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Six Killed In Collision In A Tunnel

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Parent Issue
Day
24
Month
May
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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A collision in the Standing Rock tunnel, on the Newport News & MisBissippi Valley railroad, twelve miles eust of I'rinceton. Ky., killed six men cutright. The wreek was between an extra freight west bound and a li train in charge of Conductor HUÍ. IUII was out with his train and expected to take the siding jast rast of the tunnel. He snit a Qagman aheadand wa8 backing up willi i car in front. He had followed the flagman too closely and just as he entered the tunnel tlie extra freight reached the ot luiend, going at the rate of 30 miles an li. ui. The engineer and fireman saw the danger in time to jump. The ngine crashed into the boarding e;ir in vvhich were the six doomed meo. The car was smashed into splinters and t We engine plowed almost through it, choViag up the tunnel witli the debriij. Eleven flat cara and bo pileil together in the rear, making aceess to the wreek almost impossible. Miss Uella Wulsb was found dead by her mofber on the secondfloor oí I home i. The Cororier's investhe ■';■ d v. ith mor■ do(hat imert end a na bool , ■■■ i atul Uister, oí Toledo, to a . lake. d coucluded I ride. liecuring a su id-bottom made the trip safely across ake, and while n ttirni apset and bpth were drowned in ' water. The young lady was en1 ■ ountr man of and Keiler Was jealous. The he thlnks Kellar arpóse.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Register