What the records say
- When
- 31 Oct 1903
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 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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