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The '''1907 train accident''' was a collision between a [[Frisco railroad|Frisco]] switch engine and a [[North Highland Line|North Highland streetcar] at [[19th Street North|19th Street]] and [[9th Avenue North]] on the afternoon of June 18, [[1907]]. [[James Bailey]], the electric streetcar's inexperienced motorman, failed to respond to a danger flag and entered the crossing just ahead of the switching engine. | The '''1907 train accident''' was a collision between a [[Frisco railroad|Frisco]] switch engine and a [[North Highland Line|North Highland streetcar]] at [[19th Street North|19th Street]] and [[9th Avenue North]] on the afternoon of June 18, [[1907]]. [[James Bailey]], the electric streetcar's inexperienced motorman, failed to respond to a danger flag and entered the crossing just ahead of the switching engine. | ||
==Casualties== | ==Casualties== | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 28 January 2007
The 1907 train accident was a collision between a Frisco switch engine and a North Highland streetcar at 19th Street and 9th Avenue North on the afternoon of June 18, 1907. James Bailey, the electric streetcar's inexperienced motorman, failed to respond to a danger flag and entered the crossing just ahead of the switching engine.
Casualties
Ten people were injured in the accident:
- Miss Charles F. Tye, badly bruised on arms and knee
- Mrs W. F. Martin, slight injury
- J. L. Kates, police officer, sprained arm and hand
- Mrs Mary Kerram, serious back sprain
- C. C. Snyder, slight injuries
- Dock Marshall, bruised about body
- Hattie Joyner (colored), shoulder and side sprains
- Docie Higgins (colored), shoulder bruised
- Mary Reese (colored), hand and arm sprained
- James Bailey, motorman, hand and arm sprains
Reference
- "Ten Injured at Birmingham." (June 19, 1907) Atlanta Constitution. - transcribed by Jenni Lanham and republished at GenDisasters.com - accessed January 28, 2007