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Railroad Deaths & Injuries
12020-05-02T12:50:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6373764Includes tags for all sources that mention or depict railroad mishaps, whether at stations, on train tracks, or various other scenarios.structured_gallery2020-06-06T14:03:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Mining & Prospecting Tags
1media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 5, NE Corner of Crossing - UofMo-STL Library.jpg2020-05-02T20:59:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Railroad & Streetcar TagsEdward Harthorn8Includes tags for all railroad and streetcar lines passing through and near Walnut Ridge and Hoxie.structured_gallery9921562020-06-06T14:08:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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1media/1894-06-28 Another Man Injured Attempting to Hitch Ride on Freight Train - Memphis TN pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:42:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-06-28 Memphis Commercial TN pg 83A young man is injured in attempting to hitch a ride on an Iron Mountain freight train.media/1894-06-28 Another Man Injured Attempting to Hitch Ride on Freight Train - Memphis TN pg 8.pngplain2020-05-28T10:45:29-07:0006/28/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:27:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-15 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 83A newsboy shoots at a passenger on a train near Walnut Ridge, but misses him and leaves a hole in the hat of another passenger instead.media/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T14:30:53-07:0002/15/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Circa 1920s Train Wreck at or near Walnut Ridge - Ebay_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:51:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Train Wreck Near Walnut Ridge, Circa Early 1900s3A crowd surveys the damage; date taken and photographer unknown.media/Circa 1920s Train Wreck at or near Walnut Ridge - Ebay.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:54:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-08-18 Tramp Adams Killed in WR Train Wreck - Memphis Avalanche pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:39:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-08-18 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 43A tramp is killed when part of a freight train wrecks at Walnut Ridge.media/1892-08-18 Tramp Adams Killed in WR Train Wreck - Memphis Avalanche pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T13:42:29-07:0008/18/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-06-14 Traveling Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks - Fort Worth TX pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:38:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-06-14 Fort Worth Star-Telegram TX pg 33A motorist dies when his car is struck by a passing train at the Main Street railroad crossing in Hoxie.media/1935-06-14 Traveling Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks - Fort Worth TX pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T12:48:44-07:0006/14/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-09-27 Grand Army Men in Train Wreck Near WR - Harrisburg PA pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T14:07:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-09-27 Harrisburg Telegraph PA pg 12An Iron Mountain train carrying Grand Army of the Republic members wrecks near Walnut Ridge.media/1887-09-27 Grand Army Men in Train Wreck Near WR - Harrisburg PA pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-17T14:08:52-07:0009/27/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-03-07 Account 1 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:11:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-03-07 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82A man is trapped in a refrigerated boxcar at Walnut Ridge and is rescued three days later in St. Louis.media/1900-03-07 Account 1 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8.pngplain2020-06-02T19:14:51-07:0003/07/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-06-12 RR Employee Gets Injury, Taken to LR When Train Car Jumps Track - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:31:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-06-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A railroad employee is taken to a Little Rock hospital when his rail speeder car jumps off the track near Hoxie.media/1917-06-12 RR Employee Gets Injury, Taken to LR When Train Car Jumps Track - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:33:53-07:0006/12/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-06-05 Hoxie Station Agent Stabbed Three Times - Ironton County Register MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:11:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-06-05 Ironton County Register MO pg 42A Hoxie railroad station agent is stabbed three times, with his outlook for survival grim.media/1890-06-05 Hoxie Station Agent Stabbed Three Times - Ironton County Register MO pg 4.pngplain2020-05-17T20:12:38-07:0006/05/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-12-21 Iron Mountain Train Runs Into Cow, Is Partially Wrecked - Bucyrus OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:46:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-12-21 Bucyrus Evening Telegraph OH pg 12An Iron Mountain train runs into a cow and is partially wrecked.media/1894-12-21 Iron Mountain Train Runs Into Cow, Is Partially Wrecked - Bucyrus OH pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T11:49:15-07:0012/21/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-03-07 Account 2 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Republic MO pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:22:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-03-07 St Louis Republic MO pg 142A different newspaper gives a very different account of John Pettis's boxcar journey from Walnut Ridge to St. Louis, saying he was trapped in the car for six days rather than three.media/1900-03-07 Account 2 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Republic MO pg 14.pngplain2020-06-02T19:28:30-07:0003/07/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-13 Black Men Assaulting Railroad Worker at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:31:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A special term of court is called in Powhatan to deal with cases related to an assault on a railroad worker at Black Rock.media/1906-05-13 Black Men Assaulting Railroad Worker at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T15:39:08-07:0005/13/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927-05-12 Picture 2 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:22:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 39 pt 22A second picture of tornado damage in the Post-Dispatch shows a wrecked train blown off the track at Hoxie.media/1927-05-12 Picture 2 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39.pngplain2020-06-17T08:24:32-07:0005/12/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-08-25 Cause of Death Unknown for Man Found Dead on RR Tracks - Vicksburg MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:50:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-08-25 Vicksburg Daily Commercial Herald MS pg 12A coroner's jury declares that the cause of death is unknown for a man who was found