Railroad brakeman struck by lightning near Caathan
William Swain of Port Morris, a brakeman on the Lackawanna railroad, was killed by lightning while at work on a double headed freight near Caathan. He was dead on discovery, burned and with a torn trouser leg and shoe. The accident occurred during an electrical storm as trains approached South Orange and Chatham. his body was brought to Port Morris. Swain, about thirty, had worked for the railroad for years. his father also died in a railroad accident years ago.
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