Fond
du Lac, Wisconsin
Train
Accident
August 31, 1912
SAW CARS AHEAD; JUMPED FROM CAB.
Fireman J. M. Freenor Suffers Fracture of Two
Ribs
Saturday was a Jonah day on the Soo line as far
as accidents were concerned.
Fireman J. M. Freenor,
residing at the corner of Scott and Doty
streets, fearing a collision with some cars
which were standing on the main line at the
depot at Antioch, jumped from the engine cab and
sustained two fractured ribs.
Freenor says he
thought the cars where nearer than they were,
and he thought a smash-up was inevitable. He was
brought to this city on No. 7 and is now at his
home. The accident happened at 3:30 o’clock in
the afternoon.
Daily Commonwealth, Fond Do Lac, WI 3 Sept
1912
Transcribed by Audrey. Thank you,
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