Fw: N&W in 1910--Scalded CORRECTION

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In my previous message where I wrote "just like Joe Brady" for Joseph A. (Steve) Broady, I should have written "just like Steve Broady" because that is the name that is most familiar.  Incidentally, Steve Broady was off the N&W.

Gordon Hamilton

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From: Gordon Hamilton 
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Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:04 PM
Subject: N&W in 1910--Scalded


Bluefield Daily Telegraph
May 1, 1910

ENGINEER HONAKER SCALDED TO DEATH
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Caught Under Engine and Escaping Steam Literally Cooked Him in Few Minutes
    Charles Honaker, one of the best known engineers on the Clinch Valley division, was scalded to death between Big Bull Mountain tunnel and Little Bull Mountain tunnel, near Virginia City on the Clinch Valley yesterday about 11 o'clock, when an engine overturned and escaping steam literally cooked him in a few seconds.  His fireman, John Jones [but not John Luther Jones], was also scalded, but his injuries are not serious.  Several cars were piled up on the side track and engine, tender and cars all were laid against the bank.
    A broken flange is supposed to have caused the overturn of the engine and the overturn was so sudden that the engineer did not have a chance to get off or even do anything to save himself.  Practically caught in his seat with his hand on the throttle he was scalded to death [just like Joe Brady] with no human aid within reach.
    Honaker formerly lived in this city and had a house on Allen street, where his family resided.  He finally accepted a run on the trip between Fink and Norton and moved his family to Fink so he could be near his work.  Yesterday there was a circus at St. Paul and the man started his run early so that he would be able to get through in time to see the circus.  He was making the run to Norton when the sudden accident snatched his life away and make orphans of his three children.
    Honaker was unusually popular among the railroad men and yesterday, when it was learned that he was killed, a number of them went to the scene of the accident but found that his remains were being brought to this city on train No. 6.  The people got off No. 11 and came back with the remains to Bluefield and the body was taken to the Bluefield Undertaking parlors where it was prepared for burial before being taken to the home of Floyd Furrow on Reese street from which place the funeral will take place.  Interment will be in Maple Park cemetery.
[The remainder of the article is about his family and is omitted here.]
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Gordon Hamilton
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