The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1902-08-18

Fatally Crushed 10 a Collision In the Wads-
worth Yard Yesterday Morning.

WIN toiu tCetetudy HbotHtuSs
Engineer b.. f.. Dolan, one of the most
popular locomotive drivers on the Salt
Lake division. was fatally injured in a
head-end collision which occurred be-
TWEEN the first section Of passenger train
No. 8 and a switch engine in the wads-
worth yard at 1925 yesterday morning.
The accident which resulted in Engi-
neer Dolan's death was due to the gross,
If not criminal carelessness, of the fore
man of the switching crew, who had
charge of the movements of the switch
engine and was responsible for the col
lision. After the passenger train had
whistled for the station the switch en-
CINE started down the main line, the sup
posed intention being to bach the engine
in on the house track and clear the pas
senger train. The locomotives crashed
together at the house track switch.
Switch Engineer Dwyer had time to re-
verse his engine and jump, escaping in
jury. The switchmen also jumped. The
scene or the cOll1S1On Is "A sharp curve
and Engineer Dolan of the passenger
train had no intimation of danger until
the engines were fairly together. He re-
versed the engine, applied the air and
stepped into the gangwa on the fire.
mans side, presumably to ascertain the
position of the switch engine. AS he did
so the collision came and he was caught
between the tender and the cab. His hips
were crushed and his spine broken. The
accident happened Immediately in front
of Engineer Dolan's home, whence he
was carried as soon as assistance came.
He fingered in terrible agony for an hour
and a half, passing away at 2 o'clock.
Brakeman John Colbert was standing
on the rear platform of the passenger
train when the collision occurred. He
was thrown down and when found was
.~insensible. with several bad cuts about
his head. No one else was hurt. though
the passengers received a lively shaking
up.
Conductor Coulter was In charge of
the passenger train. which was several
hours behind time. When the collision
occurred the train was going at a speed
of about ten miles an hour, while the
switch engine was moving much slower.
The news of Engineer Dolan's death was
heard with much regret here, where he
had been so well and favorably known
for many years. He was a great favor
lite with the railroad men of the division,
who will sincerely mourn his untimely
taking off.
The deceased was one of the oldest
Lake division. He ranked as No. IA on
the list of 1893 engineers on the Salt Lake
division. He had been running an en-
CINE since May l, 1888, and of that time
had been a passenger engineer for fully
fifteen years.
Deceased was about forty-five years of
living in Wadsworth. Mrs. Dolan is a
cousin of w. j. Bell of this place and a
niece of Mrs. ID. Harkins.
The remains were taken to Sacramento
last night, where the funeral will be held
tomorrow under the auspices of he
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Yesterday afternoon a Coroner's inquest
was held and the jury returned a YER
dict that Engineer Dolan came to his
death as here stated, no particular per-
son being charged with criminal negli-
gence. The verdict Is said to have
aroused much telling among the railroad
men. as there is no doubt that the acct
dent was due to criminal carelesness on
the part of some of the switchmen.