Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1908 — Fatal Collision of Trains. [ARTICLE]

Fatal Collision of Trains.

A Pere Marquette passenger train leaving Grand Rapids for Chicago collided with an extra train near the Wyoming yards. The passenger train struck the freight a glancing blow as the latter was backing into a side track. Fireman John Chaddock of the freight train was killed and Engineer Clarence A. Jones of the freight was internally injured. Ono passenger and several other trainmen were less seriously hurt.