. ▁This ▁occurred ▁on ▁opening ▁day ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁when ▁ 2 2 - year - old ▁Am os ▁W ied rich ▁apparently ▁stood ▁up ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁suit co at ▁off , ▁was ▁thrown ▁from ▁the ▁train ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁drop ▁and ▁fell ▁to ▁his ▁death , ▁being ▁hit ▁seconds ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁train ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁r iding ▁in . ▁A ▁failed ▁lap ▁bar ▁was ▁de emed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁cause ▁and ▁the ▁r ider ' s ▁estate ▁was ▁awarded ▁$ 3 0 0 0 ▁by ▁the ▁court . ▁ ▁Y v onne ▁Sal ais ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁of ▁sister ▁co aster ▁Light ning ' s ▁operation , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁after ▁having ▁jump ed ▁out . ▁ ▁The ▁Cry stal ▁Beach ▁ride ▁also ▁kept ▁a ▁nur se ▁in ▁the ▁station ▁who ▁was ▁there ▁to ▁assist ▁anyone ▁who ▁faint ed , ▁although ▁she ▁was ▁originally ▁h ired ▁to ▁help ▁lower ▁ins urance ▁costs . ▁Later , ▁it ▁is ▁rum ored ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁kept ▁on ▁the ▁pay roll ▁to ▁help ▁keep ▁the ▁Cy clone ▁known ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fier c est ▁co aster s ▁around . ▁Popular ▁co aster ▁l ore ▁says ▁that ▁she ▁kept ▁sm elling ▁sal ts ▁on ▁her ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁hot ▁dog ▁stand ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁co aster ▁sold ▁spl ints . ▁ ▁Main ten ance ▁issues ▁These ▁co aster s , ▁unfortunately , ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁maintenance ▁head ache