RANDOLPH — The Mount Washington Cog Railway is mourning the loss of beloved engineer Joe Eggleston, 53, of Randolph, a longtime engineer who fell to his death during a mountain hike last Saturday with his wife, Kelly.
According to the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game, shortly after 10:30 a.m. they were notified of a hiker who had fallen off the summit of Mount Willard in Crawford Notch.
kAm%96 t88=6DE@?D 2AA2C6?E=J H6C6 @? E96 DF>>:E E2<:?8 A9@E@D @7 E96 rC2H7@C5 }@E49 2C62]k^Am
kAmu:D9 2?5 v2>6 D2:5i “%96 9:<6C’D H:76 962C5 96C 9FD32?5 J6== 2?5 =@@<65 @G6C E@ ?@E:46 9:> 72==:?8 @G6C E96 6586 @7 E96 >@F?E2:? 5@H? 2 DE66A 4=:77 E92E 6IE6?565 E@ E96 3@EE@> 2AAC@I:>2E6=J g__ 766E] sF6 E@ E96 :4J 4@?5:E:@?D 2?5 DE66A?6DD @7 E96 E6CC2:? E96 9:<6C’D H:76 42==65 h`` 7@C 2DD:DE2?46]”k^Am
kAm|@F?E2:? #6D4F6 $6CG:46 E649?:4:2?D H6C6 23=6 E@ C2AA6= 5@H? E96 4=:77 2?5 6G6?EF2==J =@42E65 E96 9:<6C 2E 2AAC@I:>2E6=J aib_ A]>][” u:D9 2?5 v2>6 D2:5 :? 2 AC6DD C6=62D6 :DDF65 $2EFC52J] “%96 DF3;64E H2D 56462D65 2?5 =@42E65 2AAC@I:>2E6=J b__ 766E 36=@H E96 DF>>:E @7 |@F?E (:==2C5]”k^Am
kAm|#$ E62> >6>36CD[ 2DD:DE65 3J 4@?D6CG2E:@? @77:46CD[ H6C6 23=6 E@ 6IEC24E t88=6DE@? 7C@> E96 7246 @7 E96 4=:77 2?5 C2:D6 9:> E@ E96 DF>>:E @7 |@F?E (:==2C5] w6 H2D 42CC:65 E@ E96 |@F?E (:==2C5 EC2:=9625 A2C<:?8 2C62[ 2CC:G:?8 2E eicd A]>]k^Am
kAm%96 DE@CJ 42AEFC65 E96 H@C=5UCDBF@jD 2EE6?E:@?] qJ |@?52J[ E96 s2:=J |2:= @7 {@?5@? 925 C6A@CE65 @? :E[ DH:7E=J 7@==@H65 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^!6@A=6]4@>Qm!6@A=6]4@>k^2m[ E96 |:2>: w6C2=5 2?5 &$p %@52J]k^Am
kAmt2C=J |@?52J[ E96 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? r@8 #2:=H2J A@DE65 2 DE2E6>6?E @? u2463@@<i “~FC 962CE76=E 4@?5@=6?46D 8@ @FE E@ 9:D H:76 W2?5 3C2<6>2?X z6==J 2?5 9:D 7C:6?5D 2?5 72>:=J] t88J[ =:G:?8 8C2467F==J H:E9 AC@7@F?5 962C:?8 =@DD D:?46 49:=59@@5[ @?46 D2:5 E@ FD ‘(96C6 6=D6 4@F=5 2 5627 >2? 7F=7:== 9:D 5C62> @7 CF??:?8 2 DE62> =@4@>@E:G6n’ w:D A2DD:@? 7@C %96 r@8 H2D 6G:56?E E@ 2?J@?6 H9@ 6G6C D92C65 2 >@>6?E[ @C 2 D9:7E[ H:E9 9:>]”k^Am
kAm#@3 pC6J[ >2C<6E:?8 5:C64E@C 7@C E96 r@8[ E@=5 !6@A=6 t88=6DE@? 925 H@C<65 7@C E96 r@8 7@C 23@FE b_ J62CD 2?5 =@DE 9:D 962C:?8 27E6C 4@?EC24E:?8 >6?:?8:E:D 2D 2 49:=5]k^Am
kAm~? |@?52J[ pC6J E@=5 E96 $F? E92E t88J 5C@G6 E96 @C:8:?2= 4@2=\7:C65 DE62>\A@H6C65 =@4@>@E:G6D[ H9:49 4@F=5 42CCJ f_ A6@A=6 A6C EC:A] t88J D2H E6?D @7 E9@FD2?5D @7 E@FC:DED A6C J62C]k^Am
kAm“(96? 96 H2D?’E :? E96 423[ 96 H2D G6CJ A6CD@?23=6 2?5 =@G65 E@ E2=< 23@FE 9:D EC2:?D 2?5 D92C6 9:D A2DD:@?[” D2:5 pC6J] “w6 H2D G6CJ ?:46 2?5 @FE8@:?8 E@ @FC 8F6DED]”k^Am
