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April 8, 1947
The Wilmington Morning Star
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
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The Pennsylvania Railroad's Gotham Limited derailed in Columbia City, Ind., on April 7, injuring six seriously out of 300 passengers but causing no deaths; investigation underway.
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PASSENGERS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
Only Six Out Of 300 Injured When Crack 'Pennsy' Train Piles Up
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., April 7-(P) Derailment of the Pennsylvania railroad's eastbound Gotham Limited at a cross-over switch here early today left the locomotive and thirteen cars of the fifteen-car train strewn in a staggered pileup but no one was killed and only six of the 300 persons aboard suffered serious injuries.
Fifteen injured persons were taken to two hospitals in Fort Wayne but nine of them were treated and released during the day.
Remaining in the hospital were:
Mrs. Joseph Schneider, 48, Pittsburgh, with head and back injuries;
her daughter, Miss Anna Marie Schneider, 28, also with head and back injuries; Vernol Stauffer, 66, Crest, O., Mail clerk, fractured right leg; Mrs. Paul Lake, Decatur, Ind., back and leg injuries; Grover Unica, 39, New York, right arm and back injuries; and William Fountain, 27, Pittsburgh, head and back injuries.
In all about 40 passengers suffered injuries but many of them were treated in the city hall here and then were taken by bus to Fort Wayne to continue to their destinations by other trains.
Railroad officials began an investigation to determine the cause of the derailment.
Only Six Out Of 300 Injured When Crack 'Pennsy' Train Piles Up
COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., April 7-(P) Derailment of the Pennsylvania railroad's eastbound Gotham Limited at a cross-over switch here early today left the locomotive and thirteen cars of the fifteen-car train strewn in a staggered pileup but no one was killed and only six of the 300 persons aboard suffered serious injuries.
Fifteen injured persons were taken to two hospitals in Fort Wayne but nine of them were treated and released during the day.
Remaining in the hospital were:
Mrs. Joseph Schneider, 48, Pittsburgh, with head and back injuries;
her daughter, Miss Anna Marie Schneider, 28, also with head and back injuries; Vernol Stauffer, 66, Crest, O., Mail clerk, fractured right leg; Mrs. Paul Lake, Decatur, Ind., back and leg injuries; Grover Unica, 39, New York, right arm and back injuries; and William Fountain, 27, Pittsburgh, head and back injuries.
In all about 40 passengers suffered injuries but many of them were treated in the city hall here and then were taken by bus to Fort Wayne to continue to their destinations by other trains.
Railroad officials began an investigation to determine the cause of the derailment.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Survival
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Train Derailment
Gotham Limited
Pennsylvania Railroad
Narrow Escape
Injuries
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Joseph Schneider
Miss Anna Marie Schneider
Vernol Stauffer
Mrs. Paul Lake
Grover Unica
William Fountain
Where did it happen?
Columbia City, Ind.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Joseph Schneider
Miss Anna Marie Schneider
Vernol Stauffer
Mrs. Paul Lake
Grover Unica
William Fountain
Location
Columbia City, Ind.
Event Date
April 7
Story Details
Derailment of the Pennsylvania railroad's eastbound Gotham Limited at a cross-over switch in Columbia City, Ind., left the locomotive and thirteen cars strewn in a pileup; no one killed, six of 300 aboard seriously injured, about 40 total injured.