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Five Men Killed

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Parent Issue
Day
21
Month
April
Year
1887
Copyright
Public Domain
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Chicago, April IS.- While viewing a railway wreek yesterday afternoon at Palatine, twenty-six miles from this city, live persons were killed, two fatally and several others seriously injured by the bursting of a large water tank. It is supiosed that the jar from the railway acciCent close by loosened orcracked the hoop; flï the tank, containing 80,000 gillons oi ater, which gave way while a largecrowd cf paople were standing immediately beaeath the structure. Many willing hands succeeded in a short time in dragging all the victims, dead and alive, from the ruins The following is a list of those kiiled and fatally injured: George Meyer, William Mcyer. Fredcrick Boeger, William Garnis and Edward Wcrke Wlled; John Asmust and Charles Storm, fatallj injured; August Fisher and seven others badlv bruiscd. '

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Register