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Two Rail Wrecks

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Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
February
Year
1895
Copyright
Public Domain
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GüTHKIB, O. T., Keb. IS- The Texas vxpres aud a through cattle trujn ou the Santa Fu collidod in Dead Man's Cut, live miles south of hero, at midnight. The freight was coming around a short curve, bo tiiat neither headllght could be seen until the lecomotives wore withia thirty foet of each otlior. The passenger engiheer jumped and aaved hls life, as did the freight flreman. Froight Englneer Charles Upleby jumped, but his head struck the roeky sido of tbc cut and ho j was killed. Passenger Vireman Patrick j Doldron was caught in the cab ! d so bailly that ho died noxt morning Both engines, the baggage and mail cara i and halt a dozen [reight cura were dcmolishèd. Sevönty heiui of stock were killed. I;isenger C:r3 stick to the Track. i The oasseuger coaches did not leave the track and no passengers wore badly injured. The injured are: James Moorman, freight conducter, left arm broken; Kdward Kitchen, passenger conductor, hand mashed and body badly brulsed; .Messanger K. Deaglc, body badly bruised ; Baggagemaster George Novillo, seakied; Mail Clerk Hutchins, head cut; Roadmaster McKinney, bruised; E. Brideman, John J. English and H. A. Sh'row, bodies laceratcd ; Harry Trower, Kansas City stock yards, cut iu the neck and face; A. Hahn, lireman of freitilit, leg mashed; A. J. Graves, froight brakeman, eprained arm; L. B. Woitienheim, cuts on face and body. Cansed hy MiBinterpretatiou uf OrderSt The wreek was not cleaued so trains could go through until today. The wreek was caused by a mlginterpretfttlon of orders by the freight engineer, who thoughc he was to pass the passenger at Guthrio bastead of at Seward, two miles south of the wreek.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News