Enid, OK Train Accident, Jan 1912

Posted March 27th, 2008 by Linda Horton

Brakeman Hurt; Dies.

ENID, Okla., Jan. 22.---Ben Clampitt, 30, St. Louis & San Francisco railroad brakeman, died at Thomas, Okla., early today as the result of injuries received in a fall from a coal box beneath the wheels of a moving passenger train.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX 22 Jan 1912
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!


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