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Perrysburg Journal
Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio
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A passenger train crashed into a freight train's caboose near Aurich, Arkansas, due to a faulty switch, killing five men and injuring two others. The passenger engine, baggage car, and four freight cars were wrecked.
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Switch on a Southern Railway Fails to Work, and Five Men Lose Their Lives.
Pine Bluff, Ark., Aug. 7.—A disastrous collision occurred on the St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) railroad at Aurich, 40 miles north of here, Monday, in which five men were killed and two seriously injured. Fast freight No. 15 took the siding to allow south-bound passenger train No. 3 to pass. The switch failed to work and the passenger train crashed into the caboose of the freight train at full speed, killing or injuring the occupants. The passenger engine and baggage car were turned over and are complete wrecks. Four freight cars were demolished.
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Aurich, Ark.
Event Date
Monday
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five men killed and two seriously injured
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Fast freight No. 15 took the siding to allow south-bound passenger train No. 3 to pass on the St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) railroad. The switch failed to work and the passenger train crashed into the caboose of the freight train at full speed, killing or injuring the occupants. The passenger engine and baggage car were turned over and are complete wrecks. Four freight cars were demolished.