Two trains collided 4 miles west of Ottumwa. Most of the casualties among engine crews in this area were from either crush or burn injuries. As a tender crashed into the locomotive, crews would often be trapped, only to be scalded as the firebox and boiler ruptured. January 16/ For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157
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Two trains collided 4 miles west of Ottumwa. Most of the casualties among engine crews in this area were from either crush or burn injuries. As a tender crashed into the locomotive, crews would often be trapped, only to be scalded as the firebox and boiler ruptured. January 16/ For more information on the Michael Lemberger Collection visit https://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/3157