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Trempealeau, WI Train Plunges Through Bridge, Sep 1913

Posted July 20th, 2008 by Stu Beitler

COSTLY TRAIN IS WRECKED.

ORIENTAL LIMITED PLUNGES INTO BURNING BRIDGE AND NO ONE IS INJURED SERIOUSLY.

La Crosse, Wis., Sept. 20. -- When the Oriental limited, the Burlington's crack coast train, plunged through a burning bridge at Treaupealeau [sic] on Thursday. Fifteen were slightly injured and of the scores of passengers no one was killed. The property loss is $100,000 a baggage car, smoker coach and two tourist sleepers being burned when a gas tank under the diner exploded. The engine and Pullmans remained on the track.

Stevens Point Daily Journal Wisconsin 1913-09-27
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

Trempealeau

On July 20th, 2008 nancy says:

Amazed to see this, as I live in Trempealeau County part of the year.
Please fix the spelling.

The name derives from the French work " tremper" to dip or soak ... a l'eau in the water

There's a "mountain" at Trempealeau that "dips" its feet in the water of the Mississippi River

Trempealeau

On July 27th, 2008 gendisasters says:

Thanks for catching that! It's fixed now - and we added [sic] to the misspelling in the old newspaper article.

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