Railroad accidents
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A drunken man was bumped off the tracks, and died p. 4, col. 5
Train wheels crushed a young man's foot. 11/12/1874 p. 5, col. 4
An engine collided with a wheat car 06/29/1876 p. 3, col. 3
An engine killed two oxen 01/11/1877 p. 3, col. 3
A train hit a wagon 02/22/1877 p. 3, col. 3
An employee was caught between the car and the platform 07/24/1879 p. 4, col. 6
A car burned near the depot 10/09/1879 p. 1, col. 3
A man was dragged under a train 11/20/1879 p. 1, col. 5
A man jumped from a moving train, was hurt, and died 03/17/1881
p. 1, col. 4
An engine killed some cows 03/31/1881 p. 1, col. 3
A washed-out track cause a man's death 04/28/1881 p. 4, col. 3
A boy was killed by train cars 12/01/1881 p. 3, col. 2
A wreck in Cato 07/12/1883 p. 3, col. 3
Three locomotives burned 08/30/1883 p. 3, col. 4
Two men were killed 07/26/1888 p. 3, col. 3
A train smashed a buggy and killed a horse 12/25/1890 p. 3, col. 4
A girl jumped off a train 06/21/1894 p. 3, col. 4
A buggy was smashed, a drunken man was killed 10/10/1895
p. 3, col. 2
A mangled body was found on the tracks 05/21/1896 p. 3, col. 2
A man fell off a train and died 12/10/1896 p. 3, col. 3
A conductor's hand was hurt 02/18/1897 p. 3, col. 3
A man was run down 04/29/1897 p. 3, col. 4
A brakeman fell of a car, bashed his head, and was dragged. 05/20/1897 p. 3, col. 4
Engine derailed 08/19/1897 p. 3, col. 3
A brakeman's toenail was torn off 08/19/1897 p. 3, col. 3
A conductor's foot was run over 08/19/1897 p. 3, col. 5
A brakeman's fingers were mashed 12/30/1897 p. 3, col. 3
Another brakeman lost his leg 12/30/1897 p. 3, col. 3
Two switchmen lost some fingers 09/15/1898 p. 3, col. 4
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Newspaper is on microfilm stored on the main floor near the microfilm readers.
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Notes
A drunken man was bumped off the tracks, and died p. 4, col. 5
Train wheels crushed a young man's foot. 11/12/1874 p. 5, col. 4
An engine collided with a wheat car 06/29/1876 p. 3, col. 3
An engine killed two oxen 01/11/1877 p. 3, col. 3
A train hit a wagon 02/22/1877 p. 3, col. 3
An employee was caught between the car and the platform 07/24/1879 p. 4, col. 6
A car burned near the depot 10/09/1879 p. 1, col. 3
A man was dragged under a train 11/20/1879 p. 1, col. 5
A man jumped from a moving train, was hurt, and died 03/17/1881
p. 1, col. 4
An engine killed some cows 03/31/1881 p. 1, col. 3
A washed-out track cause a man's death 04/28/1881 p. 4, col. 3
A boy was killed by train cars 12/01/1881 p. 3, col. 2
A wreck in Cato 07/12/1883 p. 3, col. 3
Three locomotives burned 08/30/1883 p. 3, col. 4
Two men were killed 07/26/1888 p. 3, col. 3
A train smashed a buggy and killed a horse 12/25/1890 p. 3, col. 4
A girl jumped off a train 06/21/1894 p. 3, col. 4
A buggy was smashed, a drunken man was killed 10/10/1895
p. 3, col. 2
A mangled body was found on the tracks 05/21/1896 p. 3, col. 2
A man fell off a train and died 12/10/1896 p. 3, col. 3
A conductor's hand was hurt 02/18/1897 p. 3, col. 3
A man was run down 04/29/1897 p. 3, col. 4
A brakeman fell of a car, bashed his head, and was dragged. 05/20/1897 p. 3, col. 4
Engine derailed 08/19/1897 p. 3, col. 3
A brakeman's toenail was torn off 08/19/1897 p. 3, col. 3
A conductor's foot was run over 08/19/1897 p. 3, col. 5
A brakeman's fingers were mashed 12/30/1897 p. 3, col. 3
Another brakeman lost his leg 12/30/1897 p. 3, col. 3
Two switchmen lost some fingers 09/15/1898 p. 3, col. 4
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Newspaper is on microfilm stored on the main floor near the microfilm readers.