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Domestic News
December 12, 1921
The Cordova Daily Times
Cordova, Alaska
What is this article about?
A Great Northern mail train plunged into the Miller River after its bridge was undermined by high water, forty miles east of Everett; mail clerk Samuel E. Hilorman and fireman George Giving believed drowned, engineer John Carey rescued.
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TRAIN GOES IN RIVER AND TWO MEN DROWNED
Mail Clerk and Fireman Believed to Have Drowned as Great Northern Mail Train Plunges Into River
SEATTLE, Dec. 12—Samuel E. Hilorman, mail clerk, and George Giving, fireman, are believed to have drowned when a Great Northern fast mail train plunged through a bridge undermined by the high water of Miller river, forty miles east of Everett early Sunday. John Carey, engineer, was rescued by J. Beach, a King county game warden, who waded to him and towed him ashore.
The engine and five cars went into the river, one car staying on the bridge.
Mail Clerk and Fireman Believed to Have Drowned as Great Northern Mail Train Plunges Into River
SEATTLE, Dec. 12—Samuel E. Hilorman, mail clerk, and George Giving, fireman, are believed to have drowned when a Great Northern fast mail train plunged through a bridge undermined by the high water of Miller river, forty miles east of Everett early Sunday. John Carey, engineer, was rescued by J. Beach, a King county game warden, who waded to him and towed him ashore.
The engine and five cars went into the river, one car staying on the bridge.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Accident
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Train Plunge
Drownings
Miller River
Great Northern
Bridge Collapse
What entities or persons were involved?
Samuel E. Hilorman
George Giving
John Carey
J. Beach
Where did it happen?
Forty Miles East Of Everett
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Forty Miles East Of Everett
Event Date
Early Sunday
Key Persons
Samuel E. Hilorman
George Giving
John Carey
J. Beach
Outcome
samuel e. hilorman and george giving believed to have drowned; john carey rescued; engine and five cars went into the river, one car stayed on the bridge
Event Details
Great Northern fast mail train plunged through a bridge undermined by the high water of Miller river