Show ENGINEER WAS DEAD train ran through philadelphia at terrific speed philadelphia feb 7 the congressional limited trix train in on the pennsylvania railroad ran through this city last night at ter terrific rifle speed with the engineer joa jos toms dead at the throttle the tbt train makes tw ostop san this city one at west philadelphia anddie an and dUie thes other at north philadelphia shortly after leaving west philadelphia the fireman harry matchner noticed that speed waa was unusual the train swayed as it rounded the curves but the engineer gave no signals matchner called to toms but received no answer and when the train rushed through fairmount park and neared north philadelphia the fireman climbed over the big boiler into the engineers cab to find toms dead with his hla hand at the throttle ha hi head was hanging out of the cab window and had been crushed by striking some object along the road mitchner stopped th the train at north philadelphia where another engin engineer ber was secured and the train proceeded to new york the passengers geni were not told of the accident |