Wurtsboro, New York
Tornado & Train Accident
July 4, 1872
A Sad Fourth of July at Wurtsboro
One Man... Killed on the Railroad
Two frightful accidents occurred at
Wurtsboro, Sullivan county, Thursday - one man
meeting his death by a railroad accident and
another
being instantly killed by an explosion....
A fearful tornado swept over the village
felling trees and fences in its course and
carrying death to another human being.
There was a wood car standing on the track of
the Midland Railroad at Wurtsboro, and when the
tornado came up, it started the car down a
slight grade at a considerable speed. A
stranger named John
Groo was walking on the track ahead
of the car, and it struck him and knocked him
down, passing over one leg near his body,
crushing it fearfully. He was picked up
and taken to the hotel, where he laid in an
unconscious state for some time. He
finally came to and told his name. He was
an Irishman, and had no friends in this country
and was going to start for Paterson that
afternoon to look for work. He lived about
one hour.
Evening Gazette, Port Jervis, NY 6 Jul
1872
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