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Washington, IN Train Wreck, Nov 1902

Posted November 9th, 2007 by Stu Beitler

B. AND O. Flyer wrecked.

Several Persons Injured --- Train was Running Sixty Miles an Hour.

Washington, Ind., November 14 --- The Royal Blue Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern train, St. Louis to New York, was wrecked twenty miles east of here this morning. Several people were injured, one of them, a tramp, fatally.

The flyer was running sixty miles an hour and struck a freight train head on. Both engines were smashed. The engineers tied down their whistles before they jumped.

Brooklyn Eagle New York 1902-11-14
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

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