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Close Call in the Cab as Driving Rod Breaks
Columbus Ga November 21 An engineer and fireman escaped serious injury when the driving rod on a Central of Georgia passenger engine broke in two at high speed six miles below Hartsboro. The rod shattered the cab left side as the engineer Jeff Thomas jumped onto the running board to warn his crew, and the train, from Andalusia to Columbus, arrived with one driver intact. A second item reports a captured escaped convict near Fairburn who was nabbed by two farmers. he faced murder charges from Morgan County.
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Columbus
Central of Georgia
Andalusia
Ala
Hartsboro
Jeff Thomas
Fairburn
Chattahooches Brick Company
Fife
Morgan County