Ligonier Valley Rail Road Newspaper Articles
We have compiled over 1,400 newspaper articles that mention the Ligonier Valley Railroad, or related subjects. The articles were originally published starting in 1873 and our collection runs through 1995. Enjoy!
Ligonier Echo
Wednesday, January 22, 1930
Six Injured When Cars Crash Into Dinkey
Six men were injured and a number of others were severely shaken up when 14 loaded runaway coal cars crashed into a dinkey train taking miners to work at the St. Clair company's mines, north of Ligonier last Saturday morning.
Those injured were: Bert Jones, of Ligonier, fireman of the dinkey, bruised about the head, body and legs; feet so badly swollen that he is unable to walk.
Clarence Beatty, engineer, bruised about the head and body.
George Smith, of Latrobe, pit boss, bruised about the body and legs and suffering from shock.
Bert Luther, of Ligonier, bruises, head injuries, 2 stitches required for cut in his lower lip. He was unconscious for an hour following the crash.
Andy West, of Ligonier, injury to his knee.
Ross Kinsey, of Waterford, several ribs cracked, bruised about the head.
The accident occurred as the dinkey engine was making its first trip to the mine with the miners.
The tipple is located some distance from the mine and the miners customarily make the trip between the two places in two improvised passenger cars.
The early morning shift at the mine, whose duty it is to get the filled wagons out of the mine before the arrival of the miners, had run the 14 cars out and left them standing, it is believed.
When more cars were run out, it is supposed they bumped into the standing ones and started them down the grade toward the approaching dinkey.