Train Station - Accident - Smasher disaster 1906 T-Shirt

Colorized photo from 1906 Nov 12
Original Title: Accident at the M.C.R.R Depot
Location: Detroit, MI, Third street

Early one morning, at 7:00 am, there was an accident. One person died, a few badly hurt. There was a small fire but it was put out.

A Michigan Central freight train, about a mile away at a switching station, thought a passenger train was going to hit them. Instead of stopping the train they chose to jump out of it. This train is now going out of control at a pretty good speed. It first found its way to a train shed, of which it went through and totally destroyed.

It then arrived at this station, flying through the stop at the end, tearing it out of the ground, and then launching the train into the building. It tore a hole 25 ft wide, and 3 floors collapsed above it.

An individual by the name of Conductor Haner, was working early that morning on some reports, when the train barreled through the wall. He was caught up in the debr...

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