The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-22
Brakeman thomas 0'Grady Of
Barre Railroad
FELL UNDER CAR WHEELS
Body Nearly Cut in Twain by Car Whesl
Was a Careful and Industrious
Workman--Body Taken to
Mortified Falls.

Thomas O'Grady, well known
brakeman on the Barre railroad, was
almost instantly killed by his own
train at $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon IN the railroad yard opposite the
Nj. y w. freight depot. He slipped and
fell cross ways D fthc track between the
engine and heavily loaded car Of
granite. The front wheel Of the loaded
car caught him IN His right side and
cut his body nearly half way in two.
The train was under full control, just
coming TO stop, and was quickly
brought to stand stili or the body Of
the unfortunate man would have been
severed. He was pulled ont from under
the train and died four minutes later
in the arms of his fellow brakeman,
Joseph Smith, who had just jumped
of the same train and was standing
only few feet away when the accident
happened. wv. o. Hanson who works
in the freight office immediately SUM
moned physicians, DIR. Nv. d. Reid be-
ing the first to arrive ON the scene as
he happened to be coming out of Pages
livery stable at the time, but 0'Grady
was breathing his last when he reached
him. Drs. Stickeny and McSweeney ar
rived soon after. A. wv. Badger & COM
pany's ambulance was called and the
body was taken to their undertaking.
rooms.
The train had just pulled in from
Graniteyile with long train heavily
loaded with granite and We're running
onto the scales in the yard where the
cars are weighed. Brakeman Smith had
jumped of and gone to the scales to
attend to the weighing and 0Grady.
whose duty it was to "spot" the cars
ON the scales was climbing down from
the car next to the engine to get onto
the running board of the engine to give
his signals to Engineer John McHugo
wSen he either slipped or lost his hold
and fell squarely across the track with
his head between the rails. Smith saw
him fall and yelled to the engineer who
stopped the train before 1t had gone but
very few feet further. OGrady fell,
50 near to the wheels that It was inn
possible for the engineer to save him.
The train had to be backed up af from
the body before it could be pulled from
under the train.
0'Grady had been employed by the
railroad company for nearly two years.
He was especially well thought Of by
his fellow workmen and was called by
them @Silent Tommy" on account of
his quiet and Industrious ways. He
was alway very careful when at work
on train and his efllow brakeman said
that he was the last man they would
have thought fto meet with that kind
of an accident.
OGrady was 40 years Of age ani was
born in East Granville. lie was mem
her of the A. o, II. of Montpelier and
OF the Brotherhood Of Railroad Train
men. He leaves three brothers and two
sisters, Michael of North Williston,
John, Of Northfeld Falls, Dennis, who
resides in Wisconsin, Mrs. Morris Ryan
Of Northield Falls and Mrs. John DON
molly Of White River junction. The
body was taken to Mortified Falls
this morning by the two brothers,
Michael and John, and the funeral will
be held from st. Johns church in North
field It has not yet been decided what
day the services viii be held.