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The Crash at Crush |
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West,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 43' 1.85314000008",
-97° 3' 56.37773000016"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
A head-on collision between two locomotives was staged on Sept. 15, 1896, as a publicity stunt for the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad. Over 30,000 spectators gathered at the crash site, named crush for MKT passenger agent William G. Crush, who conceived the idea. About 4 p.m. the trains were sent speeding toward each other. Contrary to mechanics' predictions, the steam boilers exploded on impact, propelling pieces of metal into the crowd. Two persons were killed and many others injured, including Jarvis Deane of Waco, who was photographing the event.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
The Crash at Crush Historical Marker Location Map, West, Texas
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