Soda Springs, ID Train Wreck, Nov 1913

Posted June 19th, 2008 by Stu Beitler

FATAL WRECK IN IDAHO

Soda Springs, Idaho. --- Two trainmen were killed and one injured in a collision Saturday between two extra freight trains on the Oregon Short Line. A. J. WESSA, fireman on the eastbound train, was killed instantly, and W. H. DAVIS, fireman of the westbound train, was buried under the wreckage. F. E. CARMEN, brakeman on the westbound train, suffered the loss of his left leg, which was severed below the knee.

Carbon County Utah 6 Nov 1913
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

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