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The Wheeling Daily Register
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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A freight locomotive exploded on the Pennsylvania railroad one mile from Middletown, PA, on January 13, killing engineer Chalkley Daudall and severely injuring fireman James Wilson and conductor Joseph Lewis. The engine was a total wreck.
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Explosion of a Locomotive—One Man Killed and Two Others Severely Injured.
Harrisburg, PA., January 13.—A freight locomotive exploded on the Pennsylvania railroad, one mile from Middletown, this morning. The engineer, Chalkley Daudall, was so badly injured that he died within an hour. The fireman, James Wilson, who was making his first trip, had his leg broken and was severely scalded. Conductor Joseph Lewis, of Downington, sustained severe injuries about the head. The engine is a total wreck. It had been furnished with a new boiler a year ago, and had been out of the repair shops less than a month.
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Harrisburg, Pa.
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January 13
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engineer chalkley daudall killed; fireman james wilson with broken leg and severe scalding; conductor joseph lewis with severe head injuries; engine total wreck.
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A freight locomotive exploded on the Pennsylvania railroad, one mile from Middletown, this morning. The engineer was so badly injured that he died within an hour. The fireman, who was making his first trip, had his leg broken and was severely scalded. The conductor sustained severe injuries about the head. The engine had been furnished with a new boiler a year ago, and had been out of the repair shops less than a month.