Elgin, IL Interurban Wreck, Jul 1902
Posted June 22nd, 2008 by gendisasters
THROUGH A BRIDGE
Elgin, Ill., Trolley Car Goes Into the Fox River
Elgin, Ill., July 1. -- One of the large inter-urban trolley cars running between Elgin and Aurora plunged through the bridge crossing the Fox river at St. Charles today, carrying its load of 30 passengers into the river. The bridge collapsed from the weight of the car. No one was killed, but all were more or less hurt or suffered from the shock. Seriously injured:
MRS. WILLIAM H. HENCH, Dundee; head bruised and injured internally
MRS. CHARLES J. SMITH, Chicago; injured internally
MRS. HOPKINS, Muscatine, Iowa; bruised
MRS. JOHNSON, St. Charles; back hurt
MRS. GRANGER, Geneva; bruised and severely shocked.
The bridge had been considered unsafe for a month, and the authorities were contemplating soon replacing it.
Idaho Daily Statesman, Boise City, ID 2 Jul 1902
__________________
Search for more information on this disaster and other train wrecks, fires, accidents, etc. in historical newspapers in the Newspaper Archive. Over one billion newspaper articles online!
Search for your ancestors among the billions of names at ancestry.com Find death records, census images, immigration lists and genealogy other databases for your surnames. Use this Free trial
to search for your ancestors.
Start Your Family Tree It's FREE and easy. Start with yourself, your parents, grandparents and you're on your way to building your family history! Get Started Now and build your family tree at ancestry.com. It's Free!
Find Your Ancestors For Free!
Take advantage of a free trial and start finding more information on your ancestors!
Military Records - 7 days for FREE! Fold3 Civil War, World War I, World War II, and more
Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records, Obituaries - 7 days for FREE! Find genealogy records at archives.com
Census Records, Vital Records, Old Newspapers - 14 days for FREE! Trace your families history at ancestry.com Search millions of records.
Yearbooks, Death Records, Histories, Obituaries, - 3 days for FREE! Search huge database of Records at worldvitalrecords.com
|
gendisasters.com is a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death. Database and records searchable by surname. Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. Copyright ©2006-2011, All rights reserved. Contact me. Privacy Policy. |