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January 9, 1902
Goldsboro Weekly Argus
Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina
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Engineer Patrick Walsh was fatally struck by a mail-catcher while leaning out of his cab on an Erie Railroad train near Sharon, Pa., on Jan. 1. The train ran unguided for ten miles at 60 mph before the fireman stopped it at Greenville.
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DEAD IN HIS CAB.
Sharon, Pa., Jan. 1.--A fast passenger train on the Erie Railroad, ran ten miles to-day unguided while the engineer lay with his head crushed on his accustomed seat in the engine cab. The fireman did not discover the engineer's plight until the train whizzed by a station where it was scheduled to stop. The train was then at once stopped. The engineer was Patrick Walsh, of Youngstown, Ohio.
As the train approached Sugar Grove station, he leaned far out of the cab window and was struck on the head by a mail-catcher. He did not utter a sound but sank down unconscious. When taken out of his cab at Greenville it was found his head was crushed, and shortly after being removed to his home at Youngstown, he died. The passengers on the train were not aware that they had been whisked over the rails at a sixty mile an hour gait without an engineer until the train was stopped at Greenville.
Sharon, Pa., Jan. 1.--A fast passenger train on the Erie Railroad, ran ten miles to-day unguided while the engineer lay with his head crushed on his accustomed seat in the engine cab. The fireman did not discover the engineer's plight until the train whizzed by a station where it was scheduled to stop. The train was then at once stopped. The engineer was Patrick Walsh, of Youngstown, Ohio.
As the train approached Sugar Grove station, he leaned far out of the cab window and was struck on the head by a mail-catcher. He did not utter a sound but sank down unconscious. When taken out of his cab at Greenville it was found his head was crushed, and shortly after being removed to his home at Youngstown, he died. The passengers on the train were not aware that they had been whisked over the rails at a sixty mile an hour gait without an engineer until the train was stopped at Greenville.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Extraordinary Event
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Train Accident
Engineer Death
Unguided Train
Mail Catcher Strike
What entities or persons were involved?
Patrick Walsh
Where did it happen?
Erie Railroad Near Sharon, Pa.
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Key Persons
Patrick Walsh
Location
Erie Railroad Near Sharon, Pa.
Event Date
Jan. 1
Story Details
Engineer Patrick Walsh leaned out of his cab near Sugar Grove station and was struck by a mail-catcher, crushing his head. He died shortly after, while the train ran unguided for ten miles until stopped at Greenville.