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August 20, 1894.
Wreck on Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern just west of Latone Latona Avenue.
Freight train from Gilman Snoqualmie, Washington | Snoqualmie < nowiki ></ nowiki > hit a cow.
was a ixer freight train, 10 col cars, logs and box cars.
Train had slowed down at Brooklyn for cows.
Engineer saw cows on a bank beyond Latona looking (?
) one another.
One cow was tossed over bank and hit the track just as engine came by.
ngine was raised off the track and when it came down wheels went off the rails.
Engineer reversed but was too late.
oal tender shot ahead tearing part of engine car off and decapitating fireman and killing brakeman.
Engineer and coal passer unhurt.
Steam and dust enveloped the derailed cars.
Engineer ran to Fremont to telegraph to stop evening passenger train also Engineer claimed train going 20 miles per hr.
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