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The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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A head-end collision on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis railway at Griffith's station near Cincinnati killed three and injured ten on July 23. The Chicago express hit a light engine due to the engineer's mistake; fireman Frank Taylor, Charles Sherman, and a tramp were killed, with Engineer Hart fatally injured.
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And Ten Injured In a Head End Collision Near Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, O., July 23.—There was a head end collision on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis railway at Griffith's station, 15 miles from this city, at 7 o'clock this morning. Three were killed and ten injured. The express from Chicago, due here at 7:30, was on time but the St. Louis express, which runs 15 minutes ahead of the Chicago incoming train, was an hour late. At Griffith's a light engine was running down to the gravel bank in charge of Engineer Hart. He forgot his orders, knowing the St. Louis express was late, he pulled out and was met by the Chicago express. Hart will die, probably without being able to tell how he made the mistake in orders.
His fireman, Frank Taylor, of Indianapolis, was killed outright, also Charles Sherman and another tramp, who were stealing a ride. There are ten reported injured, none fatally except Engineer Hart. The postal cars of the Chicago express were damaged. No passengers seriously injured. The two tramps killed were stealing their way on the postal cars.
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Griffith's Station, Near Cincinnati, O.
Event Date
July 23
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three killed: frank taylor, charles sherman, and an unnamed tramp; ten injured, including engineer hart fatally; postal cars damaged; no passengers seriously injured.
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Head-end collision between the Chicago express train and a light engine at Griffith's station at 7 a.m.; the light engine, run by Engineer Hart to the gravel bank, pulled out mistakenly despite orders, as the St. Louis express was late and the Chicago express was on time.