Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-19

! ability TO turn the queSIloueAS
shafts against themselves, as he fire.
quently did, won general admiration.
Doyle had been in the employ or
the New Jersey Central railroad for
over forty years. He began to work
for the road in the shops when
mere boy and steadily advanced I'M
til he was given one of the most I'M
portant trains operated by the road.
He was popular with railroad men,
and as a member of Division No 157,
B. of L. E, was active in all fraternal
work of railroad men hereabouts He
was also a member of Jersey City
Council, Knights of Columbus; the
knights and Ladies of Honor, and
st. Patrick's Holy Name Society.
Careful as An Engineer.
In his many years of railroading
he never figured in a serious acct
dent until he met with the one that
proved fatal to him. He was engi-
neer of the Atlantic City flyer run
ming between Jersey City and the big
seaside resort, which met with dis
aster during the great blizzard of
March l last For fifteen years he
had operated this express train, and
his reputation for carefulness had
gained such repute that passengers
made 1t a point whenever possible to
ride on "Doyle's train"
On the fateful morning, Doyle's
train ran into a snowdrift at Whit
ing, down in Ocean county. The To-
connective capsized and Doyle, pinned
under it, was held in an agonizing
position for fully six hours be-
fore he was finally extricated
This incident will recall the story
of the "lost train" frequently re-
ferred to during the storm, for this
Atlantic City flyer was that "lost
train"
The storm had played such havoc
with telegraph wires and the snow
had so completely blocked the road
as to cut off communication between
Whiting and other points. The best
the newspapers could get from the
railroad people, owing to the cutting
off of means of information, was
! that for the time being the train
| was lost. The train itself was In
| charge of Conductor Minard Knapp,
a resident of Newark, where he had
served as a member of the Board of
Aldermen. Knapp and Doyle had
been train mates for years.
The trials and troubles of the crew
and passengers of the snowbound
train and the sufferlngs that Doyle
underwent nave never DSSll Auiy bSAN'
Hours Of Awful Agony.
DOYLE had been caught in such
position that hot steam pipes pressed
against his ribs, the steam, which
slowly escaped, reaching his flesh.
Yet he never finched nor complained
as his comrades, under knapps
directions, worked desperately to
save him. The saws usually carried
A,-ai nG
gencies proved valueless against the
wood and iron that 1t was necessary
to cut through to free the imprisoned
engineer, A small fine-toothed saw,
part of the engines equipment, was
the only tool available, and the work
of rescue was, therefore, exasperat-
| ingly slow.
AS no liquor or stimulant of any
kind is carried on trains of the Cen
| trail railroad, there was a long hunt
among the passengers, in hopes OF
| finding someone who might have
| flask of whiskey.
| A travelling salesman finally dove
| into his travelling bag and discovered
a flask of whiskey. About this time
Doyle had been extricated and re-
moved to the little railroad station,
where all that could be done to make
him comfortable was done.
It was bitter cold, and in order to
keep Doyle warm members of the
train crew and passengers gave up
as much of their own clothing as
possible for the sufferers benefit.
AS far as relief from outside sources
was concerned, the snow-bound
party, under the circumstances,
might just as well have been in the
polar regions.
About half mile away train on
the Pennsylvania railroad had
stalled in a snowdrift, and this turned
out to be a fortunate happening for
Doyle and his friends. Passengers
from the Pennsylvania train, hear
| ing of the plight of the Central train,
plowed their way on foot through the
storm to the scene of the wreck
| Among those who made the jour-
ney from the Pennsylvania train was
young physician. He had surgical
instruments in a small pocket case,
tubes containing tablets, but no
| liquid medicines
! Relief Workers Handicapped.
! But he was a resourceful young fell
! low and made the best of the situa-
| ton. He fixed up mixture composed
/ of the Whiskey procured from the
salesman and crushed tablets. This
! he gave in measured doses to Doyle,
and then with bandages, made
from strips of garments furnished by
lady passengers, who displayed an
eagerness to be of aid, skllfully
bound the engineers wounds. I'M
provised and crude as were the ar
rangement, the sufferer was given re-
lief Before leaving for his own train
the young doctor prepared severa
more doses and gave directions to the
women who had volunteered to nurse
the injured man when and how to ad'
minister them.
All that day and the following NIGH
and for another full day, the best at
tention possible was given Doyle.
Men and women kept constant vigi
at the improvised bed on which Doyle
lay. At times some of the womer
knelt in prayer The plucky Doyle
gave no outward sign of the agony
he endured, but would smile at hi.
friends and occasionally chat cheer
fully and encouragingTy
1t happened that the Pennsylvania
train was an accommodation run, o.
way train, and there was no foot
or other form of refreshments oil
board. There was, consequently, con
siderable suffering from hunger. TIL
Central train had dining car at
tached, and 1t was well provisioned
The Central passengers and erey
carried food and coffee to the Penn