The Awful Train Wreck: Vestal, New York June 8, 1901

by Mary Ann Thompson

Overview

A freight train drawn by two steam locomotives rammed the rear of a stopped train that was carrying a
large amount of dynamite in the last car next to the caboose. A huge explosion occurred whose
reverberations affected a thirty-mile radius. The dismembered bodies of five trainmen were scattered
across the fields of a small farming community of Vestal, New York and were gathered up in peach backets.
The head engineer and the flagman were arrested and charged with manslaughter. Why were they to blame? What did they do wrong? What happened to them? Did they go to jail? Read this book to learn the answers to these questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798386683795
Publisher:	Mary Ann Thompson
Publication date:	05/28/2023
Pages:	78
Sales rank:	379,339
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.16(d)

About the Author

Mary Ann and her husband Alan reside in Endicott, New York, about a mile from where this wreck
occurred. Together, over the years, they have enjoyed exploring local, regional history, and the Civil war.