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November 4, 1877
The Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
What is this article about?
A southbound passenger train on the Utah Central railroad was blown off the track by a gale near Farmington, Utah, injuring four passengers slightly: B. S. Young, M. McElroy, J. George, and Mrs. Jacobs from Springville. No serious injuries occurred.
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A Salt Lake Zephyr.
A few days ago the telegraph mentioned the fact of a train being blown from the track on the Utah Central railroad. The Salt Lake Tribune gives the following details of the calamity:
"On Tuesday last the south bound morning passenger train on the Utah Central railroad, consisting of two coaches and a baggage car, was blown from the track about half a mile from Farmington. A terrible gale was blowing, and just as the train came out of a small cut to where the road was even with the surface of the ground, the wind caught the moving train broad-side, turning it almost top side down, emptying the fires in the stoves into the cars and smashing one side of each coach.
There were quite a number of passengers aboard, but only four of them were hurt and none seriously. Three men, B. S. Young, M. McElroy and J. George, and a lady named Jacobs, from Springville, were the injured parties. The engine took the mail and these three gentlemen to Salt Lake, and then returned with two coaches in which the other passengers were brought down, including the lady - Mrs. Jacobs - who was found to be not seriously hurt."
A few days ago the telegraph mentioned the fact of a train being blown from the track on the Utah Central railroad. The Salt Lake Tribune gives the following details of the calamity:
"On Tuesday last the south bound morning passenger train on the Utah Central railroad, consisting of two coaches and a baggage car, was blown from the track about half a mile from Farmington. A terrible gale was blowing, and just as the train came out of a small cut to where the road was even with the surface of the ground, the wind caught the moving train broad-side, turning it almost top side down, emptying the fires in the stoves into the cars and smashing one side of each coach.
There were quite a number of passengers aboard, but only four of them were hurt and none seriously. Three men, B. S. Young, M. McElroy and J. George, and a lady named Jacobs, from Springville, were the injured parties. The engine took the mail and these three gentlemen to Salt Lake, and then returned with two coaches in which the other passengers were brought down, including the lady - Mrs. Jacobs - who was found to be not seriously hurt."
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Train Derailment
Gale Wind
Utah Central Railroad
Farmington Accident
Passenger Injuries
What entities or persons were involved?
B. S. Young
M. Mcelroy
J. George
Mrs. Jacobs
Where did it happen?
Utah Central Railroad, Near Farmington
Story Details
Key Persons
B. S. Young
M. Mcelroy
J. George
Mrs. Jacobs
Location
Utah Central Railroad, Near Farmington
Event Date
Tuesday Last
Story Details
Southbound morning passenger train blown from track by gale half a mile from Farmington, turning coaches, scattering fires, and smashing sides; four passengers injured slightly and transported to Salt Lake.