Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-19 | Page 1 | Florida Wreck Kills Trainman

FLORIDA WRECK KILLS TRAINMAN WEST PALM BEACH Fla Feb IS 9 tP A A loc locomotive motive engineer v was sk killed and n a aj dozen or or more persons persons injured Thursday when two fast New York-Miami York trains collided near here William ia n G. G Guess S Seaboard Airline Airline Airline Air Air- line division trainmaster aster at Jacksonville Jacksonville Jacksonville Jack Jack- sonville Fla said the dead man was J. J W W. Browning ming of Plant City Fla engineer of the northbound Guess named five injured trainmen trainmen trainmen train train- men and said several passengers were taken to a West Palm Beach hospital Earlier the New York office of the line said both engineers were killed JellIed and a third death was reported reported reported re re- re- re ported from the scene Joseph Hill HilI Times Post-Times reporter report report- er said at least three coaches burst into flames after the trains collided on a curve about two miles from the coastal highway Firemen from and Boynton Boynton Boynton Boyn- Boyn ton although handicapped by lack of proper facilities apparently had the fires under control and traInmen trainmen trainmen train traIn- men said all passengers were rescued rescued rescued res res- res- res cued before the flames gained headway The trains were the Sun Beam northbound from Miami and the Sun Queen southbound The two trains apparently sideswiped sideswiped sideswiped side- side swiped in a swampy section between between be be- tween Boynton and Hypoluxo said General Superintendent G G. L L. L Hurley but he was unable to say sayat sayat sayat at once how many passengers were aboard