Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-07-01
Fatally Crushed-other Railroad News.

Samuel E. Nicholson,a freight brake
man on the Norfolk & Western Rail-
road, met with fatal accident at
Charlestown last Saturday morning
about 10 o clock. He was front brake
man on train No. 80, with Henry Derr
conductor, E. Moore engineer, and
John Welsh fireman. Agent Hartzell
had ordered stock car to be brought
from Cha1lestown to Shepherdstown.
Nicholson attempted to make the
coupling, when in some manner he
was caught between the bumpers and
fatally squeezed. His spine was In
iured and he was also hurt internally.
Train No. II was also at Charlestown,
and Conductor Fillmore Reynolds and
the other train men did all they could
for the unfortunate man, who retained
his consciousness and told his friends
that it was all up with him. DR.. Bishop
was quickly summoned, and it was de-
cided to take the injured man to Ha-
gerstown. He was unconscious when
he reached Shepherdstown, and when
the train was near Grimes S station he
died, at about 2.20 o'clock. Nichol-
son, who lived near Rileyville, was
about 25 years old, A short time be-
fore his death telegram had been re-
ceived calling him home on account of
the critical illness of his mother. He
was to have been married to an esti-
mable young lady Of Hagerstown this
month He was a member Of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, in
which he was insured for $4,000. He
was buried on Sunday at Rileyville,
the members of that organization con-
Quoting the funeral
The REGISTER last week expressed
the opinion that the railroads would
make more money if they would pay
greater attention to local travel and
give really cheap excursions. This
fact was strikingly illustrated last Sun
day by the B. g. O. Railroad, An ex-
cursion was announced to run from
points on the main line to Washington.
The fare for the round-trip from Cum
berland was but two dollars, and from
Martinsburg, Shenandoah Junction and
adjacent stations only one dollar. The
consequence was that the company
made thousands of dollars clear money
by the excursion. At Cumberland
1854 tickets were sold, at Martinsburg
274, and in all Ola persons were
carried. Thirty-four cars were re-
quired to transport the crowd, and
there was little delay in handling them
and no trouble Of any sort. A num-
Der Of persons from Shepherdstown
went on the excursion. Why doesn't
the passenger department of the Nor
folk & Western get hustle on? Give
us some cheap excursions to Luray and
the Natural Bridge.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is
receiving daily a number Of new cars
and engines. AS soon as all the new
engines are received great many old
locomotives are to be retired from SER
vice. Among these are about twenty
of the old camel backs that were in use
before the war. Within the last four
months the business of the Baltimore
and Ohio has improved to such an ex-
tent, and the prospect of further in
crease is so good, that the receivers
have ordered 1000 box cars, 500 coal
cars, 90 passenger engines and 20
freight engines.
By an order that goes into effect to-
day a considerable number of men are
cut off from employment at the water
tanks of the Norfolk & Western Rail-
way. Mr.. Michael Fitzgerald is cut
off at Shepherdstown, and Mr.. Joseph
Fidinger, who has been running the
tank at Bullskin, will also run the one
at this place. He came down on No
81 this morning to fill the tank.
The office Of superintendent Of trans
portation on the N. & W. Railway,
made vacant by the death Of Col. Frank
Huger, has been abolished.
Capt. D. W. Barger has been ap-
pointed claim agent for the N. & W.
Railway, with headquarters at Roa-
noke.
The B. & O. Railroad will rebuild
the telegraph line along its route be-
tween Harper's Ferry and Washing
ton.