Dyersville, IA Train Wreck, Feb 1904
Posted November 9th, 2007 by Pam Whitmer
BLAME THE GREAT WESTERN
Railroad Held Responsible for Wreck at Dyersville, IA., Which Killed Four Men.
NO SIGNALS WERE DISPLAYED.
Dubuque, IA., March 23 – The coroner’s jury inquiring into the cause of the deaths of Thomas, Rhyno, Griswold and Cavanaugh, killed in a collision of stock trains at Dyersville, February 25, returned a verdict holding the Chicago Great Western and Conductor Mahoney responsible, and charges both with gross negligence. The wreck was caused by a second section of the stock train crashing into the first section, standing at Dyersville. The evidence showed there were no signals placed, and the speed of the second section was such as to make a collision inevitable.
Decatur Herald, Decatur, IL 25 Mar 1904
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Transcribed by Pam Whitmer. Thanks Pam!
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