George Elbert Amberman
1896-1938
In Memory of George Elbert Amberman who died on August 9, 1938. George was born on January 18, 1896 to Benjamin and Harriet (Abrams) Amberman at Springfield Gardens, New York.
He is survived by his wife Estelle Irene(Styles) Amberman, of Ronkonkoma, NY; his son Raymond Amberman and his wife Florence, also of Ronkonkoma; his daughter Grace Estelle Ford and her husband Isaac "Buster" Ford, of Central Islip; brothers Clarence Amberman and wife Anna Z.; Benjamin Dykers Amberman and wife Dorothy (Grum); and granddaughter Florence Estelle Amberman, Lake Ronkonkoma.
One of the stories associated with George's death was in one of many newspapers, Suffolk County News:
Dying L.I. Engineer Stops Crowded Train
A dying engineer ran a Long Island Railroad train crowded with several hundred communters from Lake Ronkonkoma to Mineola in safety today.
Soon afterward the engineer, George E. Amberman, a veteran of the L.I.R.R., died at Nassau County Hospital in Mineola.
Fireman Post, a qualified engineer, took over the controls at Mineola and brought the train into Jamaica at 7:06 a.m., 19 minutes late.
Amberman and conductor A.C. Geide were together at Lake Ronkonkoma for some time before the train began its scheduled run at 5:32 a.m. Geide saw nothing wrong with the engineer.
All stops to Hicksville were made on schedule. But at Westbury the train overran the station by two lengths. The dying man sounded the backstop signal, three blasts of the engine's whistle, and acknowledged the conductor's hand signal authorizing him to proceed in reverse.
Mutters Dazedly.
Passengers were taken on at Westbury and the train rumbled ahead, with the dying man's hand still clenching the controls. Carle Place Station also was overrun by one length. The train again backed up, after the usual signalling.
At Mineola the panting steam engine made a perfect stop, but the conductor decided to go to the cab and find out what was the matter with Amberman. He was found muttering dazedly to himself in the cab.
Mineola police were called. Amberman was hurried to the Nassau County Hospital and died there shortly after 9 a.m. The train reached Jamaica a few minutes late.
Weather Conditions.
One of the passengers said later: "I had no idea what was wrong. I had never traveled so fast before on a Long Island train. I thought we might have been behind schedule."
Geide made a formal report to Trainmaster H.G. Hostetter at Jamaica after the train was taken to the yards and was questioned later by Assistant Trainmaster A.L. Arnold in the presence of a stenographer.
"I had no idea Amberman was ill, because I received whistle and hand signals from him," the conductor said, "Weather conditions were such that he might reasonably have overrun a couple of stations."
"Fireman Post didn't notice the engineer was ill, either."
Services were at the residence in Ronkonkoma, Long Island on Friday, August 12, 1938 with the Rev. Arthur T. Tedcastle officiating. The final resting place was Greenfield Cemetery in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
1896-1938
In Memory of George Elbert Amberman who died on August 9, 1938. George was born on January 18, 1896 to Benjamin and Harriet (Abrams) Amberman at Springfield Gardens, New York.
He is survived by his wife Estelle Irene(Styles) Amberman, of Ronkonkoma, NY; his son Raymond Amberman and his wife Florence, also of Ronkonkoma; his daughter Grace Estelle Ford and her husband Isaac "Buster" Ford, of Central Islip; brothers Clarence Amberman and wife Anna Z.; Benjamin Dykers Amberman and wife Dorothy (Grum); and granddaughter Florence Estelle Amberman, Lake Ronkonkoma.
One of the stories associated with George's death was in one of many newspapers, Suffolk County News:
Dying L.I. Engineer Stops Crowded Train
A dying engineer ran a Long Island Railroad train crowded with several hundred communters from Lake Ronkonkoma to Mineola in safety today.
Soon afterward the engineer, George E. Amberman, a veteran of the L.I.R.R., died at Nassau County Hospital in Mineola.
Fireman Post, a qualified engineer, took over the controls at Mineola and brought the train into Jamaica at 7:06 a.m., 19 minutes late.
Amberman and conductor A.C. Geide were together at Lake Ronkonkoma for some time before the train began its scheduled run at 5:32 a.m. Geide saw nothing wrong with the engineer.
All stops to Hicksville were made on schedule. But at Westbury the train overran the station by two lengths. The dying man sounded the backstop signal, three blasts of the engine's whistle, and acknowledged the conductor's hand signal authorizing him to proceed in reverse.
Mutters Dazedly.
Passengers were taken on at Westbury and the train rumbled ahead, with the dying man's hand still clenching the controls. Carle Place Station also was overrun by one length. The train again backed up, after the usual signalling.
At Mineola the panting steam engine made a perfect stop, but the conductor decided to go to the cab and find out what was the matter with Amberman. He was found muttering dazedly to himself in the cab.
Mineola police were called. Amberman was hurried to the Nassau County Hospital and died there shortly after 9 a.m. The train reached Jamaica a few minutes late.
Weather Conditions.
One of the passengers said later: "I had no idea what was wrong. I had never traveled so fast before on a Long Island train. I thought we might have been behind schedule."
Geide made a formal report to Trainmaster H.G. Hostetter at Jamaica after the train was taken to the yards and was questioned later by Assistant Trainmaster A.L. Arnold in the presence of a stenographer.
"I had no idea Amberman was ill, because I received whistle and hand signals from him," the conductor said, "Weather conditions were such that he might reasonably have overrun a couple of stations."
"Fireman Post didn't notice the engineer was ill, either."
