People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1894 — A CARELESS OPERATOR. [ARTICLE]

A CARELESS OPERATOR.

He Causes a Collision Between Trains in Texas—Two Men Killed. Houston, Tex., Oct. 24.—8 y a collision near Walker Station between the westbound passenger train from Houston and an eastbound freight train, Conductor Hess and Brakeman Sanosbarg of the freight train were killed. The engineer and fireman had legs broken and Fireman Gibson, Express Agpnt Irwin and Brakeman Lowery of the passenger train were painfully injured. Five carloads of live stock were killed. No passengers were injured. The carelessness of the telegraph operator in not giving proper instructions caused the accident.