Railroad accidents

Title

Railroad accidents

Description

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

Source

Lake Shore Times 10/4/1881 - 9/24/1889

Newspaper is on microfilm stored on the main floor near the microfilm readers.

Date

1881-10-04

Name

Business Name

Railroad accidents

Date

1881-10-04

Notes

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

Source Title

Lake Shore Times

Source Description

10/4/1881 - 9/24/1889

Newspaper is on microfilm stored on the main floor near the microfilm readers.

Citation

“Railroad accidents,” Manitowoc Genealogy and Local History Database, accessed September 6, 2026, https://manitowoccollection.manitowoclibrary.org/items/show/102118.

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