Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-07-26
CRUSHEDUNDER
ENGINE TENDER
Thomas Jones, L. v. R. R.
Brakeman Fatally Injured
in Incident Yesterday.
DIES In CITY HOSPITAL
Arm and Leg Mashed to
Pulp Remains Conscious
Until the End Arrives.

Thomas Jones, brakeman, twen-
ty-five years oil, of 140 William
street, was crushed underneath the
tender of locomotive on the Lehigh
Valley railroad just north of the
lower gard, at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
fterSoon, and sustained injuries
that caused his death about l o'clock
this morning In the city hospital.
His left arm and leg sustained COM
pound frac' res, the\scalp was almost
entirely torn from his head and he
suffered from loss of blood through
hemorrhages. Physicians at once
realizing the seriousness of his 1nju-
ries, performed no operations and
made no amputations, although it
would have become necessary to am
putate the fractured limbs had he
l.irviTnd, The victim bore up won
dSrfull for two hours after the ac-
cident He appeared to have all his
senses, smoked cigarettes and con-
velsed with those about him.
Exact Cause Is Unknown.
The exact cause of the accident re-
mains unknown to the railroad Off
cials. The belief Is advanced by spec
tators that the engine was rounding
a curve at such fast rate of speed
as to cause the tender to leave the
rails and turn over. Jones was
caught underneath it and 1t required
considerable effort and skill to extri-
cate his mangled form. He was
brought to the main office Of the Lee
high Valley Railroad Company. The
hospital, priests at St. Mary's r. @.
rectory and physicians were notified.
DR.. George w. Tyrrell says he arrived
on the scene three minutes after he
had been notified, which was about
three quarters of an hour after the
accident The victim was then sink
ing from excessive loss OF blood, des-
pitt the fact that first aid had been
rendered and his wounds were some
what bandaged to stop the flow OF
blood.
DR.. Tyrrell, who is the company s
physician, attended Jones after which
he was placed in the city ambulance
and rushed to the city hospital. DR..
F. G. Henry, the staff surgeon, at
tended him there. He placed the
fractured arm and leg in castings
and made matters as comfortable as
possible for the injured man. For
an hour after Jones had reached the
institution he bore up we'll and his
pulse was good. after that he began
to sink and his condition grew worse
until death overlook him about l
o'clock this morning.
Pinned Under Wrecked Tank.
At the time of the accident Jones
was standing at the end Of tender
attached to engine No. Lilo, which
was running backward on the single
track from MaureT to the Lehigh
Valley yard. Ole Olesen was the en-
gineer in charge Of the engine and
Thomas Smith was the fireman.
James NJ Morris, the conductor, was
on the pilot Of the engine. AS the
engine was going at good rate of
speed between the United Lead
Works and the lower yard, it struck
a curve and at that moment the ten
der left the track and turned over.
Olesen, Smith and Morris alighted to
find Jones pinned beneath the wreck
ed tank.
Thomas Jones was unmarried. He
was adopted in the family of John
Jones, his uncle, at the age OF two
years. About two years ago, his
brother, John Jones, q conductor on
the Lehigh Valley railroad, missed
his hold ON locomotive and fell. He
sustained injuries that caused his
death. Some time ago the victim of
yesterdays accident had his wrist Sc
verely mashed in a railroad accident.