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Domestic News
October 22, 1861
Cincinnati Daily Press
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Freight train on Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad derailed after hitting three horses on Walnut Creek bridge near Monroe, killing fireman Peter Cowden, seriously injuring engineer S. B. Spalding and a brakeman, and damaging four cars.
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Accident on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad.-Yesterday morning a freight train on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad ran over three horses while on Walnut Creek bridge, near Monroe, about sixty-five miles from this city. The locomotive was thrown from the track, and breaking through the bridge, drew four cars, loaded with iron and coal, down with it. A fireman from Chillicothe, named Peter Cowden, was killed; the engineer, S. B. Spalding, was seriously injured, as also a brakeman, whose name is not given. The cars were very badly damaged.
What sub-type of article is it?
Accident
Transportation
What keywords are associated?
Railroad Accident
Train Derailment
Walnut Creek Bridge
Monroe
Peter Cowden
What entities or persons were involved?
Peter Cowden
S. B. Spalding
Where did it happen?
Monroe
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Monroe
Event Date
Yesterday Morning
Key Persons
Peter Cowden
S. B. Spalding
Outcome
peter cowden killed; s. b. spalding seriously injured; unnamed brakeman injured; four cars badly damaged; locomotive thrown from track and bridge broken.
Event Details
Freight train ran over three horses on Walnut Creek bridge, causing locomotive to derail and break through the bridge, drawing four loaded cars down with it.