dead on the railroad tracks at Hoxie.media/1891-08-25 Cause of Death Unknown for Man Found Dead on RR Tracks - Vicksburg MS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:52:05-07:0008/25/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-01-29 Two Men Found Frozen to Death Near RR Tracks - Nashville TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:14:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-01-29 Nashville Tennessean TN pg 12Two men are found frozen to death along the railroad tracks, six miles from Hoxie.media/1895-01-29 Two Men Found Frozen to Death Near RR Tracks - Nashville TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T12:16:21-07:0001/29/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-01-24 Fiends Wreck a Tourist Train at WR - Davenport IA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:20:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-01-24 Davenport Morning Star IA pg 12Criminals attempting to wreck an express train near Walnut Ridge instead wreck a St. Louis to Mexico tourist train.media/1901-01-24 Fiends Wreck a Tourist Train at WR - Davenport IA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T09:39:10-07:0001/24/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-04-18 WR Brakeman Loses Foot When Uncoupling - Greenville MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:33:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-04-18 Greenville Sun MO pg 12A Walnut Ridge brakeman loses his foot when uncoupling rail cars.media/1907-04-18 WR Brakeman Loses Foot When Uncoupling - Greenville MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-06T12:35:15-07:0004/18/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:37:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-05-30 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22Two men draw revolvers on each other on the Cairo & Fulton Railroad at Walnut Ridge, and one is shot.media/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:45:07-07:0005/30/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-02-01 Frozen Tramps Reportedly Driven From RR Waiting Room Prior - Huntsville AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:20:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-02-01 Huntsville Journal AL pg 12The two men found frozen to death along the railroad tracks were reportedly tramps driven from the railroad depot waiting room prior.media/1895-02-01 Frozen Tramps Reportedly Driven From RR Waiting Room Prior - Huntsville AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T12:24:05-07:0002/01/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:15:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-01-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Two men are injured in Walnut Ridge, one by an impact with a train while walking on railroad tracks and the other by slipping on frozen sleet.media/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T14:18:43-07:0001/28/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-05-04 Fractured Arm After Accident Walking Near RR Tracks - Rock Island IL pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:50:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-04 Rock Island Argus IL pg 52A man fractures his arm after he walks too close to the railroad tracks and is struck by an object sticking out from a rail car.media/1907-05-04 Fractured Arm After Accident Walking Near RR Tracks - Rock Island IL pg 5.pngplain2020-06-06T12:52:37-07:0005/04/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-06-15 Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks (More Details)- St Louis MO pg 20_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:44:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-06-15 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 202Another article on the death of a man at a Hoxie railroad crossing notes that a plane was chartered to bring the body to St. Louis.media/1935-06-15 Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks (More Details)- St Louis MO pg 20.pngplain2020-06-18T12:45:55-07:0006/15/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:34:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-06-07Arkadelphia Southern Standard AR pg 12A twelve-year-old boy has both legs cut off by a train, and dies that evening despite efforts by several surgeons to save him.media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T12:40:06-07:0006/07/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-10-23 Drunk Prostitute Sleeps on RR Tracks and Train Cuts Off Legs - Memphis TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:54:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-10-23 Memphis Commercial TN pg 52A drunk prostitute goes to sleep on the railroad tracks near Hoxie, and has her legs sliced off by a passing freight train.media/1892-10-23 Drunk Prostitute Sleeps on RR Tracks and Train Cuts Off Legs - Memphis TN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-26T13:58:24-07:0010/23/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-03-26 Another Man Falls Between RR Cars and Dies at Hoxie - Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T11:56:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-03-26 Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 32At Hoxie, a man falls between railroad cars and dies.media/1897-03-26 Another Man Falls Between RR Cars and Dies at Hoxie - Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T11:57:20-07:0003/26/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-03-21 WR Widow Settles with Frisco Railroad - West Plains MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:53:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-03-21 West Plains Journal-Gazette MO pg 32A Walnut Ridge widow settles with the Frisco Railroad over the death of her husband on the Hoxie depot platform by a passing train.media/1902-03-21 WR Widow Settles with Frisco Railroad - West Plains MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T14:55:45-07:0003/21/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-01-12 WR Mans Leg Cut Off By Freight Train - Poplar Bluff MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:28:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-01-12 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge man has his leg severed by a freight train.media/1909-01-12 WR Mans Leg Cut Off By Freight Train - Poplar Bluff MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T18:30:07-07:0001/12/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-08-11 African-American Porter Falls Between RR Cars and Platform, Dies - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:08:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-08-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 22At the WR depot an African-American porter falls between the platform and moving train cars and is crushed to death.media/1877-08-11 African-American Porter Falls Between RR Cars and Platform, Dies - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:11:02-07:0008/11/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-11-08 Elderly Lady Dies Walking Around WR Train - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:01:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-08 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 32An elderly lady dies when trying to walk around a passenger train in Walnut Ridge.media/1892-11-08 Elderly Lady Dies Walking Around WR Train - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T14:03:05-07:0011/08/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-08-04 