Antelope

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• "Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine, Volume 53," Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, 1912 - Locomotive firemen. "Lodge 792 FL Rouse Winnemucca Nev. Out here in Nevada we are fully alive to the great good being accomplished by our Brotherhood. Our members are working earnestly to advance the interests of our lodge and keep the men of our craft within its jurisdiction organized up to the one hundred per cent standard. We had a bad wreck between Winnemucca and Gerlach Nev on the Eastern Division of the Western Pacific RR on April 22d last. The boiler of engine No 49 exploded completely wrecking the engine and causing the death of Bro. Fred A Reader engineer, James Casey and head brakeman Cosby. Brother Reader was one of our best members on whom the firemen could count to show by example to the company for whom he worked the fruits of the Brotherhood's teachings. Brother Reader's seniority entitled him to a passenger run but he believing that the best school for an engineer was on a freight engine did not take his rights on the easier run. The pictures appearing with this letter were taken by myself while on wrecking train." Image caption: "LOCOMOTIVE BOILER EXPLOSION ON WPRR NEAR ANTELOPE STATION APRIL 22 1912 Showing position of firebox 622 feet from track "