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Winchester, TX Train Wreck, Dec 1893

Posted June 25th, 2008 by Linda Horton

A TEXAS TRAIN DITCHED.

WINCHESTER, Tex., December 20.---A west bound train on the San Antonio and Araness Pass railroad was ditched near here yesterday morning, resulting in the death of one and the injury of five. The dead was Clark Dyer, a newsboy. The injured are C. R. Bryant, arm broken; Chas. Gemmler, injured in the left side; L. H. Walters, of St. Louis, seriously wounded in the scalp; T. H. Wild, of Colorado, rib fractured; Moses Smith, arm and head bruised.

Columbus Daily Enquirer-Sun, Columbus, GA 21 Dec 1893

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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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