kAmx? 2? :?E6CG:6H H:E9 E96 $F? :? a_a_[ E6=6G:D:@? A6CD@?2=:EJ $2>2?E92 qC@H?[ 9@DE @7 “!=246D E@ {@G6” @? !q$[ D92C65 E92E H96? D96 5:5 2 D9@H :? E96 (9:E6 |@F?E2:?D[ “|J 72G@C:E6 A2CE @7 E96 EC:A H2D 86EE:?8 E@ <?@H E96 6?8:?66C @? E96 r@8 #2:=H2J] ~7 4@FCD6[ E96 r@8 :D H6==\<?@H?[ 3FE E96 A@:?E @7 “!=246D E@ {@G6” :D E@ 5:8 2 =:EE=6 566A6C 2?5 8@ 7@C 2 >@C6 6>@E:@?2= G2=F6]k^Am
kAm“%96 6?8:?66C 7@C E96 r@8[ x E9:?< 9:D ?2>6 H2D y@6 t88=6DE@?[ 96 H2D DF49 2 =@G6] w6 =@DE 9:D 962C:?8 E@ DA:?2= >6?:?8:E:D 2?5 C625D =:AD] (6 762EFC65 9:> 2?5 9@H :E H2D 9:D 5C62> 7C@> 2 J@F?8 3@J E@ 36 2? 6?8:?66C] w6 E2=<65 23@FE 9@H E96 EC2:? E@ 9:> :D 2 =:G:?8 E9:?8 H:E9 2 362E:?8 962CE … w6 EFC?D :E :?E@ >@C6 E92? 2 E@FC:DE 2EEC24E:@?[ :E’D 2? 6>@E:@?2= 4@??64E:@?]”k^Am
kAmpC6J D2:5 E96 E96 DE62> 6?8:?6D H6C6 >@5:7:65 7@C t88J] x?DE625 @7 92G:?8 2 36== E92E H@F=5 C:?8 :7 E96 EC2:? ?66565 E@ 36 DE@AA65[ 2 >6492?:42= “DE@A” D:8? H@F=5 4@>6 5@H? :? 7C@?E @7 9:>]k^Am
kAmx? E96 H:?E6C[ t88J H@C<65 2D DE2E:@? >2?286C 2E E96 (2F>36< $E2E:@? 2?5 H@F=5 8C66E E96 C:56CD H96? E96J 8@E @77 E96 5:6D6= EC2:?D[ 2>@?8 @E96C 5FE:6D]k^Am
kAmpC6J D2:5 D2:5 t88J >6E 9:D H:76 2E E96 r@8 H96C6 D96 H@C<D 2D 2 A2CE\E:>6 3C2<6>2?] $96 2=D@ H@C<D 7@C E96 &$sp] %96J 925 ?@ 49:=5C6?]k^Am
kAmpC6J D2:5 t88J =@G65 E96 @FE5@@CD 2?5 A9@E@8C2A9J] pC6J D2:5 2D EC28:4 2D E96 244:56?E H2D[ t88J 5:65 5@:?8 D@>6E9:?8 96 =@G65]k^Am
kAm%96 2??@F?46>6?E @7 9:D A2DD:?8 86?6C2E65 9F?5C65D @7 4@>>6?ED @? E96 r@8’D u2463@@<]k^Am
kAm“w6 H2D DF49 2 <:?5[ 86?E=6 >2?[” D2:5 4@>>6?E6C p>J y6D<6J sC2A62F] “w6 H2D =@G65 G6CJ >F49 2?5 2=H2JD 925 2 9F86 D>:=6 H96? 96 42>6 :? E@ 86E 7@@5 7C@> E96 DE2E6 A2C< 5FC:?8 E96 DF>>6C] s2CC:2? H:== >:DD 9:D 52:=J 4964<\:?D H:E9 96C[ 2D D96 =@@<65 7@CH2C5 E@ D66:?8 9:>] #6DE 62DJ[ y@6] u@C6G6C :? @FC 962CED]”k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ u:D9 2?5 v2>6[ E96 t88=6DE@?D H6C6 =@?8E:>6 C6D:56?ED @7 }6H w2>AD9:C6 2?5 7C6BF6?E 9:<6CD] %96J H6C6 H6==\AC6A2C65 7@C E96 EC2:= 2?5 H62E96C 4@?5:E:@?D @? $2EFC52J] %96J H6C6 6BF:AA65 H:E9 E96 6DD6?E:2= 6BF:A>6?E[ :?4=F5:?8 EC24E:@? 56G:46D @? E96:C 3@@ED 7@C E96 7C@K6? 2?5 :4J EC2:=]k^Am
kAm|@F?E (:==2C5 :D 2 A@AF=2C 9:<:?8 56DE:?2E:@?[ 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^w:<:?82?57:D9:?8]4@>Qmw:<:?82?57:D9:?8]4@>k^2m ?2>65 :E @? E96:C =:DE @7 q6DE (:?E6C w:<6D 7@C q68:??6CD 2?5 tIA6CED] (:==2C5 :D 4@?D:56C65 2? 62DJ 9:<6 E@ E96 A62<[ H9:49 :D 2E 2? 6=6G2E:@? @7 a[ged] ~G6C E96 4@FCD6 @7 E96 9:<6[ E96 6=6G2E:@? 82:? :D h__ 766E] %96 9:<6 :D b]a >:=6D C@F?5\EC:A]k^Am
kAmk6>m|2?28:?8 t5:E@C |2C82C6E |4z6?K:6 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ E9:D 2CE:4=6]k^6>mk^Am
(1) comment
Very sad, i did not know him but it sounds like he was a wonderful mam, RIP
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.