Accidente ferroviario

Purdue Wreck

31 oct 1903 · 39.79° N, 86.17° W

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Cuándo
31 oct 1903
Tipo
Accidente ferroviario
Coordenadas
39.79° N, 86.17° W
Description
1903 train collision
Deaths
17

Purdue wreck

1903 train collision

The Purdue wreck was a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday, October 31, 1903, between two special trains that killed 17 people, including 14 players of the 1903 Purdue University football team. Team captain and future Indiana governor Harry G. Leslie was initially thought to have died in the accident, but was later revived.

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