looking for Pocahontas passenger line info
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Thank you for this information, it is more than I've had. I found the
accident report. I have heard there was an article written not that many
years ago in an Ohio newspaper and had also heard it was a serial in one of
the older magazines like "Dectective" perhaps. I am continuing to search for
these. If there was some way to share the photos of the wreck, that would be
good as have never been able to locate that. I have a photo of 133 from
1930. Our family knows about the wreck but not details like these. My sister
met a distant cousin a number of years ago who is in possesion of J. H.
Myers' brass throttle handle.
Ed Meyers
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> The wreck was caused by deliberate tampering of the switch and signals
> preventing the crew from determining that their route was incorrect.
> Engine
> 133 turned over killing the engineer and the fireman (I think). (I have
> the
> ICC accident report somewhere but it should be available on the ICC
> website).
>
>
>
> Jimmy Thompson was convicted in Ironton Ohio Common Pleas Court in 1935 of
> First Degree Murder and sentenced to death. Frank Smith was convicted of
> conspiracy to commit First Degree Murder and sentenced to life without
> parole.
>
>
>
> My photos show 133 on its side with the cab torn off and the tender well
> smashed. While there were injuries among the passengers, no cars turned
> over and there were no fatalities among them.
>
>
>
> Thompson and Smith were found to have attempted a derailment at this
> location a few times before April 20th, but track walkers and signal
> maintainers located any trouble prior to any train movements.
>
>
>
> Gary Rolih
>
> Cincinnati
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Good evening,
>
> I'm new to the list and am searching for information on my
> great-grandfather, John Henry Myers. He was the engineman on the
> Pocahontas
> which derailed April 21 1932 in Union, Ohio resulting in his death. Any
> help
> would be great. Thanks
>
>
>
> Ed Meyers
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> Wow, Do you know the backstory on this? It might make an interesting
> article
> for the NWHS magazine.
>
>
>
> Mike Weeks
>
> Charlotte NC
>
>
>
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>
>
> The wreck was caused by deliberate tampering of the switch and signals
> preventing the crew from determining that their route was incorrect.
> Engine
> 133 turned over killing the engineer and the fireman (I think). (I have
> the
> ICC accident report somewhere but it should be available on the ICC
> website).
>
>
>
> Jimmy Thompson was convicted in Ironton Ohio Common Pleas Court in 1935 of
> First Degree Murder and sentenced to death. Frank Smith was convicted of
> conspiracy to commit First Degree Murder and sentenced to life without
> parole.
>
>
>
> My photos show 133 on its side with the cab torn off and the tender well
> smashed. While there were injuries among the passengers, no cars turned
> over and there were no fatalities among them.
>
>
>
> Thompson and Smith were found to have attempted a derailment at this
> location a few times before April 20th, but track walkers and signal
> maintainers located any trouble prior to any train movements.
>
>
>
> Gary Rolih
>
> Cincinnati
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
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> [mailto:nw-mailing-list-bounces at nwhs.org] On Behalf Of NW Mailing List
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 8:41 PM
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> Subject: looking for Pocahontas passenger line info
>
>
>
> Good evening,
>
> I'm new to the list and am searching for information on my
> great-grandfather, John Henry Myers. He was the engineman on the
> Pocahontas
> which derailed April 21 1932 in Union, Ohio resulting in his death. Any
> help
> would be great. Thanks
>
>
>
> Ed Meyers
>
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> Is it possible to share the photos?
>
> Rick Huddle
> Delaware, OH
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>
> Wow, Do you know the backstory on this? It might make an interesting
> article for the NWHS magazine.
>
>
>
> Mike Weeks
>
> Charlotte NC
>
>
>
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>
>
> The wreck was caused by deliberate tampering of the switch and signals
> preventing the crew from determining that their route was incorrect.
> Engine 133 turned over killing the engineer and the fireman (I think). (I
> have the ICC accident report somewhere but it should be available on the
> ICC website).
>
>
>
> Jimmy Thompson was convicted in Ironton Ohio Common Pleas Court in 1935
> of First Degree Murder and sentenced to death. Frank Smith was convicted
> of conspiracy to commit First Degree Murder and sentenced to life without
> parole.
>
>
>
> My photos show 133 on its side with the cab torn off and the tender well
> smashed. While there were injuries among the passengers, no cars turned
> over and there were no fatalities among them.
>
>
>
> Thompson and Smith were found to have attempted a derailment at this
> location a few times before April 20th, but track walkers and signal
> maintainers located any trouble prior to any train movements.
>
>
>
> Gary Rolih
>
> Cincinnati
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org
> Subject: looking for Pocahontas passenger line info
>
>
>
> Good evening,
>
> I'm new to the list and am searching for information on my
> great-grandfather, John Henry Myers. He was the engineman on the
> Pocahontas which derailed April 21 1932 in Union, Ohio resulting in his
> death. Any help would be great. Thanks
>
>
>
> Ed Meyers
>
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