This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Runaway Locomotive Is Fetched From Delaware River
Engineer William Tucker of Reading Railroad faced death when locomotive 1006 lost control and plunged into the Delaware River. Crew from the Hamilton cutter assisted in recovering Tucker, who survived the dunk and faced a long recovery. A second item reports Thomas Reese’s runaway wagon injuring Faith Grimshaw, critically wounding her as a fence and property damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake Tribune
Wm. Tucker
Reading Railroad
Delaware River
Tucker
United States Revenue Cutter
Hamilton
Thomas Reese
Creenville
Faith Grimshaw
Jesse Robinson
Willard Hales