Accident occurred on Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic near Spurr Station
| Title: | Accident occurred on Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic near Spurr Station. |
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| Name(s): |
Peter White Public Library, contributor Superiorland Library Cooperative, contributor Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company, creator Perron, Wesley E., contributor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Created: | 1887-07-05 | |
| Physical Form: | notes (documents) | |
| Extent: | 1 item | |
| Abstract/Description: | Transcription of newspaper article from the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company, Jul. 5, 1887, regarding the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company. | |
| Note(s): |
Electronic reproduction of: Transcription of newspaper article from the Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company, Jul. 5, 1887. Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway Marquette, Michigan, July 5, 1887. Accident Report An accident occured on the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic Railway near Spurr Station on the 5th day of July 1887 at 250 am, caused by: Engine of the special passenger train running over man named Peter Hassell who was laying on the track near Spurr bridge. Hassell was one of the workmen on track at that place. 4th of July holiday he had been drinking, was dead when found. Train consisted of empty coaches returning from Houghton to Marquette. Copy of corner's[*] inquest by John Milroy, J. P., attached. Casualties - One trespasser killed. A. Watson, General Superintendent. |
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| Subject(s): |
Railroads Marquette (Mich.) Duluth, South Shore, and Atlantic Railway Company |
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| Held by: | Superiorland Library Cooperative | |
| Restrictions on Access: | In the public domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) | |
| Is Part Of: | Wesley Perron Railroad collection. Identifier: SLC-017 | |
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