Young Man of Pocahontas Killed By Train at Hoxie - Mt Carmel Register IL pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:47:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-08-04 Mt Carmel Register IL pg 32A young Pocahontas man is killed by a freight train at Hoxie.media/1898-08-04 Young Man of Pocahontas Killed By Train at Hoxie - Mt Carmel Register IL pg 3.pngplain2020-05-31T15:49:10-07:0008/04/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-12-11 African-American Man Shot By RR Cook for Taking Double Meat - Poplar Bluff pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T19:05:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-12-11 Poplar Bluff Citizen pg 52An African-American man working on a railroad tie train at WR was shot by the crew's cook for asking for a double serving of meat.media/1902-12-11 African-American Man Shot By RR Cook for Taking Double Meat - Poplar Bluff pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T19:12:59-07:0012/11/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-18 Locomotive Boiler Explodes Near Hoxie - Moline KS pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:49:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-18 Moline Advance KS pg 42A locomotive boiler explodes one mile south of Hoxie, killing one and fatally injuring two.media/1910-03-18 Locomotive Boiler Explodes Near Hoxie - Moline KS pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T08:52:07-07:0003/18/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:01:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-02-21 Hope Star pg 12A Portia man dies after leaping headfirst from a speeding train.media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:03:31-07:0002/21/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-06-05 Cattle Cause Train Wreck Near Okean - Topeka KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:36:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-06-05 Topeka Daily Capital KS pg 12A fireman is killed on a 3 a.m. Iron Mountain train when the engine hits some cattle on the tracks.media/1882-06-05 Cattle Cause Train Wreck Near Okean - Topeka KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:39:20-07:0006/05/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-11-19 Tree Limb Blown Down Strikes Man on Head and Kills - Memphis TN pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:23:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-19 Memphis Commercial TN pg 32A Cache Valley Railroad tie-maker is killed by a falling tree limb.media/1892-11-19 Tree Limb Blown Down Strikes Man on Head and Kills - Memphis TN pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T14:25:30-07:0011/19/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-11-13 WR Photographer Dies near RR Tracks - Sedalia MO pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-31T17:54:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-11-13 Sedalia Democrat MO pg 72A Walnut Ridge photographer is found dead beside the railroad tracks in what is thought to be an accident.media/1898-11-13 WR Photographer Dies near RR Tracks - Sedalia MO pg 7.pngplain2020-05-31T17:57:36-07:0011/13/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-09-17 XX Head-on Train Collision Between WR and Hoxie But Light Injuries - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:20:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-09-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 32A head-on train collision occurs between Walnut Ridge and Hoxie, with light injuries reported.media/1903-09-17 XX Head-on Train Collision Between WR and Hoxie But Light Injuries - AR Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T14:25:47-07:0009/17/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-02-27 Hoxie RR Car Sealer Struck and Killed By Switch Engine - Batesville Daily Guard pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:24:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-02-27 Batesville Daily Guard pg 22A Hoxie railroad car sealer is struck and killed by a switch engine.media/1917-02-27 Hoxie RR Car Sealer Struck and Killed By Switch Engine - Batesville Daily Guard pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:26:09-07:0002/27/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:07:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-02-13 Hope Star pg 32A partially-deaf blacksmith is killed by a passing train while crossing the tracks in the fog.media/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T13:09:29-07:0002/13/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-08-30 African-American Boy Killed Trying to Sneak on Hoxie Train - St Louis MO pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T14:01:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-08-30 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82An African-American boy dies when attempting to sneak onto a train at Hoxie.media/1887-08-30 African-American Boy Killed Trying to Sneak on Hoxie Train - St Louis MO pg 8.jpgplain2020-05-17T14:02:52-07:0008/30/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-11-23 Unknown Man Killed on RR Tracks Near Portia - Memphis Commercial pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:28:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-23 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12An unknown man is run over and killed by a train near Portia.media/1892-11-23 Unknown Man Killed on RR Tracks Near Portia - Memphis Commercial pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T14:30:08-07:0011/23/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-04-28 Man Loses Leg Jumping Cars at WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:24:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-04-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102A man loses a leg when trying to board a passenger train at Walnut Ridge.media/1899-04-28 Man Loses Leg Jumping Cars at WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-05-31T18:26:03-07:0004/28/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-05-25 Train Wrecked by Cow in WR, But Still Able to Continue to LR - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:56:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-05-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 82A train is wrecked by a cow at Walnut Ridge, but is still able to continue to Little Rock.media/1905-05-25 Train Wrecked by Cow in WR, But Still Able to Continue to LR - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T12:00:17-07:0005/25/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:38:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-03-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A special agent for the Iron Mountain railroad has his arm amputated after a hobo shoots it and shatters the bone.media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:41:42-07:0003/26/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Blade 1927 Tornado Coverage - WR-Hoxie FB Dwight Lane Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:40:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05 Walnut Ridge Blade, Section of Front Page2A partial section of the front page of the Walnut Ridge Blade's edition shortly after the destructive May 9 tornado, likely published two days afterwards; image courtesy of Dwight Lane.media/WR Blade 1927 Tornado Coverage - WR-Hoxie FB Dwight Lane Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:46:49-07:0005/11/1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6