Services were at the residence in Ronkonkoma, Long Island on Friday, August 12, 1938 with the Rev. Arthur T. Tedcastle officiating. The final resting place was Greenfield Cemetery in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
George Elbert Amberman
1896-1938
In Memory of George Elbert Amberman who died on August 9, 1938. George was born on January 18, 1896 to Benjamin and Harriet (Abrams) Amberman at Springfield Gardens, New York.
He is survived by his wife Estelle Irene(Styles) Amberman, of Ronkonkoma, NY; his son Raymond Amberman and his wife Florence, also of Ronkonkoma; his daughter Grace Estelle Ford and her husband Isaac "Buster" Ford, of Central Islip; brothers Clarence Amberman and wife Anna Z.; Benjamin Dykers Amberman and wife Dorothy (Grum); and granddaughter Florence Estelle Amberman, Lake Ronkonkoma.
One of the stories associated with George's death was in one of many newspapers, Suffolk County News:
Dying L.I. Engineer Stops Crowded Train
A dying engineer ran a Long Island Railroad train crowded with several hundred communters from Lake Ronkonkoma to Mineola in safety today.
Soon afterward the engineer, George E. Amberman, a veteran of the L.I.R.R., died at Nassau County Hospital in Mineola.
Fireman Post, a qualified engineer, took over the controls at Mineola and brought the train into Jamaica at 7:06 a.m., 19 minutes late.
Amberman and conductor A.C. Geide were together at Lake Ronkonkoma for some time before the train began its scheduled run at 5:32 a.m. Geide saw nothing wrong with the engineer.
All stops to Hicksville were made on schedule. But at Westbury the train overran the station by two lengths. The dying man sounded the backstop signal, three blasts of the engine's whistle, and acknowledged the conductor's hand signal authorizing him to proceed in reverse.
Mutters Dazedly.
Passengers were taken on at Westbury and the train rumbled ahead, with the dying man's hand still clenching the controls. Carle Place Station also was overrun by one length. The train again backed up, after the usual signalling.
At Mineola the panting steam engine made a perfect stop, but the conductor decided to go to the cab and find out what was the matter with Amberman. He was found muttering dazedly to himself in the cab.
Mineola police were called. Amberman was hurried to the Nassau County Hospital and died there shortly after 9 a.m. The train reached Jamaica a few minutes late.
Weather Conditions.
One of the passengers said later: "I had no idea what was wrong. I had never traveled so fast before on a Long Island train. I thought we might have been behind schedule."
Geide made a formal report to Trainmaster H.G. Hostetter at Jamaica after the train was taken to the yards and was questioned later by Assistant Trainmaster A.L. Arnold in the presence of a stenographer.
"I had no idea Amberman was ill, because I received whistle and hand signals from him," the conductor said, "Weather conditions were such that he might reasonably have overrun a couple of stations."
"Fireman Post didn't notice the engineer was ill, either."
Services were at the residence in Ronkonkoma, Long Island on Friday, August 12, 1938 with the Rev. Arthur T. Tedcastle officiating. The final resting place was Greenfield Cemetery in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
1896-1938
In Memory of George Elbert Amberman who died on August 9, 1938. George was born on January 18, 1896 to Benjamin and Harriet (Abrams) Amberman at Springfield Gardens, New York.
He is survived by his wife Estelle Irene(Styles) Amberman, of Ronkonkoma, NY; his son Raymond Amberman and his wife Florence, also of Ronkonkoma; his daughter Grace Estelle Ford and her husband Isaac "Buster" Ford, of Central Islip; brothers Clarence Amberman and wife Anna Z.; Benjamin Dykers Amberman and wife Dorothy (Grum); and granddaughter Florence Estelle Amberman, Lake Ronkonkoma.
One of the stories associated with George's death was in one of many newspapers, Suffolk County News:
Dying L.I. Engineer Stops Crowded Train
A dying engineer ran a Long Island Railroad train crowded with several hundred communters from Lake Ronkonkoma to Mineola in safety today.
Soon afterward the engineer, George E. Amberman, a veteran of the L.I.R.R., died at Nassau County Hospital in Mineola.
Fireman Post, a qualified engineer, took over the controls at Mineola and brought the train into Jamaica at 7:06 a.m., 19 minutes late.
Amberman and conductor A.C. Geide were together at Lake Ronkonkoma for some time before the train began its scheduled run at 5:32 a.m. Geide saw nothing wrong with the engineer.
All stops to Hicksville were made on schedule. But at Westbury the train overran the station by two lengths. The dying man sounded the backstop signal, three blasts of the engine's whistle, and acknowledged the conductor's hand signal authorizing him to proceed in reverse.
Mutters Dazedly.
Passengers were taken on at Westbury and the train rumbled ahead, with the dying man's hand still clenching the controls. Carle Place Station also was overrun by one length. The train again backed up, after the usual signalling.
At Mineola the panting steam engine made a perfect stop, but the conductor decided to go to the cab and find out what was the matter with Amberman. He was found muttering dazedly to himself in the cab.
Mineola police were called. Amberman was hurried to the Nassau County Hospital and died there shortly after 9 a.m. The train reached Jamaica a few minutes late.
Weather Conditions.
One of the passengers said later: "I had no idea what was wrong. I had never traveled so fast before on a Long Island train. I thought we might have been behind schedule."
Geide made a formal report to Trainmaster H.G. Hostetter at Jamaica after the train was taken to the yards and was questioned later by Assistant Trainmaster A.L. Arnold in the presence of a stenographer.
"I had no idea Amberman was ill, because I received whistle and hand signals from him," the conductor said, "Weather conditions were such that he might reasonably have overrun a couple of stations."
"Fireman Post didn't notice the engineer was ill, either."
Services were at the residence in Ronkonkoma, Long Island on Friday, August 12, 1938 with the Rev. Arthur T. Tedcastle officiating. The final resting place was Greenfield Cemetery in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.
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