People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1893 — AN ENGINE RUNS AWAY. [ARTICLE]

AN ENGINE RUNS AWAY.

The Engineer Killed at His Post When No One Was Hooking. Carrollton, Mo., Oct. 11.—L. C. Rickenbaugh, aged 30, engineer on the Terminal railroad in this city, was killed about 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon while his engine was crossing the bridge over the Wakenda. The supposition is that he leaned over the side of his engine and was struck by the timbers of the bridge. His body was found in the water below. No one saw the accident and the fact was only made known by the terrific speed of the engine. Fortunately for the passengers Frank Crouch, superintendent of the road, happened to be on the train and managed to get to the engine and stop its wild race fox * the city.