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The North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska
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Serious train collision on Whitebreast Hill near Chariton, Iowa, May 6: Freight No. 91 hit passenger No. 6 due to unchecked register, derailing 15 cars destroyed by fire. Tramp critically injured; passenger engineer foot injury; no other serious hurts.
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Chariton, Ia., May 6.-A serious wreck occurred today on Whitebreast Hill, five miles west of this place on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. As far west as Whitebreast siding there is a double track. West of there the road has only one track. Freight train No. 91, the conductor of which failed to carefully check up the register at Whitebreast siding, met eastbound passenger No. 6, on Whitebreast hill west of the siding. Fifteen cars were derailed and were destroyed by fire. A tramp who was stealing a ride on the freight train was dangerously injured, and is expected to die. The engineer on the passenger train sustained a serious injury to one of his feet. No other persons received serious injuries.
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Whitebreast Hill, Five Miles West Of Chariton, Ia.
Event Date
May 6
Outcome
fifteen cars were derailed and destroyed by fire. a tramp who was stealing a ride on the freight train was dangerously injured and is expected to die. the engineer on the passenger train sustained a serious injury to one of his feet. no other persons received serious injuries.
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A serious wreck occurred today on Whitebreast Hill on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad. Freight train No. 91, whose conductor failed to carefully check the register at Whitebreast siding, met eastbound passenger No. 6 on Whitebreast Hill west of the siding, where the road has only one track.