The Evening Republican, Meadville, PA. 7/24/1907 Wed
BESSER WRECK NEAR GREENVILLE
Tuesday Evening and Conductor Frank Shaffstall Killed - Engineers Bert Loveland and A. Fritz and Mrs. Gus Henlien and Several Other Passengers Injured.
In a wreck which occurred on the Bessemer railway about one mile out of Greenville at 7:20 Tuesday night, Frank Shaffstall, formerly of Meadville and Cochranton, was killed, and the engineers Bert Loveland and R. Fritz were injured,but not seriously. Several [passengers also suffered injuries, the most serious being Mrs. Gus Henlien, of Greenville, who escaped with a sprained ankle.
Through the prompt courtesy of the Greenville office of the road The Tribune - Republican is able to give an accurate account of the accident. A moonlight excursion train, running as the second section of the train 10 and carrying about 100 passengers, had started for Exposition Park. About a mile out from Greenville, on what is known as Dickey curve, the train met and collided with a light engine.
The engine had taken a train to Osgood and was backing to Greenville, running light, in charge of Engineer Bert Loveland and Conductor Frank Shaffstall. Engineer R. Fritz was at the throttle of the passenger engine and the train was moving at good speed when it met the light engine, the impact throwing both locomotives off the track, badly damaged.
Conductor Shaffstall was riding in the cab of the light engine and had no time to save himself. It is thought he was rendered unconscious at once, but the body was badly scalded b
e the escaping steam. The two engineers and their firemen attempted to jump, but were only partially successful, though the fireman escaped practically unhurt. The passenger train consisted of the locomotive, one combination car and two passenger coaches, and the engine was the only part of the train to leave the track entirely. Of the cars, only the forward truck of the combination car was derailed, though the forward platform of that car was completely smashed by the impact.
Nearly all the passengers on the train were more or less jarred and quite a number suffered slight bruises, but not over half a dozen were hurt worth mentioning. Mrs. Henlein being the most severe sufferer. THE DEAD CONDUCTOR
Frank Shaffstall was born and raised in Cochranton, and was a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Shaffstall, to whom were born the deceased and Albert, who is now a resident of Brooklyn N.Y. Frank began his railroad carerr on the Erie railroad when a young man. Eventually he went South, and was a passenger conductor on various Southern roads for some years. Returning to his native state, he engaged as conductor on the Bessemer, which position he held until his tragic death. As a boy and man "Shaffy", as he was familiarly called among his close associates, was big hearted, whole souled,and one whom it was a pleasure to meet.
He was well known in Meadville, and the news of his death will be a shock to all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, who is a sister of A.L. Post, passenger conductor on the Erie railroad, his brother, Albert, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and two nieces, Mrs. Gertrude Fleming and Mrs. Fred Black, both of Cochranton.
Contributor: Bob Galmish (46790177)
BESSER WRECK NEAR GREENVILLE
Tuesday Evening and Conductor Frank Shaffstall Killed - Engineers Bert Loveland and A. Fritz and Mrs. Gus Henlien and Several Other Passengers Injured.
In a wreck which occurred on the Bessemer railway about one mile out of Greenville at 7:20 Tuesday night, Frank Shaffstall, formerly of Meadville and Cochranton, was killed, and the engineers Bert Loveland and R. Fritz were injured,but not seriously. Several [passengers also suffered injuries, the most serious being Mrs. Gus Henlien, of Greenville, who escaped with a sprained ankle.
Through the prompt courtesy of the Greenville office of the road The Tribune - Republican is able to give an accurate account of the accident. A moonlight excursion train, running as the second section of the train 10 and carrying about 100 passengers, had started for Exposition Park. About a mile out from Greenville, on what is known as Dickey curve, the train met and collided with a light engine.
The engine had taken a train to Osgood and was backing to Greenville, running light, in charge of Engineer Bert Loveland and Conductor Frank Shaffstall. Engineer R. Fritz was at the throttle of the passenger engine and the train was moving at good speed when it met the light engine, the impact throwing both locomotives off the track, badly damaged.
Conductor Shaffstall was riding in the cab of the light engine and had no time to save himself. It is thought he was rendered unconscious at once, but the body was badly scalded b
e the escaping steam. The two engineers and their firemen attempted to jump, but were only partially successful, though the fireman escaped practically unhurt. The passenger train consisted of the locomotive, one combination car and two passenger coaches, and the engine was the only part of the train to leave the track entirely. Of the cars, only the forward truck of the combination car was derailed, though the forward platform of that car was completely smashed by the impact.
Nearly all the passengers on the train were more or less jarred and quite a number suffered slight bruises, but not over half a dozen were hurt worth mentioning. Mrs. Henlein being the most severe sufferer. THE DEAD CONDUCTOR
Frank Shaffstall was born and raised in Cochranton, and was a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Shaffstall, to whom were born the deceased and Albert, who is now a resident of Brooklyn N.Y. Frank began his railroad carerr on the Erie railroad when a young man. Eventually he went South, and was a passenger conductor on various Southern roads for some years. Returning to his native state, he engaged as conductor on the Bessemer, which position he held until his tragic death. As a boy and man "Shaffy", as he was familiarly called among his close associates, was big hearted, whole souled,and one whom it was a pleasure to meet.
He was well known in Meadville, and the news of his death will be a shock to all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, who is a sister of A.L. Post, passenger conductor on the Erie railroad, his brother, Albert, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and two nieces, Mrs. Gertrude Fleming and Mrs. Fred Black, both of Cochranton.
