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Conductor Starr person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_conductor-starr_6842f0

also known as: Starr

Probable 70%
Summary:  Conductor killed instantly when a light engine on the Santa Fe jumped the track near El Paso.
Completeness: 90/100 Grade A
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Claims (11)

died_in

cited from Railroad Accident (1891)
hen you leave home, you may be assured you can point out the frozen poet. Railroad Accident Tuesday about noon, a light engine on the Santa Fe, two miles east of El Paso, jumped the track and ran into the company’s pump-house, at that po…
train wreck
cited from The engine is nearly a total wreck and is… (1891)
t a scratch as,; did a six year old boy who was on the engine at the time. , The engine is nearly a total wreck and is lying on her side, twenty feet from the track. It is supposed she climbed; the ifrog, and the ( 72 ) guard rail no…
unknown
cited from Conductor Starr’s remains were taken to… (1891)
Conductor Starr’s remains were taken to El Paso and taken charge of by the Brother- hood of; Railway Trainmen. Johnny Ott has been detailed by that order to take charge of and accompany the remains east. He was a single man and a member of the…

killed_by

train accident
cited from The engine was in charge of Conductor… (1891)
The engine was in charge of Conductor Starr, who with his two brakemen, was riding on the pilot. As the engine left the rails. Con- ductor Starr, it is supposed, jumped and was caught under the engine, killing him instantly and mangling his bo…
railroad accident
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-28 (1891)
hen you leave home, you may be assured you can point out the frozen poet. Railroad Accident Tuesday about noon, a light engine on the Santa Fe, two miles east of El Paso, jumped the track and ran into the company’s pump-house, at that po…

member_of

cited from Conductor Starr’s remains were taken to… (1891)
Conductor Starr’s remains were taken to El Paso and taken charge of by the Brother- hood of; Railway Trainmen. Johnny Ott has been detailed by that order to take charge of and accompany the remains east. He was a single man and a member of the…
cited from Conductor Starr’s remains were taken to… (1891)
Conductor Starr’s remains were taken to El Paso and taken charge of by the Brother- hood of; Railway Trainmen. Johnny Ott has been detailed by that order to take charge of and accompany the remains east. He was a single man and a member of the…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-28 (1891)
t a scratch as,; did a six year old boy who was on the engine at the time. , The engine is nearly a total wreck and is lying on her side, twenty feet from the track. It is supposed she climbed; the ifrog, and the ( 72 ) guard rail no…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-28 (1891)
t a scratch as,; did a six year old boy who was on the engine at the time. , The engine is nearly a total wreck and is lying on her side, twenty feet from the track. It is supposed she climbed; the ifrog, and the ( 72 ) guard rail no…

occupation

conductor
cited from The engine is nearly a total wreck and is… (1891)
t a scratch as,; did a six year old boy who was on the engine at the time. , The engine is nearly a total wreck and is lying on her side, twenty feet from the track. It is supposed she climbed; the ifrog, and the ( 72 ) guard rail no…

worked_for

cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-28 (1891)
hen you leave home, you may be assured you can point out the frozen poet. Railroad Accident Tuesday about noon, a light engine on the Santa Fe, two miles east of El Paso, jumped the track and ran into the company’s pump-house, at that po…

Sources (5)

Conductor Starr’s remains were taken to…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Railroad Accident

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The engine is nearly a total wreck and is…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The engine was in charge of Conductor…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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