Ogden Daily Standard | 1906-07-09 | Page 1 | Fatal Railroad Accident

FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT tra ln broke in two while climbing a grade anew york july OA O A special to tha times from ottawa ont says that although few details are avaU alile it Is persons were in tho and northern ontario radway rahway saturday while a train was ascending a steep incline a coupling broke the dead arc 0 L Potte yarmouth N S F mills probably oc detroit alch percy W jordan of charleston place ont and george S steams of new Li ikeard an engine was used in front and aa other in the rear while ascending the incline when the coupling gave way two of the rear curs struck the hind engine with little damage but the front ono failed to gain the curve at the top and there waa a second fatal crash the heavy train which was loaded with timber came crashing backward into the cars at the bottom