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Domestic News
July 25, 1903
Wheeling Register
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
The Ohio Valley Express train narrowly avoided a wreck near New Cumberland when ties fell from a freight train; the engineer slowed in time to prevent disaster.
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SERIOUS WRECK WAS
NARROWLY AVERTED
Ohio Valley Express Train Narrowly Escaped a Bad Wreck Near New Cumberland Yesterday.
While running at a rate of fifty miles an hour, near New Cumberland, yesterday morning, the Ohio Valley Express came near being wrecked. A freight train was on the side, laden with railroad ties. The ties were piled high above the top of the cars, and just before the fast passenger came into sight some of the ties rolled off on the track and a serious wreck was narrowly averted. The engineer saw the obstructions in time to slack the speed of the train, and the ties were...
NARROWLY AVERTED
Ohio Valley Express Train Narrowly Escaped a Bad Wreck Near New Cumberland Yesterday.
While running at a rate of fifty miles an hour, near New Cumberland, yesterday morning, the Ohio Valley Express came near being wrecked. A freight train was on the side, laden with railroad ties. The ties were piled high above the top of the cars, and just before the fast passenger came into sight some of the ties rolled off on the track and a serious wreck was narrowly averted. The engineer saw the obstructions in time to slack the speed of the train, and the ties were...
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Train Near Wreck
New Cumberland
Ohio Valley Express
Railroad Ties
Freight Train
Where did it happen?
New Cumberland
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New Cumberland
Event Date
Yesterday Morning
Outcome
serious wreck narrowly averted; train speed slacked
Event Details
Ohio Valley Express train, running at fifty miles an hour near New Cumberland, nearly wrecked when railroad ties rolled off a nearby freight train onto the track; engineer saw obstructions in time to slow the train.