The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-07-15
OFFICIAL ACCOUNT
NUNAMAKER DEATH

injuries sustained by Yardman G. b.
Nunamaker, July 9, 1913.
. Board Of inquiry convened at I'm
10y, Nevada, at p. m, July 10, 1913,
TO inquire into cause of accident in
which Yardman G. B. Nunamaker was
injured, and after going over the
ground at point where accident oe-
Cured and taking the testimony of
the crew of which he was a member,
find:
That Yardman B. J. Sears gave per-
sonal instruction to engine foreman
Adams, in the presence of Mr.. Nuna-
maker, to go to the east end of the
yard and make up a train for the west
That in the string of ears which
were lined up on the east drill track
/ in the INLAY yard. there were three
ears, stock car, box car and a car
of coal to be switched out, and there
was distinct understanding between
Foreman Adams and Helper Nuna-
maker as to what moves were to be
made.
That after arriving at east end of
the yard they coupled onto thirty
three cars and pulled them out onto
the main line. leaving one car on the
main line which was to be set out of
the string, they then showed the bal
ance of the string, thirty-two cars,
back in on the drill track to cut off
the west fifteen ears which were Pa
cific Fruit Express refrigerator cars,
and Foreman Adams instructed Helper
Nunamaker to ride this cut of ears in
That Mr.. Nunamaker mounted the
ladder on the north side of the west
car of this cut and from that time on
he was not seen by anv member of the
switch crew until they found him
badly injured
That Engine Foreman Adams remain
ed at the east switch of the drill
track to cut off the fifteen ears as
they went by, giving the engineer a
! kick sign, but failed to get the pin
when he attempted to make the cut he
then gave the engineer come ahead
signal to get the slack and the cut
was made and the string of fifteen
ears went on into the drill track
That they then backed out onto the
main line and set out two more cars,
then showed the balance of the train
in on the drill track and coupled up
with the first cut of fifteen ears and
the balance on the string standing on
the track.
That after these moves were made
they again came out onto the main
track with the engine and coupled on
to the three ears which they had set
out Of the string, and not seeing any
thing of Yardman Nunamaker they
decided he was waiting for them at
the place where the fifteen ears were
coupled to the string. which was
about thirty-six lengths west of the
east switch of the drill track and they
proceeded up the main line expecting
to pick him up at that point.
That at a point about eighteen car
lengths west of the east switch of the
drill track they found him lying be-
tween the drill track and the main
track on the south side of the string
of ears upon which he was riding, in
badly mangled condition.
That we have been unable to find
any eve witnesses to the accident and
members of the crew and from the
fact that thorough inspection of all
of the cars of the string was made
NitHouI uistioSlug any ueIecIS OF any
nature that would contribute to this
accident, we believe that Mr. Nuna-
maker came to his death from in
juries that were sustained through
purely accidental causes and the
Southern Pacific company or other
members of the crew are in no way TO
blame for the accident.
Investigation shows that Mr.. Nuna
maker mounted the ladder ON the west
end of the north side of the car. the
west ear of the cut, which was P. r.
f. s97; that the injury occurred on
the south side of P. F. f. 1924, which
was the second car from the west end
of the cut, indicating that Yardman
Nunamaker had got on top of the
car, P. F. f. S97 and walked to the
other end of the car, on which end the
brake staff was located, and fell be-
tween p F. E.s97 and P. F. E. 1924
under the trucks of P. F. f. 32944