Patrick Springs, Virginia
Train Wreck
February 19, 1909
FOUR HURT IN TRAIN WRECK.
Engine Turns Turtle in Southwest Virginia, but
Passengers are Safe.
Special to the Washington Post.
Danville, Va., Feb 19.-The engine of Danville
and Western train No. 22, eastbound, turned over
early today near Patrick Springs, 75 miles west
of here, injuring four people. Those hurt are:
Engineer F. H.
Ragsdale.
Fireman W. R. Anglin.
Brakeman Hoyt Rogers.
Brakeman Critz Dalton.
Engineer Ragsdale,
the most seriously hurt, was severely
scalded by escaping steam. The cause of the
accident is not known. The wrecked train
consisted of both passenger and freight coaches.
None of the passengers were hurt.
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C. 20
Feb 1909
Transcribed by
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