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Minnie Ritner Alter

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Minnie Ritner Alter

Birth
USA
Death
10 Aug 1887 (aged 15)
Chatsworth, Livingston County, Illinois, USA
Burial
West Point, Lee County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Minnie was one of the victims of the 1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck.

The 1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck was a major rail accident that occurred late on the night of August 10, 1887, 3 miles (5 km) east of the town of Chatsworth, Illinois, in the United States. A Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train bound for Niagara Falls from Peoria crossed over a trestle, weakened earlier in the day by a fire, causing it to collapse. Between 81 and 85 people were killed, and between 169 and 372 injured.
Minnie was one of the victims of the 1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck.

The 1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck was a major rail accident that occurred late on the night of August 10, 1887, 3 miles (5 km) east of the town of Chatsworth, Illinois, in the United States. A Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad (TP&W) train bound for Niagara Falls from Peoria crossed over a trestle, weakened earlier in the day by a fire, causing it to collapse. Between 81 and 85 people were killed, and between 169 and 372 injured.


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