SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT
TRAIN FALLS OYER EMBANKMEi\T. FIFTY PASSENGERS KILLED. New Yuiik, February 17 An electric train on the fS'ew l'ork Central railroad fell over an embankli.cnt.
Fifty persons were killed any many injured. The wrecked cars took fire.
PARTICI. LARS OF DISAS'I'Ki;. calskd by LXCKssivK si'EF.ii. Received 18th, !).,m p.m. X.'U' Vork. February IS. The Bronx Park accident, was apparently due to the high sjiecl of Lie train when rounding a curve, causing the rails to spread. The ears overturned and fell mi their sides,
The couplings still held, and some ol the coaches were dragged a furlong.
Manv of the jiasseim'crs fell through the windows, and were crushed between tie,- ears and (lie |iernianeul way. Others were electrocuted by coming in contact with a live wire.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 19 February 1907, Page 3
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128SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 19 February 1907, Page 3
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