Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-26
A MOST HORRIBLE WRECK In Which Engineer Zimmerman
 Loses His Life. THE ENGINE TURNS OVER And Cars Pile Upon the UnIucky Man-hinted That the Switch Had Been Tam
 pered With.
 
THE ENGINE TURNS OVER

A freight train on the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham road was wrecked at Winfield, a small station sev- entylnine miles west of this city, at 11:SO Sunday night and the engineer. Albert Zimmerman. instantly killed.
 The train consisted of coal cars and was headed west. Being a special train it had the right of way and did not havel to stop at Winfield, which station 1t was passing at the usual speed:
 The switch at this place seems to have been tempered with, or at least some- thing was the matter with it, for the en- zine left the main track while the cars did not. This caused the engine to turn over, and Engineer Zimmerman, who seems to have been standing between the engine and the tender, was thrown to the ground and the tender fell upon him, crushing his body and killing him in- stantly. Four or five cars were forced from the track and one of them crushed into the tender
 The engineer, 1t seems. finding that his engine was turning ovef attempted to jump to the ground and in so doing was caught and hurled underneath the ten der The fireman was more fortunate and jumped in time to save his life, though he was so frightened that he could tell nothing about it afterwards. The track for several yards was torn up and close examination failed to re- veal any efforts to tamper with the switch, though had such been the case it would have been possible to tell what had been done to it.
 News of the wreck was immediately telegraphed to headquarters and a Wreckling train sent out from Amory to clear the track and get it ready for trains to pass over it. This required several hours, and it was not until o'clock yes- terday morning that Engineer Thinner mans body was removed from under the tender and cars.
 It took some time longer to repair the track and passenger train No. 8, due here at 550 a. m., was delayed about six hours, arriving here at 10:30 yesterday morning.
 It was reported here yesterday that an effort had been made to wreck a train at that point, but if it was the work of mis- creants there is no evidence to that effect the switch and track having been so badly torn up that nothing could be told as to its condition when the engine struck 1t.
 Zimmerman's body was brought to this city on No. 3, which arrived here at 1O:3O, and turned over to Miller & Co.,, who prepared 1t for burial. Deceased resided with his family, at S09 North Nineteenth street, this city. He leaves a wife and a 15-monthS-old baby.
 His remains will be inferred in Oak Hlll cemetery this afternoon.
 He was devoted and consistent mem 'ber of the First Methodist church of this city, and held membership in Amory Division No. 3S3 Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers. He was one of the most popular engineers on the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham road and held in high esteem by all who knew him.
 He was a brother-in-1aw of MT. Phil Cosminsky of the State Herald
 His funeral will take place from the family residence S09 North Nineteenth street at 3:3O D. m.. today.