FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

LOCALITY

Flint, MI train wreck, Jun 1905

Posted May 27th, 2008 by Tim Taugher

11 HURT IN TRAIN WRECK.

Coaches of Flier Bound for Chicago Ditched in Michigan.

FLINT, Mich., June 8. - A fast through train on the Grand Trunk Railroad bound for Chicago from the East was wrecked this afternoon about ten miles east of here near Davison by spreading rails, three coaches being ditched.

Mrs. Cora Waltrous of Roxbury, Mass., was, it is thought, fatally injured and ten others were less seriously hurt. They included A. M. Spaulding, Rumney, N.H.; Mrs. Jennie Cook, Roxbury, Mass.; Arthur A. Holmes, Middleborough, Mass.; Michael McMullin, ex-police officer, of Boston, Mass.; Mrs. J. L. Christie, West Newton, Mass., and N. Hamshin, tourist agent, of Boston.

The New York Times, New York, MY 9 Jun 1905
__________________

Transcribed by Tim Taugher. Thanks, Tim!

Search for more information on this disaster and other train wrecks, fires, accidents, etc. in historical newspapers at genealogybank.com. Search over 122 million articles in over 2500 newspapers! Try a 14-day trial and find your ancestors.
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!

Search through millions of original documents, most never before available before on the Internet, relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, historical newspapers, naturalization documents, and many more.

Find your ancestors' pension records, death records, military records and many other documents.

Search for your ancestors at Footnote.  You might be surprised what you'll find.

Start Your Free Trial with Footnote.com  

Footnote.com

Search Millions Of Original Documents

First Name

Last Name


Family Old Photos | Old-Yearbooks.com | Old Photos & Genealogy Blog

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 ©2006-2008, All rights reserved. Contact me