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April 17, 1887
Los Angeles Daily Herald
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
What is this article about?
In New Rochelle on April 16, an unknown man was killed by a freight train while walking the tracks. His body was repeatedly thrown between engines and tracks, losing feet and head in a bizarre sequence of events.
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STRANGE ACCIDENT
The Body of a Man Buffeted over
a Railroad,
NEW ROCHELLE, April 16. -This
morning one of the strangest accidents
occurred here that have ever been wit-
nessed by railroad men. An unknown
man while walking along the track was
struck by a freight train and killed.
His body was thrown upon the pilot of
the engine where it lay until Larchmont
was reached. There it fell to the road-
bed and both feet were cut off. Anoth-
er train on the opposite track struck
the man and once more he was hurled
upon a pilot and lay there until New
Rochelle was again reached, where the
body rolled off and the trunk fell under
the wheels a second time. When the
train moved it was seen that only a
headless trunk remained after the terri-
ble buffeting it had received.
The Body of a Man Buffeted over
a Railroad,
NEW ROCHELLE, April 16. -This
morning one of the strangest accidents
occurred here that have ever been wit-
nessed by railroad men. An unknown
man while walking along the track was
struck by a freight train and killed.
His body was thrown upon the pilot of
the engine where it lay until Larchmont
was reached. There it fell to the road-
bed and both feet were cut off. Anoth-
er train on the opposite track struck
the man and once more he was hurled
upon a pilot and lay there until New
Rochelle was again reached, where the
body rolled off and the trunk fell under
the wheels a second time. When the
train moved it was seen that only a
headless trunk remained after the terri-
ble buffeting it had received.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Railroad Accident
Strange Death
Body Buffeted
Freight Train Collision
What entities or persons were involved?
Unknown Man
Where did it happen?
New Rochelle
Story Details
Key Persons
Unknown Man
Location
New Rochelle
Event Date
April 16
Story Details
An unknown man walking along the railroad track was struck and killed by a freight train, his body thrown onto the engine's pilot. It fell off at Larchmont, feet severed by the roadbed. Another train hurled it back onto its pilot, and at New Rochelle, it rolled under the wheels, decapitating the trunk.