The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-12-01
Young Man Formerly of
This City, Meets Death
at Castlebury, Ala.
WAS FLAGMAN ON TRAIN BOUND
FOR PENSACOLA, AND WAS IN
ENGINE WHEN 1T OVERTURNED
ON HIM-FoUR HOURS BEFORE
RESCUED AND DIED SHORTLY
AFTERWARDS.

M6lNllIc MCDOUdIu, young Iudu
formerly of this city, but whose home
is in DeFuniak, was killed yesterday
in a wreck at Castlebury, Ala, on the
NJ. & NJ. division OF the Louisville &
Nashville. He was employed as flag
man, running between this city and
Montgomery, and was in the cab of
the engine when the wreck occurred,
the engine Overturning and pinioning
him beneath it for four hours before
the massive machine could be raised.
He died at o'clock yesterday after
noon at Montgomery, where he had
been taken for treatment.
Details of the accident, the fatal in
juring of the young man, and later of
his death, reached here yesterday.
The accident occurred yesterday morn
ing about l o'clock, and was caused
by the third section of train No Is.
bound for Pensacola, backing out of
Castlebury to take siding, and going
back such a distance that the fourth
section of the train ran into the ca
bose.
Thursday night freight out of Mont
gOmery for Pensacola was exception
ally heavy, and five sections OF train
No. 10 were necessary to handle the
business. These trains were made up
and started out within about an hour
of one another Sections l and z
passed Castlebury all right, and sec
ton three was compelled to stop upon
arriving there to pack some of the
axle boxes, which had become not
Knowing that the fourth section was
Immediately behind, Flagman Melon
aid was sent back to flag down the
train az it approached Castlebury and
prevent it from running into the third
section which had stopped.
He went back up the track as direc-
ted and when the fourth section came
in sight tagged it down; notified the
| conductor and engineer that his train
was at CastlebuTy on the main line,
on account of hot boxes. and climbed
into the cab with the engineer, when
IS customary, to go into Castlebury.
Thinking that the train at Castle,
bury would remain stationary the
engineer of the fourth section pro,
coed with his train under such speed
that il could be brought to a stop be-
fore reaching Castlebury. IN coming
J down a grade some distance above
! CastIebury however, the engineer OF
the fourth section saw directly aheao
the caboose of McDonald's train. the
latter had backed out so as to enter
a switch and let the fourth section
have the right of way, but or TINS
both the engineer and Mcdonald were
Ignorant, and they supposed that the
train was standing STILL
The engine crashed into tne Cd
boose of third section with great force
land the engine overturned. Inc en-
qineer and fireman jumped anC
: escaned. but Flagman Mcdonald re
manned in the cab and the big engine
fell on top of him. As soon as posi-
HE every effort was centered In rals
ing the engine to eXtricate the Dadl.
: iniured fagman, but it was not untl
= four hours had elapsed that the youn!
man was rescued, and taken lmheui
: ateIv 10 Montgomery for Treatment
81 His injuries, however, were ld'dl
and he expired at o'clock
The mother and sister OF the youll'
man. who reside at DeFunlaK: WeL
\ notified early yesterday morning .
the accident. and passed through reI
cacoIa Yesterday en- route to Mon'gon
, erv. but the fiagman expired Delor
:. their arrival.
The remains will be brought throug
; Pensacola this morning and taken I
I OeFuniak to be inferred this aftel
y noon in the cemetery at Ouchnlann'
: II is expected that there Will be
number of friends of the young I
accompany the body from Pensacol
this morning.
Was Operator Here.
Mr.. Mcdonald some years slnc
was employed in the yard-master
Office as telegraph operator. and mel
|. that position for some months. II
d came here from his home in ID
# Funiak. and after leaving the empio
d of the L. & n. took the position
: clerk at the Southern Hotel when %
l. Misses Morrison were conducting IN
Q hotel Later he went to Montgomer'
and a few months since entered IN
employ of the Louisville & Nashvll
r as flagman.
J. The deceased had many friends an
L relatives in Pensacola. He was
:. nephew of A. D. Morrison, and wa
X eli known and liked in the city.