Hammond Circus Train Wreck (original) (raw)

Der Eisenbahnunfall von Hammond war ein Auffahrunfall am 22. Juni 1918 in der Nähe von Hammond, Indiana, verursacht durch einen eingeschlafenen Lokomotivführer. 86 Tote und 127 Verletzte waren die Folge. (de)
The Hammond Circus Train Wreck occurred on June 22, 1918, and was one of the worst train wrecks in U.S. history. Eighty-six people were reported to have died and another 127 were injured when a locomotive engineer fell asleep and ran his troop train into the rear of a circus train near Hammond, Indiana. The circus train held 400 performers and roustabouts of the Hagenbeck–Wallace Circus. (en)

Der Eisenbahnunfall von Hammond war ein Auffahrunfall am 22. Juni 1918 in der Nähe von Hammond, Indiana, verursacht durch einen eingeschlafenen Lokomotivführer. 86 Tote und 127 Verletzte waren die Folge. (de)
The Hammond Circus Train Wreck occurred on June 22, 1918, and was one of the worst train wrecks in U.S. history. Eighty-six people were reported to have died and another 127 were injured when a locomotive engineer fell asleep and ran his troop train into the rear of a circus train near Hammond, Indiana. The circus train held 400 performers and roustabouts of the Hagenbeck–Wallace Circus. (en)