Show OPERATOR DIED AT POST wreck wrack narrowly prevented when telegrapher egr apher expires suddenly oroville cal P F R sinclair western pacific railroad operator at belden fifty five miles from here sat lifeless at lits his key hey thursday while the oroville dispatcher tried frantically to raise belden to transmit dispatches that would prevent a collision persistent Perda tent calling over the wire brought no response nor was the telephone answered anaw ered then the oroville dispatcher phoned to citizens of bel den urging them to hurry to the sta ti onland tio nand find the operator they found sinclair sitting bitting at his desk lifeless his fingers on oil tho telegraph key hey incoming trains were nagged flagged until another operator could be sent to the town heart disease was the cause of sin clairs death |