Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1911 — ENGINEER FELL DEAD IN CAB. [ARTICLE]

ENGINEER FELL DEAD IN CAB.

Engineer Crawford of the regular freight passing Kentland about 1 o’clock Sunday, dropped dead in his cab at Schneider after reading train orders. Mr. Crawford was sick when he reached Kentland, and asked that an engineer be sent to relieve him. We are informed that the request was not granted and Mr. Crawford was endeavoring to get his train to Gibson. At Schneider he received the customary train orders, and after reading same dropped back dead. He was subject to heart trouble. A superstition seems to exist among trainmen that it is bad luck to run an engine on which an engineer had died or been killed. Crawford’s fireman was ordered to bring the train into Gibson but refused to do so. A half dozen engineers w ere called 'before one could be found who would consent to turn the steam on Crawford’s engine. The train stood at Schneider all Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, and Monday morning the trip was resumed. At St. John the train broke, in two and the head brakeman was killed. The name tbs the unfortunate brakeman was Welsh, and he was crushed to t death between two drawbars. —Newton County Enterprise. Gwin & Watson have on hand four “Stay-Down 7 Tank Heaters.