Aurora, Illinois
Train Wreck
August 16, 1895
BOYS KILLED AT AURORA.
A Train Ran Into an Open Switch Where They
Played.
Aurora, Ill., Aug. 16. - A passenger train
on the Northwestern road ran through an open
switch here this evening, crashing into a car
loaded with carboys of acid. The fluid scattered
in every direction adding to the deadly work
done by the collision.
The killed are:
THOMAS ROSH,
Aurora.
The injured were:
Fred Robinson,
Aurora, badly burned by acid
Arthur Robinson, Aurora, frightfully
burned
Mrs. Nancy Smith, Chicago, nose
broken
Conductor Charlson, Aurora, back
injured
Brakeman William Farrell, Aurora,
back injured and cut about the head
J. Munch, Aurora, burned about the
body.
The accident occurred in the Aurora yards,
one mile from the depot. Seven boys were playing
on a car when the train, running at full speed,
swung onto the siding. There was no chance to
escape. Two met death, while the others were
more or less burned.
The Aspen Weekly Times, Aspen, CO 17 Aug
1895
Transcribed by Stu
Beitler Thank you,
Stu!
FATAL WRECK
One Killed and
Many Injured in a Railway Accident.
AURORA, Ill.,
Aug. 17. -- The Chicago and Northwestern
passenger train which left Aurora yesterday
afternoon bound for Chicago, ran through an open
switch at the bleachery, about a mile north of
this city, and collided with some freight cars
on the siding. The passengers were thrown
about the cars with great force, but none
received serious injury. Ten boys were
standing on one of the freight cars. One
of these was killed and five badly hurt.
The car was loaded with sulphuric acid which,
spilling, burned the boys more or less.
Rush Thomas was
killed and the following were injured:
Charles Chilvers,
William Ferrell, Albert Hope, Henry Holder,
Arthur Robinson, Fred Robinson, Mrs. Nancy Smith
and Mrs.
Vandewater.
Fort Wayne
Weekly Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN 21 Aug 1895
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