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Thomas, OK Train Kills C. H. Marshall, Nov 1908

Posted October 13th, 2008 by KS-trainfan

THE MONITOR-PRESS, WELLINGTON, SUMNER CO., KANSAS DEC 2 1908

CHARLES H. MARSHALL, A WELL-KNOWN RAILROAD MAN OF THIS CITY, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE EMPLOY OF THE SANTA FE, AND PRESENTLY AS A FREIGHT BRAKEMAN FOR FRISCO, WAS KILLED BY THE CARS OF A FRISCO FREIGHT TRAIN WHILE ENGAGED IN MAKING A COUPLING LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AT THOMAS, OKLAHOMA, SOUTHWEST OF ENID. LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE ACCIDENT EXCEPT THAT HE HAD GONE IN BETWEEN TWO CARS AND WAS CAUGHT MAKING A COUPLING AND HAD DROPPED TO THE TRACK AS THE CARS SEPARATED, WHEN HE WAS RUN OVER AND KILLED.

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