The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-24
FACED DEATH
BY REMAINING
Heroic Act Of Engineer ThOma,
H. Lindsay of Ogden.
SAVED LIVES OF PASSENGERS
DISASTROUS COLLISION ON THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Especial TO The HeraldJ

AoptcAal 10 ne t1tfdlQ.J
n GDEN. Sept. 25.-The nerve Of Enri-
neer Thomas H. Lindsay probsblv
saved the lives Of a number n,
trainmen and passengers az Ponks sta
ton about O'Clock this morning. wba,
two Southern Pacific flyers. the east
bound and the westbound. met In colli-
sion. Lindsay STAYED with his engine even
when he saw the other train beariB.
down upon him. He reversed The lever
and started his train backwards so thar
the shock when il came simply den5ol-
ished the two engines without Wrcck.ng
any Of the passenger coaches.
William 5. Warner. the other engineer
received injuries from which be died at
1879. lust after reaching the hospital i1
ogden. Lindsay's fireman. Earl Brown
ing. 5iS Twenty eighth street. this civ
received "A broken collar bone and bad
bruises Lawrence Smyth. son OF JobT
7. Smyth. 28 SherbOTne avenue. Who
was Warmers fireman. also received 4
broken collar bone and very severe
bruises.
Misread His Orders.
AS near as can be learned. the accident
was due 10 misleading OF The orders ~
some temporary lapse on the part OF En-
gineer Warner warner was running
No. =. EdELUAMLA. anu All OlArEn no
No. /. westbound. AT Ponila siding The
westbound train has the right OF wsy
oyer eastbound trains Of the same class
therefore the order meant for 80. . 10
take the siding and allow No. ] 10 pass
on the main line No. was "a little lstr
main line. expecting the eastbound train
10 pull in on the siding. but instead OF
doing this. Warner. for some uEe1plana-
Bile reason. came straight on. Lindsay,
the engineer OF the stationary train. was
olling his engine. when be saw the other
flyer approaching. He Immediately
jumped TO his cab and started 10 back
his train. signaling with the whistle 70
give the alarm. The crash came In
very few seconds. Both engineers were
caught in the debris. but both we're soon
extricated- Lindsay was unlnlured eX-
ceDt for a few scratches. while Warner
suffered a fractured skull and internal
Injuries. from which he could not re-
cover. He did not even regain conscious
ness.
During the excitement a man rode back
10 Carlin on a track Veloclpede As he
left while both engineers were stu under
the wreckage. the report was that both
were dead. and Mrs. Lindsay received
message that her husband was killed in
the wreck. This was not denied until
the lapse Of an hour or two when the
news came that her husband was uniu-
iured.
Both Engines Demolished.
Both engines were demolished, but the
trucks Of the WestbOund did not leave
the rails and the wreckase was cleared
IN about six hours. The eastbound
reached Ogden at 600 tonight. bringing
ell the men. None Of the passengers was
hurt. but Conductor Harrington Of the
eastbound train. who realized that War
ner was making a mistake and was start
ing 10 signal him TO stop. was badly
shaken 30 and stunned for several MIN
utes.
Railroad men are unable 20 account for
Warmers mistake. He was one Of the
most experienced and trust worthy engl-
peers on the Southern Pacific system.
His record entitled him 10 twenty-five
years OF seniority according 20 the rank
ing system used on this division. He was
about IS wears old and resided az so
TWeutv-third street His family with
the exception OF one son. was IN Oakland,
but viii leave for Ogden today.
Thomas H. Lindsay. the other engi-
neer. resides at 1851 Adams avenue