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Show Where Two Died When Train Plunged Through Bridge It iAjdJ.?tj. ' ' $tkmlJlw?mmwk-m v..--' ' -- . :.:::i'-v .. , . . . -- : L .-i. ' ', vX; V; . "" '"'''---u'- :?:;' 'X-:-'.- 'yy-';': . '. ., '. -y . ' ' ' " V;-i '' '. L .v :::: :;.:: ;?:L . :'x':-.:':v--.:'" ii.itir-- '' ' .j.... "''"'..''y"''-' "' 'v m1 " .w :' "' -''' :i Weakened by torrential flood waters of the Salt Fork of the Red river, the lofty bridge pictured above collapsed under the weight of a Fort Worth & Denver freight locomotive, allowing the train to plunge 60 feet into the murky water below. Engineer M. V. Grijtgs and Fireman C. E. Burton were drowned. Brafceman Dick Brown jumped as the bridge gave way, grasped a floating log and reached shore five miles downstream. He was in critical condition. The huge locomotive was buried in quicksand and completely submerged near the right of the picture. The accident occurred near Shamrock, Tex., as the train was en route from Childress to Pampa. . - . . fit : |