Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-02-08 | Page 1 | Dead Man at Throttle; Engine Speeds Along

DEAD MAN AT THROTTLE ENGINE SPEEDS ALONG Philadelphia Feb 7 For For ten minutes minutes min mm- utes the Congressional Limited eXpress ex express eX- eX press due du Jn in North Philadelphia at 7 I p. p in m ran run with the throttle of or the engine guided lI by a lead dead man Joseph Toms the engineer of the train had thrust his hh head hand too far Cat out of the window win vin- dow of t 1 time the engine and antI as UR a result had hud his skull fractured when whon the train passed under the Diamond street treet bridge l Noting that thai th the train was running faster than usual Fireman r ll turned towards the tho ho engineer Cr and then discovered that Toms roms was wa deadA dead 1 t r i Sr S.- S. t A c