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Hanover, OH Train Wreck, Apr 1884

Posted January 23rd, 2008 by Linda Horton

HURT IN RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.

COSHOCTON, Ohio, April 17.---A freight train wreck occurred at Hanover, near Newark, on the Pan Handle Railroad, last night, an engine and four cars going over an embankment. William McCarty and another young man, who were stealing a ride to Coshocton, were in one of the cars that was wrecked. McCarty was killed instantly and the other was slightly injured.

The New York Times, New York, NY 18 Apr 1884

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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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