Contributor: Bob Galmish (46790177)
The Evening Republican, Meadville, PA. 7/24/1907 Wed
BESSER WRECK NEAR GREENVILLE
Tuesday Evening and Conductor Frank Shaffstall Killed - Engineers Bert Loveland and A. Fritz and Mrs. Gus Henlien and Several Other Passengers Injured.
In a wreck which occurred on the Bessemer railway about one mile out of Greenville at 7:20 Tuesday night, Frank Shaffstall, formerly of Meadville and Cochranton, was killed, and the engineers Bert Loveland and R. Fritz were injured,but not seriously. Several [passengers also suffered injuries, the most serious being Mrs. Gus Henlien, of Greenville, who escaped with a sprained ankle.
Through the prompt courtesy of the Greenville office of the road The Tribune - Republican is able to give an accurate account of the accident. A moonlight excursion train, running as the second section of the train 10 and carrying about 100 passengers, had started for Exposition Park. About a mile out from Greenville, on what is known as Dickey curve, the train met and collided with a light engine.
The engine had taken a train to Osgood and was backing to Greenville, running light, in charge of Engineer Bert Loveland and Conductor Frank Shaffstall. Engineer R. Fritz was at the throttle of the passenger engine and the train was moving at good speed when it met the light engine, the impact throwing both locomotives off the track, badly damaged.
Conductor Shaffstall was riding in the cab of the light engine and had no time to save himself. It is thought he was rendered unconscious at once, but the body was badly scalded b
e the escaping steam. The two engineers and their firemen attempted to jump, but were only partially successful, though the fireman escaped practically unhurt. The passenger train consisted of the locomotive, one combination car and two passenger coaches, and the engine was the only part of the train to leave the track entirely. Of the cars, only the forward truck of the combination car was derailed, though the forward platform of that car was completely smashed by the impact.
Nearly all the passengers on the train were more or less jarred and quite a number suffered slight bruises, but not over half a dozen were hurt worth mentioning. Mrs. Henlein being the most severe sufferer. THE DEAD CONDUCTOR
Frank Shaffstall was born and raised in Cochranton, and was a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Shaffstall, to whom were born the deceased and Albert, who is now a resident of Brooklyn N.Y. Frank began his railroad carerr on the Erie railroad when a young man. Eventually he went South, and was a passenger conductor on various Southern roads for some years. Returning to his native state, he engaged as conductor on the Bessemer, which position he held until his tragic death. As a boy and man "Shaffy", as he was familiarly called among his close associates, was big hearted, whole souled,and one whom it was a pleasure to meet.
He was well known in Meadville, and the news of his death will be a shock to all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, who is a sister of A.L. Post, passenger conductor on the Erie railroad, his brother, Albert, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and two nieces, Mrs. Gertrude Fleming and Mrs. Fred Black, both of Cochranton.
Contributor: Bob Galmish (46790177)
BESSER WRECK NEAR GREENVILLE
Tuesday Evening and Conductor Frank Shaffstall Killed - Engineers Bert Loveland and A. Fritz and Mrs. Gus Henlien and Several Other Passengers Injured.
In a wreck which occurred on the Bessemer railway about one mile out of Greenville at 7:20 Tuesday night, Frank Shaffstall, formerly of Meadville and Cochranton, was killed, and the engineers Bert Loveland and R. Fritz were injured,but not seriously. Several [passengers also suffered injuries, the most serious being Mrs. Gus Henlien, of Greenville, who escaped with a sprained ankle.
Through the prompt courtesy of the Greenville office of the road The Tribune - Republican is able to give an accurate account of the accident. A moonlight excursion train, running as the second section of the train 10 and carrying about 100 passengers, had started for Exposition Park. About a mile out from Greenville, on what is known as Dickey curve, the train met and collided with a light engine.
The engine had taken a train to Osgood and was backing to Greenville, running light, in charge of Engineer Bert Loveland and Conductor Frank Shaffstall. Engineer R. Fritz was at the throttle of the passenger engine and the train was moving at good speed when it met the light engine, the impact throwing both locomotives off the track, badly damaged.
Conductor Shaffstall was riding in the cab of the light engine and had no time to save himself. It is thought he was rendered unconscious at once, but the body was badly scalded b
e the escaping steam. The two engineers and their firemen attempted to jump, but were only partially successful, though the fireman escaped practically unhurt. The passenger train consisted of the locomotive, one combination car and two passenger coaches, and the engine was the only part of the train to leave the track entirely. Of the cars, only the forward truck of the combination car was derailed, though the forward platform of that car was completely smashed by the impact.
Nearly all the passengers on the train were more or less jarred and quite a number suffered slight bruises, but not over half a dozen were hurt worth mentioning. Mrs. Henlein being the most severe sufferer. THE DEAD CONDUCTOR
Frank Shaffstall was born and raised in Cochranton, and was a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Shaffstall, to whom were born the deceased and Albert, who is now a resident of Brooklyn N.Y. Frank began his railroad carerr on the Erie railroad when a young man. Eventually he went South, and was a passenger conductor on various Southern roads for some years. Returning to his native state, he engaged as conductor on the Bessemer, which position he held until his tragic death. As a boy and man "Shaffy", as he was familiarly called among his close associates, was big hearted, whole souled,and one whom it was a pleasure to meet.
He was well known in Meadville, and the news of his death will be a shock to all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, who is a sister of A.L. Post, passenger conductor on the Erie railroad, his brother, Albert, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and two nieces, Mrs. Gertrude Fleming and Mrs. Fred Black, both of Cochranton.
Contributor: Bob Galmish (46790177)
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