The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-09-16
Fatal Wreck on the p. r. II. at JAM
lesson Station,

A serious wreck, causing the death of
two employees, occurred a short distance
above Jameson station, on the p. r. r.,
about noon last Thursday. The work tain
was going up the track at about a 25-mile
rate of speed, the engine running rear
end foremost, when the tender left the
track, followed almost instantly by the
locomotive and five flat cars loaded with
cinders. The tender was thrown to the
LETT side of the track, while the engine
plunged to the right and landed the full
length of itself from the track in a
meadow below. Five cars followed and
were dumped in a confused mass cross
wise of The track, tearing and twisting
the rails and ties into every conceivable
shape, many of the wheels and trucks be-
ing almost completely buried from view
in the road bed. The train crew consisted
of conductor J.. C. Patterson, engineer
George A. Smith, and fireman Verne
Jones. There were in all IL cars and the
caboose. When the engine e over the
fireman was thrown out of the cab, light
ing a few feet from where it struck the
ground, and was found lying under a
pipeline which runs along the edge of the
field. He was dead when picked up,
having doubtless been instantly killed.
Engineer Smith managed to eXtricate
himself from the wreck, and ciawled
several feet away, where he was found
and conveyed to the home of Bert Thorn
son, about a quarter ola mile below, and
medical aid was quickly summoned, in
the persons of Drs. Bovard and Dunn,
who found his right leg broken between
the thigh and knee, and the hip badly
bruised. He was given the best attention
possible under the circumstances and
brought to the Tionesta Station in the ca
boose, and in The afternoon was taken by
special train to Oil City where, at the
hospital he was placed in charge of DR..
Coulter, one of the c%ompany's physicians.
At 2:l5 o'clock Friday morning he died
from The effects of his injuries, which
were undoubtedly of an internal nature.
The body of the unfortunate fireman
was also conveyed to Oil City on the
same train and given in charge of an un-
dertaker and prepared for burial. When
this operation was performed it was
found that there we're no outward signs
ofany injury capable of causing death.
There was a deep cut near the left knee
and the front of the legs from the knees
down to the feet were scalded. There
were no a%brasions on the face, spine or
head. The ribs had not been broken,
and there was no injury to the spine that
was visible.
The deceased was aged 25 years and
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln
Jones, whose home is W. miles west of
Tryonville, Crawford county. He had
worked for the company IN other capaci-
ties, but had only been employed as a
fireman for about 10 days.
Engineer Smith had been employed on
the p. X. r. as fireman for some years,
and had only recently been promoted
to engineer. He was aged about 81 years
and was born and reared in Oil City. He
leaves a wife and 4-year-old son. How
he escaped instant death in so frightful a
wreck is beyond comprehension.
Both victims of tie wreck were highly
esteemed for their industry aud steady
habits, and their funerals were largely
attended by sympathizing friends.