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1918 Hammond Circus Train Wreck...
1918 Hammond Circus Train Wreck...
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June 22, 1918
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, June 22, 1918
* Hammond Circus Train Wreck
* Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus disaster
* Michigan Central Railroad - Indiana
The top of page 3 has one column headings that include: "Wreck" "67 Dead, 145 Hurt" "Hagenback-Wallace Circus Troupe Overwhelmed" and more. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, should be handled with care.
wikipedia notes: The Hammond Circus Train Wreck occurred on June 22, 1918, and was one of the worst train wrecks in U.S. history. Eighty-six people were reported to have died and another 127 were injured when a locomotive engineer fell asleep and ran his troop train into the rear of a circus train near Hammond, Indiana. The circus train held 400 performers and roustabouts of the Hagenbeck–Wallace Circus.
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