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\ double-header composed of two3t'»nim«s and a van, which left Lind- IJsr.v for Midland on Monday at 5 N*oVlork were ditched at lirehcto anhour later, and as a result are bod- ]damaged• Vihe accident was caused by some 1;*erson tampering with the switchoj ;o«.ite the st ation, tho lights beint. set for the main line, but the rodfrom the switch to the rails had been1ied and the switch left open1he train was running at the rate ^of twenty miles an hour, and whenit struck the switch it was ditched1in nn instant, with most of the crewIin the enginesIOne of the firemen in jumping, I *struck his head against the stationIand received a slight scalp wound. ^The others were uninjured3The train was in charge of Con5due tor Shorey and Engineers Geoand Harry Wilson, all of Lind»ay. The auxiliary from» Allandalewas wnt to the wreck and trafficewas resumed shortly afterwards
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Lindsay Watchman Warder
Lindsay, Ontario, CA
Wed, Sep 30, 1908
Page 5
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