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Las Vegas Review
2/2/1923


HARRY MITCHELL LOSES LIFE WHILE DOING DUTY

WELL-KNOWN FORMER RESIDENT OF LAS VEGAS KILLED AT WHITTIER, 
CALIFORNIA-STRUCK BY BRIDGE GIRDER WHILE INSPECTING ENGINE ON TRIP OUT
OF LOS ANGELES-WAS TRAVELING ENGINEER AT TIME OF DEATH--FUNERAL TO BE
HELD MONDAY.

Harry MITCHELL, one of the oldest engineers on the Salt Lake Railroad, 
was killed Wednesday night at Whittier, California, by being knocked 
from the running board of Engine 7850, while [sic] left Los Angeles on 
Train No. 4, due in Las Vegas at 11:10 a.m. Thursday.

From the information gained at this point, Mr. MITCHELL, who had been 
traveling engineer, left Los Angeles Wednesday night, in company with 
Trainmaster MORROW, to ride one of the new engines which was being sent 
out on the passenger run.  When in the neighborhood of Whittier, 
MITCHELL went out onto the running board to see how the enjector was 
working, and with his mind set on the task at hand, forgot about one of 
the steel bridges that was in the vicinity of mile post 15, and was 
knocked off, and the poor fellow probably never realized what happened. 
His absence from the cab was noticed and was later picked up at the end 
of the bridge, at which point he was thrown from the running board. The 
body was picked up and taken back to Los Angeles.

The presumption is that MITCHELL forgot about being on a larger engine 
that the older ones, and was so interested in looking to see the 
workings of the new engine that he forgot entirely about the bridge.

Harry MITCHELL had been an engineer with the company for nearly thirty 
years, and had a host of friends here in Las Vegas who are shocked over 
his untimely death.

The funeral services will be held in the City of Los Angeles on Monday 
at 2 o'clock p.m., at Read Brothers' undertaking parlors.  Quite a few 
from Las Vegas will attend.