New York Times, “Explosion of a Locomotive,” January 2, 1857

    Source citation
    “Explosion of a Locomotive—Family Poisoned by a Slave.” New York Times, January 2, 1857, p. 1: 5.
    Newspaper: Publication
    New York Daily Times
    Newspaper: Headline
    Explosion of a Locomotive — Family Poisoned by a Slave
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    1
    Newspaper: Column
    5
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    Newspaper
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    Exact
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    Meghan Allen, Dickinson College
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    The following text is presented here in complete form, as it originally appeared in print. Spelling and typographical errors have been preserved as in the original.

    Explosion of a Locomotive—Family Poisoned by a Slave.

    CINCINNATI, Friday, Jan. 1.

    A freight locomotive on the Central Ohio Railroad exploded yesterday afternoon, killing the engineer and brakeman.

    A special dispatch to the Commercial says that a family of eight persons, named STITH, in Hardin County, Ky., was poisoned by a negro cook. Six died, and the others are not expected to live.

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