Railroad accidents
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A brakeman was thrown by a train p. 1, col. 3
An engine was derailed, another one wrecked. 10/25/1881
p. 1, col. 4
A boy was killed 11/29/1881 p. 1, col. 4
Derailment 03/28/1882 p. 1, col. 3
A man was run over 05/02/1882 p. 1, col. 4
A brakeman was crushed between cars. 05/09/1882 p. 1, col. 4
Another brakeman got a smashed jaw 05/30/1882 p. 1, col. 3
A man's fingers were smashed 08/22/1882 p. 1, col. 3
Two trains collided 08/14/1883 p. 1, col. 2
A brakeman's leg was crushed 03/04/1884 p. 1, col. 2
A man was crushed 03/04/1884 p. 1, col. 2
A hand car was thrown off the tracks 03/11/1884 p. 1, col. 2
A man was cut in half 04/01/1884 p. 1, col. 3
A brakeman's head was hit by a car 02/24/1885 p. 3, col. 3
A train cut a man's head off 05/12/1885 p. 3, col. 3
A train jumped the track 04/06/1886 p. 3, col. 3
A brakeman was run over 06/01/1886 p. 3, col. 2
Sabotage prevented 12/14/1886 p. 3, col. 4
A man was thrown off the tracks, died 04/19/1887 p. 3, col. 4
Two men were killed 07/21/1888 p. 5, col. 4
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A brakeman was thrown by a train p. 1, col. 3
An engine was derailed, another one wrecked. 10/25/1881
p. 1, col. 4
A boy was killed 11/29/1881 p. 1, col. 4
Derailment 03/28/1882 p. 1, col. 3
A man was run over 05/02/1882 p. 1, col. 4
A brakeman was crushed between cars. 05/09/1882 p. 1, col. 4
Another brakeman got a smashed jaw 05/30/1882 p. 1, col. 3
A man's fingers were smashed 08/22/1882 p. 1, col. 3
Two trains collided 08/14/1883 p. 1, col. 2
A brakeman's leg was crushed 03/04/1884 p. 1, col. 2
A man was crushed 03/04/1884 p. 1, col. 2
A hand car was thrown off the tracks 03/11/1884 p. 1, col. 2
A man was cut in half 04/01/1884 p. 1, col. 3
A brakeman's head was hit by a car 02/24/1885 p. 3, col. 3
A train cut a man's head off 05/12/1885 p. 3, col. 3
A train jumped the track 04/06/1886 p. 3, col. 3
A brakeman was run over 06/01/1886 p. 3, col. 2
Sabotage prevented 12/14/1886 p. 3, col. 4
A man was thrown off the tracks, died 04/19/1887 p. 3, col. 4
Two men were killed 07/21/1888 p. 5, col. 4
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Newspaper is on microfilm stored on the main floor near the microfilm readers.