The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-12-01
Death of III. L. HOlWay.

| Mr.. Ansel Holway, Monday, that his
SOD, Herbert l.. Holway of Portland,
had been the victim of a railroad cas-
uality the afternoon of the day before
while at work 10 the storm on his en-
CINE, attached to a snow pillow, as fire.
| man on the western division of the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad, and he left by the
| first train for Portland.
The locomotive left Portland, Sunday
morning to clear the track OF the heavy
fall and drifts of snow. A heavy pillow
was being pushed through the snow and
until the train reached North Berwick at
LA o'clock Sunday afternoon, the trip
was uneventful. The pillow carried the
conductor, Robert McGrandall, and two
| brakemen, who attended to the general
| working of the snow clearer. There
| was the usual number Of men aboard the
locomotive, Hollis ID. Bates and Herbert
l.. Holway, engineer and fireman, re-
| spectively- Upon reaching point
known as Hobbs bridge two miles from
South Berwick, at LA o'clock, the pillow
left the iron aud turned completely
over. The engine followed and went
down fifteen-foot embankment, where
| it remained EMBEDDED in the earth. The
pillow tipped over on to the cab aud En-
gneer Bates and Fireman Holway were
crushed against the boiler head, the nose
of the pillow coming in contact with them
while they were at their posts Of duty,
the engineer having one hand on the
throttle. 1t is probable that they were
both instantly killed. The occupants of
the pillow only received general shaking
up, their escape from instant death or
serious injury being miraculous.
The bodies of the dead men were re-
covered as soon as possible and that of
Mr.. Holway was forwarded on Tuesday,
to South Norridgewock, for interment,
upon request of Mrs. Holway, who be-
fore marriage was Miss Helen Bigelow
of that town. Beside his wife and
father, mentioned above, Mr.. Holway
leaves two little daughters, aged 8 and 3
years, and sister, Mrs. York.
Mr.. HOlway was young man, 81
years of age, who spent his boyhood
here in town and held the esteem and re-
gard of all who knew him, and his fam
| lily friends have the sympathy of our
Il t. i,,1A nd Il 3
by which so worthy and promising a
young man is struck down in his
strength.
The funeral of Mr.. Holway occurred
Yesterday morning, at 10 80 at the X. of
P. hall, S. Norridgewock, under the
auspices of Echo lodge, No. l03 X. of z.
AS mark of respect to brother of the
order, Mr.. Holway having been men,
Der of Cumberland lodge No. 66 of South
Portland. The services were conducted
by Rev. B. F. Turner, of the Baptist
church, and "A large number of friends
assembled to pay their last tribute to
the dead. Cumberland lodge was reprc :
sented by Brother f. l.. Minot, and the
engineers and firemen of the Boston q
Maine Railroad were represented by Mr..
Kncadc. The beautiful floral offerings
upon the casket told their mute story of
the respect and affection in which the
deceased was held by his friends and as
sociates. Among the floral pieces were
triangle from Cumberland lodge X. of
p, No. Sc; wreath from the family of
the deceased; bouquet from the father
and sister; wreath from the brother
employees of the Boston & Maine Rail-
road bouquet from Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
II. Watson of Portland; bouquet from
F. L. Minot of Portland; large standing
cross and crown from the master me-
chanic of the b. & M. The ritualistic
exercises OF the X. of p. lodge took
place in the hail. The remains were
inferred in the South side cemetery.