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Engineer McGinnis person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_engineer-mcginnis_4e7e3f

also known as: McGinnis

Probable 70%
Summary:  The engineer injured in a train wreck who flagged an oncoming passenger train despite his injuries.
Completeness: 75/100 Grade B
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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…

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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…

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