A TERRIBLE DEATH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1274, 10 January 1883, Page 2

A TERRIBLE DEATH.

I, |i!: .; , .■ , " ...» .. ~--,. ~. . ■: A freight tram of' the' South Pacific j Coast Liailroad, consisting of six care, [ was" ditched" recently by the sinking |t : of the traok'which ran over the trestlel' work between South San Leandro and r High-street, Station, Alameda, The locomotive was overturned and the cats ' piled;oh topjb^each otter. :By f the first shock the engineer, namecl Simons was thrown through the "cab" window and hurled to the ground, with a broken nose and some bruises, The fireman,.Dan Driscoll, died,a, horrible . death. • When the locomotive; pajwiied ho was held to the ground by an iron [ : bav across hisl breast, and ono foot was ' caught by another. He was fully '■ conscious at the time -of itis death; He was held fast and tho tide was rapidly ,' rising.;, It- was evident he: would vba drowned.in .a.short time,. Six men were on board and.labored to.save him; They wrapped sheets about his'bod*, and exerted their combined Wehg'tji to pull him from his position, ffe pried p.itequsly that, they were killing him.,' They tried again, and again with the same result. A levee was built about his h«adtokeep down the' rii> ; ingtide. ißuokets were bro'ugli'f, and by faithful bailing'it'wHS aitempW to ,keep the water from reaching liishead! :He' ; was lying'undor was cut through the cab, 'through which he could put Ips, head. They raised his head above thewater'as muc.| as possible..,He remained thus two hours, ! but at'last the'levee broke, arid the mh who were bailing out the water found that they could do no. more. Thoy held his head above the. water, which rose slowly, about his body.. The men found they must inake a fina effort. Then was' lowered ani they all caught hold and pulled desperately. It was in vain. They could not move him. 'They rJa.lsed.hi3 head' again.' The water rose sjowty ."but. surely.' It' reached -his ohm."- A friend held his handover the drowning man's raoulh. Tho water rose to bis nostrils Nothing more could be done, and he was drowned; vThe other; man killed; was a'mn named Daly; He was on the'., fourth car with, the other brakesman and the conductor. Daly waainstantly. .killed. The force with which he was l ' throWn broke his neck. • The conductor Langden, had hia legs slightly.hurt' The other, brakeman,.was not. hurt,': Driscoll lived in Alemedaj and had: been in the company's employ for four' or five yeaas.., Daly was recently employed, and was only slightly knovmby the f train; men! It is believed ; hg;RVed m iiameda and Ms unmarried.;. : •] jf' : : ;^: ''. >•