The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-04-20
JOSEPH White
is KILLED IN
R. R. ACCIDENT
Former Juneau and Treadwell
Resident Meets Death
at Cordova.

The body of Joseph White, former
/ ly a resident of Juneau and Tread
WE'LL was on the Alameda when she
went South night before last, on the
way to Fitclburg, Mass, for burial
Mr.. White died at Cordova last week
as the result of fatal injuries sus-
tanned earlier in the week when he
fell from a FIAT car in a mixed train
at Mile 63 of the Copper River
Railway. He was a member of the
train crew. For four years he had
been a trusted employee of the Cop
per River Railroad
Mr.. White was a pressman by
trade, and for a while worked in The
Empire press room Afterward he
was employed at Treadwell for
while as a machinist helper. He left
here for the Interior, but went to
Cordova about four years ago and
was employed on the railroad there
He felt that his health demanded that
he work in the open air.
Public funeral services We're held
at Cordova last Friday under the
Joint auspices of Elks and Knights Of
Pythias. DR. S. Hall Young preached
the funeral sermon.
Deceased was 4 native OF Fitch
burg. Mass, a6 years of age and
is survived by his mother and two
sisters, oil still residing at the old
home. He made many friends on
Gastineau Channel when he resided
here.
Account Of Accident
The Cordova Times contained the
following account Of the deplorable
accident and death:
"Mr White was called for duty
early yesterday morning. He re-
sponded with his habitual prompt
ness. He seemed unusually happy
and hopeful. The world looked good
to him. He was saving money. and
he was thinking of a long-deferred
trip home to see his loved ones. He
enjoyed a chat with Mrs. V. G. Vance.
wife of the hotel proprietor with
whom, as with everyone. he was one
Of the popular favorites in the hotel
family. He went out as brakeman
on Conductor Larson's train, Engi-
neer George l.. Buchanan.
"At Mile Co. when the train was
bowling along on its journey to
Chitina, Mr. White started back over
the train to get his midday lunch
con. He suddenly slipped off Of
flat-car, upon which he was walking,
onto an icy snowbank and, being UNI
able to grasp anything to halt his
fall, he rolled under the train and
! both of his legs were mangled. With
amazing strength and courage he
caught and held on to one Of the two
cars which passed over him and
thus was dragged for about quar-
ter of a mile. Brakeman ]. ID. Gre
mans. who was within a few feet of
Mr. White when the accident hap
pened. used every possible cxertion
to halt the train.
Train Races to Cordova
Conductor Larson and Engineer
Buchanan lost not a moment, but
started their train. with the injured
man on board, on 4 race with death
to Cordoya They gave first aid en-
route, and did everything possible.
The train made all speed to Mile
27, where ii was met by a relief spe-
cia1 which had been sent out from
Cordova, bearing DR.. w. W. Council
and Nurse Florence Sullivan, immedi-
ately after the accident. The spe-
cial brought the injured man to the
Cordova hospital He had the best
kind of surgical aid and everything
possible was done to save his life
and to tighten his suffering.
1t was one year, to day, since
Ralph MeCrary, Mr.. Whites fellow