Engineer McGinnis person
also known as: McGinnis
Summary: The engineer injured in a train wreck who flagged an oncoming passenger train despite his injuries.
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arrived_in
location of wreck (unspecified)
cited from Engineer McGinnis, bleeding, stunned and… (1891)Engineer McGinnis, bleeding, stunned and
blinded by blood and injuries, showed great
presence of mind by running back nearly half
a mile and flagging the east-bound passenger
train which was only five minutes behind them.
The wreck occurred just a…
injured_in
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…
lived_at
cited from The engine is nearly a total wreck and is… (1891) · +1 more
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
engineer
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…
witnessed
train wreck
cited from Engineer McGinnis, bleeding, stunned and… (1891)Engineer McGinnis, bleeding, stunned and
blinded by blood and injuries, showed great
presence of mind by running back nearly half
a mile and flagging the east-bound passenger
train which was only five minutes behind them.
The wreck occurred just a…
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 (4)
Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Engineer McGinnis, bleeding, stunned and…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-08-28
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
The engine is nearly a total wreck and is… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details