Dawson Springs, KY Train Accident, Aug 1902
Posted October 10th, 2007 by Stu Beitler
DEATH ON A RAILROAD TRESTLE
Two Young Women Killed and Three Others Fatally Injured.
CAUGHT ON TRESTLE BY TRAIN
ACCIDENT CAUSED BY AN ILLINOIS EXCURSION TRAIN AT DAWSON SPRINGS, KY.
Hopkinsville, Ky., Aug. 6.-- An Illinois Central excursion train caught five young women on a trestle at Dawson Springs this afternoon. Two were crushed to death. The others jumped and were probably fatally injured. The dead are:
MISS JOHNNY SMITH, Paducah, Ky.
LUCY STEVENSON, Hickory Grove, Ky.
Injured:
LENNA FLINT, Paducah.
EDITH STEVENSON, Hickory Grove.
ANNIE NICHOLS, Hawes, Ky.
Davenport Daily Republican Iowa 1902-08-07
__________________
Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!
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. |