Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-08
HIS II. CRUSHED OUT
]. r Mouse Meets Death Under
His Engine
ACclD6NT RESULT OF ERROR
3 li~4 i vas on fb- Main Road Line
AID Plunged through Switch
W. C. Wilson Hurt.

land. 1T the fhrottls of engine No. lS47
ON the BHtimore & Ohio railroad,
plunged thmush derailing switch az
Fauvs rw aud a half miles west
of Ma.finsb r. at 4.3 MONDAY morn
ing, ana ma instant aDa violent
deatli III er.n a. 9. Walte9s, Of
Paw Paw. Who was Oh TIE engine at
the time. had . narrow escape from
the same flte, nut escaped with com
parativelv frifilg injuries
The engine col,trolle bv the dead
man, Siih e. iose attached, was
travelling west at rapid speed when
the fac.1 accident occurred. They
were on the siding, and it was through
n Misunderstanding on the part of the
engineer that he lost his life. 1t is
thought that he supposed he was on
the main track. instead of the siding,
and Just before he reached the signal
tower. he blew one blast on the whistle
to indicate that he wanted the main
line target, to show that the way
was clear.
The man in the tower answered the
signal by displaying the main lire
target, end the engineer plunged on
in the gray light of the approach
ing day to certain death. When
ha discovered that he was on the sid
ing, instead of the other track, and
that an open switch yawned before
him, il was too late to stop the en-
CINE or leap from the cab. The engine
went through the derailing switch,
toppled completely over and crushed
she engineer TO death in the twink
ling of All eve.
long from the cab. aud fell at such a
distance from the overturned engine
that he ESCAPED heing caught bent ath
IL. His hand and wrist were sealded
bv the escaping steam, but he was not
otherwise injured.
Engineer Mouse had been in the em-
pIoy ,f the Baltimore & Ohio for
about 10 years, aud was we'll known
90 all the railroad men in this section.
For ngbiner of wears he WIS a
resident Of this city, bat removed to
Cumheslau1 about five years ago. He
was married and the father of six
children. The remains were taken
to Wilen's undertaking establishment
in this city. aud prepared for
shipment TO his late home They
were sent OH No. at ~ SO this after.
noon
Peter Noase, brother of the dead
engineer, arrived in Martinsburg this
morning and took charge OF his broth
er's remains and accompanied them
to Cumberland.
SKULL FRACTURED.
". G. Wilson, of Winchester. barely
escaped with his life while walking
along the Baltimore q OHIO railroad
tracks near the gas house Saturday
night about o'clock. by beins struck
by an epst bound train. BE was
wandering along the tracks ami when
tIt Nidiu dip paNhUh III tAiS 49, VI
HIM he did not hear it aud was
struck. The train was pulled by en-.
gine No. 1890 and was not going at
very high rate Of speed when il struck
the man ~ he would have been in
stantly killed.
The engineer 10 charge OF the train
saw the man when he strlek him and
after reaching Opeauon, sent word
back to tins city that lie had struck a
man, not knowing whether or not he
had killed ain. a number at once
went to the scene aud found him living
along the tracks in clni-corcjous
condition. He was carried off the
track and the stretcher sent for but
while they were gone, he rallied and
started for the station.
He was taken to the Xmas Dauch-
ters' hospital where he received SUI
gical aid In the examination that was
made hv Drs. Myers and HeEshaw IL
was found that his head was badly
cut and il later developed that his
skull was slightly fractured. A bone
about tue size CT quarter of a dollar
was taken from his head aud sf5er
1T was dressed he was allowed &c 20 TO
his home
The physicians that attended him.
report that the INJURY is not serious
and that with proper attention he will
be able to be out in few DAYS. Will
sons home is in Winchester and he .
painter by trade IL is not kown who
he was walking along the tracks at
that time OF the night.
DON'T WANT RURAL DELIVERY
Patrons Of the rural free delivery at
Leetown, W. Va, want none Of il.
1t has caused the abolition of the To-
cal T,osfCffice aud fbpv ora dicplpased