I. Stanley Austin, aged 32 years,
son of Mr. R. W. Austin, Brock street, met an untimely death Saturday
night in a railway accident at the town of Franz, in the Algoma district.
Mr. Austin is a driver, but on
this occasion was acting as fireman on an Algoma Central train, and while
shunting on the main line at Franz, about seven o'clock Saturday night, a
car standing on a siding broke loose and coasted into the main track,
striking the engine on which Mr. Austin was firing.
The engine was not
derailed, but was badly damaged, and both the engineer and fireman
injured.
Mr. Austin received internal
injuries, which caused his death at 11:30 o'clock Saturday night. Engineer
Nelson Fulcher was badly scalded, and received several severe cuts and
bruises.
The deceased Mr. Austin leaves a
wife and two children at Sault Ste. Marie.
The body arrived in Simcoe
Wednesday night, and the funeral is taking place this morning to Oakwood
Cemetery, under Masonic auspices.
