal plunge. ac-
cording TO all reports at hand. Fireman
Barrett made his jump and was Knocked
breathless for the time by his contact with
mother earth. but fortunately he cleared
the engine and thus escaped death or
broken limbs.
With poor Mckinley IL was different.
The whirI of the engine must have thrown
him out OF the cab. ard when he landed
the wheels ran over both legs just below
the knees, crushing bones and flesh. even
down to and including the feet. to horri-
bic looking mass As near as was learn
ed from McKiniey's somewhat irrational
talk he was rescued by Conductor Foley
and others, who FASTENED forward I'M
mediafely after the wreck occurred.
A telegram was sent back TO the city as
soon as n messenger could be gotten to
the nearest station, and orders were inn
mediately given 10 send out an engine TO
bring in the injured men.
AS soon as the news reached here there
was hurrying about TO ind Dir. Smith.
As soon as he was found he FASTENED 10
the depot 10 go out 10 the scene of the
accident. DR. W. a. Shannon also was on
hand. and went out on the special engine.
II appeared. however, that after the &C.
cident the injured men were placed on
the engine OF a freight train that was be-
tween the place OF the wreck and the city.
and brought on into Interplay. where later
they were placed on the special engine
sent ont from the city Fireman Barrett
was at once taken 20 his home. and the
mangled engineer was brought on 10 the
city fast possible.
This patrol wagon was on hand as soon
as the engine stopped. and lailer feer
brought cut a atretcher. Mckinley was
placed upon 1t. and on the way TO the
hospital asked that his legs be straight
ened out JRiier Peer went 10 comply
with the request and found that they were
practically chopped of just below the
knee. From that time on until Mckinley
was placed In the operating room at the
hospital he did not utter a word.
The doctors no sooner examined him
than II was discovered that IN addition to
the horrible injuries 10 his legs his
left arm had been crushed between the
elbow and shoulder. soon his mind GEM
menced To wander. and he said IN APP eal-
ing tones;
TAKE me out: take me out Foley
evidently referring to the time when he
was under the train His condition was
so low that the doctors did not dare per-
form an operation.
With the assistance OF the sisters and
other attendance at the hospital they did
all that possibly could have been done 10
allay the sutferlngH az the poor man lie
fingered along until n.t5 O'Clock, when
death came 10 his release
a messenger was sent Tor Mrs Afcktn-
ley as sooa as IL was found that she lived
AZ s3 Temperance street. bat size di3 not
reach the hospital untu death had taken
place
Mckinley was man IA the prime 81
life. Of rncG.Um height wen proportioued
and had light brown mustache. lIc was
az "oid- timer" 4s ar engineer and had
been running enc overland train over since
the road vas uut lu operation f{e cafs1a
West from one OF the Eastern divisions.
A. ghc time of the memorable Great
Northern STRIKE hc took part but WAS uot
especially active ue leaves one very
bright child.
\ wreckiug tyain was Sent % the see-,a
OF the WRECK as soon ass possible last
riNAt, ami 81 R3s Thought .2ni Il would
ro' take more fAan fear hours at the OUT
side to clear o." track Tor traffic None
OF tbc PASSENGERS. So fa~ ss could la.