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Cleveland, OH Train Wreck, Apr 1902

Posted July 7th, 2008 by Jenni Lanham

WASHOUT WRECK KILLS TWO

Three Others Hurt in Railroad Accident at Cleveland.

By Publishers’ Press Direct Wire.
Cleveland, O., April 9 – Two men were killed and three injured in a wreck on the Big Four Railroad in the suburbs last night. The wreck was caused by a bad washout.
The Big Four fast mail No. 2 from Indianapolis passed the bridge at 9 30 o’clock. It was dark and the rain fell in torrents, making it impossible for the engineer and firemen to see further than 10 feet ahead. A sinking of the train was felt by the employes (sic) in the mail and baggage cars and simultaneously there was a crash
The engine and three cars were hurled into a gully, the engine tearing loose from the next car and turning over, killing fireman E. J. MCNALLY and engineer JAMES MCGRATH.
The injured are Conductor Murphy, ankle sprained; Mail Clerk Edmunds, both legs badly injured, Baggage Master Ca__, right leg injured.

The Trenton Times, Trenton, NJ 9 Apr 1902

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