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Eureka Daily Sentinel
Eureka, Eureka County, Nevada
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A southbound passenger train on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railway collided with a northbound Grand Trunk freight near Kensington, Illinois, due to a misplaced switch, wrecking the engine and injuring 19 people, with engineer Frank Hazen likely to die and Jacob Kurges suffering broken legs.
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Chicago, July 1.—The south-bound passenger train on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railway collided with the Grand Trunk north-bound freight near Kensington, 18 miles south of here last night, owing to a misplaced switch. The engine of the passenger train was wrecked and the baggage car telescoped into the smoking car, laming and bruising 19 people. Engineer Frank Hazen was caught in the wreck and will probably die from scalds and bruises. Jacob Kurges, United States Gauger living at Bloomington, this county, had both legs broken. He cannot recover.
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Kensington
Event Date
Last Night
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engine wrecked; baggage car telescoped into smoking car; 19 people lamed and bruised; engineer frank hazen caught in wreck, will probably die from scalds and bruises; jacob kurges had both legs broken and cannot recover.
Event Details
The south-bound passenger train on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railway collided with the Grand Trunk north-bound freight near Kensington, 18 miles south of Chicago last night, owing to a misplaced switch.