Transcribed by 'Steve'. Geo. THE CARLISLE PATRIOT FRIDAY 14th FEBRUARY 1896 FATALITY AT ABBEY JUNCTION THE STATION MASTER KILLED We regret to record a shocking fatality which occurred yesterday morning on the Carlisle and Silloth Railway, at Abbey Junction, the victim being Robert McNeill, the Caledonian Railway Company's agent at that station. Mr McNeill was in the habit of attending to outdoor work, and about a quarter to seven yesterday morning he assisted in despatching a train of coke which had arrived at the Junction from the east, and was to be transferred to the Solway line. While the breaksmen was doing other work, Mr McNeill got on to the line to couple the engine to the waggons. The driver, Wilson, did not observe him, and the engine glided up against him, fixing him between the buffers of the engine and the first waggon, and crushing him to death. He had a foot on each side of the rail, and his face was towards the engine. The buffers caught him in the region of the heart, and though there were signs of life in him when he was released, he died before he could be carried to the office, which was about forty yards away. The occurrence was observed by the signalman, Blyth, who, however, was unable to prevent the accident. The deceased, who was 48 years of age, had been all his life in the service of the Railway Company. He had been for nearly 30 years the Company's agent at Abbey Junction, and before that was a breaksman, during which time, while following his employment at Carstairs, he had his left arm taken off. He was well known in the Abbey district, and was highly respected. His wife died about twelve months ago ; and he leaves a family of nine children, five of whom are at home. An inquest will be held by Mr Gordon Falcon, Coroner, to-day (Friday). Steve