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January 31, 1891
The Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
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Freight train derails near Kansas City, Mo., injuring engineer and fireman; stockman passenger dies of fright from heart disease. (Jan. 30)
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Frightened to Death by an Accident.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 30.—An incoming freight on the Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern railway ran into an open switch near the Calorifie brick-yard station, six miles from here, early this morning. The train was wrecked. George Moffatt, the fireman, was badly scalded, and Mr. Melville, the engineer, received a serious wound in the thigh. Both will recover. John Aroken, a stockman, of Donovan, Kan., was on the train. He was a sufferer from heart disease, and died of fright.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 30.—An incoming freight on the Kansas City, Wyandotte & Northwestern railway ran into an open switch near the Calorifie brick-yard station, six miles from here, early this morning. The train was wrecked. George Moffatt, the fireman, was badly scalded, and Mr. Melville, the engineer, received a serious wound in the thigh. Both will recover. John Aroken, a stockman, of Donovan, Kan., was on the train. He was a sufferer from heart disease, and died of fright.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Train Wreck
Scalding Injury
Thigh Wound
Heart Disease
Death By Fright
What entities or persons were involved?
George Moffatt
Mr. Melville
John Aroken
Where did it happen?
Kansas City, Mo., Near The Calorifie Brick Yard Station
Story Details
Key Persons
George Moffatt
Mr. Melville
John Aroken
Location
Kansas City, Mo., Near The Calorifie Brick Yard Station
Event Date
Jan. 30
Story Details
An incoming freight train wrecked after hitting an open switch, scalding fireman George Moffatt and wounding engineer Mr. Melville in the thigh; both expected to recover. Passenger John Aroken, a stockman from Donovan, Kan., with heart disease, died of fright.