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Somerset, PA Bear Rocks Railroad Accident, Apr 1893
Posted April 23rd, 2008 by Stu Beitler
THE BEAR ROCKS RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Somerset, Penn., April 26. -- Five persons have died so far as the result of the catastrophe on the Bear Rocks Railroad last evening, and at least three others will die from their injuries.
Dead:
JOHN A. PILE, farmer.
MRS. JOHN A. PILE.
MARY PILE, aged twelve.
RUSSELL NEFF, aged nine.
Unknonw Italian.
Another Italian is fatally injured and will probably die. Engineer NEFF of the runaway locomotive was badly scalded about his arms and back and had a small bone in his left leg broken. A number of Italian workmen were more or less seriously injured in jumping from the flying train.
The New York Times New York 1893-04-27
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!
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