A Train Smash
New Tork, Jan. 24. Mr James Harman, ex-p»sident of the Illinois Central Railway, Mr Frank Melcher, second vice-president of the Bock Island Railway, Mr Peirce, general solicitor to the Rock Island and other officials were killed in a collision between two Illinois Central trains. The engine of one train ploughed its way through a private car containing the officials. The cause of the collision was an extra delay due to one train failing to take water at the proper^stoppiug-,place. None of the ordinary passengers were hurt.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 23, Issue 7, 26 January 1912, Page 7
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89A Train Smash Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 23, Issue 7, 26 January 1912, Page 7
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