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Amboy, IN Train Wreck, Jan 1893

Posted March 17th, 2008 by Linda Horton

Another Wreck Near Peru, Ind.

PERU, Jan. 23.----A rear-end collision between the two sections of the fast express meat train on the Pennsylvania occurred Sunday morning at Amboy, near here. The second section was running at the rate of forty-five miles an hour and telescoped four cars. Engineer Mike Maloney of the second section was killed and Fireman E. J. Prize was seriously injured.

The Daily Review, Decatur, IL 24 Jan 1893
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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