Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1906 — Engineer Dead at His Post- [ARTICLE]

Engineer Dead at His Post-

Toronto, Can., Dec. 26.—With the engineer dead at his post and his hand on the throttle, the Canadian Pacific railway Hamilton express tore through Parkdale station. The fireman, alarmed at the increased speed, went to the engineer’s side and found the man dead. He npplled the emergency brakes and the train came to a standstill. The engineer wns John Paul. It is supposed he was struck by a semaphore.