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Train No 22 Stranded at San Marcial Amid Surreal Rail Tale
A spoof newspaper from the flood era recounts train No 22 trapped at San Marcial with a long list of passengers from El Paso Albuquerque and beyond. It notes household roles and comic asides about meals, a beauty contest, and a proposed nickname for a passenger. The item ends with a bungled betting loss and a playful tabloid tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T
S. F
el Paso
Kansas City
San Marcial
Southwest
J. A. Dick
Louis Traner
C. W. Wright
A. S. Sloan
R. H. Lester
Albuquerque
J. F. Prim
A. M. Lucas
St. Paul
Walsenburg Col
W. W. Pranger
A. F. Nicols
L. P. Larson
E. H. Larson
Silver City
W. F. Raymond
Cherryvale
Kas
F. R. Fernandez
Detroit
Mith
H. C. Hanley
Zacatecas
Mex
A. W. Irving
Salt Lake City
E. B. Horford
Denver
F. R. Hendry
Detroit Mic
H. Catlow
Cambridge Buy