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J. H. Mudge person

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)id: p_j-h-mudge_2c3d11

also known as: Brakeman J. H. Mudge, Mudge

Probable 70%
Summary:  Brakeman who received severe scalp wounds, split left hand, and badly cut right leg in the railroad accident.
Completeness: 90/100 Grade A
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Claims (13)

acted_as

agent in Silver CityJanuary of this year
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…

arrived_in

cited from TREMONT HOUSE ARRIVALS (1891)
TREMONT HOUSE ARRIVALS V. G. Hills, Pueblo; W. W. LaMoure, E. J. Crocker, Denver; C. A. Stevens, Omaha; W. G. Whiteside, Helena, Mont. ; Geo. Newman, K. Epstein, E. J. McLean, El Paso ; Theo. Rouault, Las Cruces; W. Burns, Kingston; A. W. Cop- l…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-03-06 (1891)
sed of his coming he neglected to kill the fatted calf. Bronco had an idea that he was pretty smooth when he escaped but he has been ironed ever since his return. The sheriff is out a pretty penny for his capture but was bound to have …
cited from Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis (1891)
Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent here during January of this …

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

El Paso (hospital)
cited from Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis (1891)
Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent here during January of this …
cited from Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis (1891)
Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent here during January of this …

occupation

brakeman
cited from Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis (1891)
Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent here during January of this …
agent
cited from Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis (1891)
Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent here during January of this …

witnessed

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 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…

worked_for

cited from Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis (1891)
Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis are at the hospital in El Paso. The former will be removed to San Marcial soon as his condition permits. He is known to most business men in Silver City as he acted as agent here during January of this …
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 (6)

Brakeman Mudge and Engineer McGinnis

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Railroad Accident

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The engine was in charge of Conductor…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

TREMONT HOUSE ARRIVALS

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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