Fearful Wabash wreck near Seneca lands many dead
A massive collision between two fast Wabash trains near Sand Creek east of Seneca, Lenawee county, killed 70 to 80, many Italian immigrants, and left cars burning. Rescue crews from Adrian Detroit Montpelier and Peru aided, with officials investigating orders and signals as survivors were hospitalized in Peru, Detroit, and elsewhere.
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Lenawee County
Seneca
Wabash Road
Adrian
Italy
Trinidad
Colorado
Rata
G. W. Huse
Huss
Mr. Huss
Peru
A. T. Strong
F. C. Trowl
Holloway
Montpelier
Strong Eave
Sand Creek
Martin
A. W. Dittman
East Awitch
Auch
Secident
Engineer Strong
Detroit
Milan
Trow
A. W. Ely
Pert
Deadly wreck claims seventy lives with scattered details
A chaotic list from the Conklin undertaking shows seventy dead from a wreck. Names include James Brown of Chicago and Geo. W. Youmans of Kansas City among others. Remains are being moved to undertakers. a handbag, eyeglasses, and a religious token are among items found.
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James Brown
Chicago
Porter
Youmans
Conklin
Romaine
The Injured Array in Railway Incident Report
A long list of names from various cities notes injuries ranging from head cuts and chest bruises to broken ribs and sprains. Entries include Bercher in Baltimore, Cohn in Brooklyn, Hart as a Detroit brakeman, and Omerod in Detroit with arm bruised, reflecting a broad set of minor to serious injuries across multiple locations.
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Sember
John
Detroit
Shumaker
Lewis
Stringer
Mrs
Belleville
Mich
Smith
C. E
Sweeney
G. W
Maybury Avenue
Taylor
Jas
Bronson
Tobetz
Colorado
Work
S. G
Delray
White
G. T
Horne
Whitney
H. C
Grand Rapids
Wabash
Rodd'’S
Peru
Ind
G. T. White
N. Y
Joseph Laffant
Paris
Des H. Alpas
Pari
Thomas Crehan
Buffalo
J. Winnifred
H. R. Park
Sam G. Work
John Tobetz
Denver
Cole
Mia
Daisy M'Ginnis
Butler
Frank Biedler
Baltimore
H. C. Whitney
Walter Greig Joplin
Patrick Fianner
Hastings
Minn
M. E. Gillen
St. Louis
Mr. Greig
Aloss
Geo. H
Paria
Chiago
Jaksa
Src. Joseph
Globesville
Colo
Kransvoe
Anna
Kipton
Lloyd
Lafiant
Joseph
Syrrai
Folouaro
San Francisco
Cal
M’gunnis
Daisy
Lake City
Nev
Omerod
A. W
Baggageman
Ramartine
Dusere
San Antonio
Tex
Strong
A. T
Adrian Folks Witness Train Wreck After Detroit Special
A special Detroit train carrying Adrian residents and physicians arrived to scenes of a devastating wreck near Sand Creek. The seven-car train burned fiercely, with corpses laid near the track and rescuers clearing debris as hundreds gathered overnight. Survivors on the return trip shared heartrending accounts of the crash.
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Detroit
Tribune
Seneca
Montpelier
Thermasa
Sand Creek
Tragic Undertaker Scene As Wreck Victims Rest
Remains of over one thousand dead were brought to the city for identification. Five bodies arrived from train No 4 including four men and a woman identified as Mr Up ton of Jackson Texas. The scene at the undertakers on Winter street showed charred remains and grief as relatives, including Job Witchell’s son and Belleville resident Mr Springer, sought missing spouses and family. The report notes further details continued on the next page.
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Mr. Upton
Jackson
Texas
A. Conklin
Winter Street
Ouman Witchell
Butter‘nut Street
Detroit
Job Witchell
Tesna
Witchell, Jr
Springer
Belleville
Penn
Ind
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Lenawee
Clifford Kirkpatrick
Williams
F. E. Andrews
J. ©. Johnson
Dr. Johnson
Kirkpatrick
Russ
Andrews
Napoleon
Fern
Trig
Cal Batdorf
Ashley
Everies’ Undertaking
E. L. Denell
Pontiac
Conklin's
W. D. Dowd
Bvyariss
Vida Denbart
Tupperville
Ont
Penu
Geo
Agnus Dei
Boden & Co
Philadelphia
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