Item

Locomotive Boiler Accident of 1874

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Title
Locomotive Boiler Accident of 1874
Description
Photo image of scanned scrapbook page. Pictured is a typed page giving details about a Locomotive Boiler accident that occured 1874. A boiler in a locomotive standing in the B & O yards exploded around 10 AM. Adam Schilling, fireman, was killed, and Adam Wamser, engineer, was badly injured.
Creator
Henry A. Lorberg
Date
1874
Format
Scanned scrapbook page 123
Coverage
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Rights
Scioto County Public Library

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Citation

Henry A. Lorberg , “Locomotive Boiler Accident of 1874,” Scioto County Public Library Local History Digital Collection, accessed December 5, 2025, https://www.sciotolibrary.org/history/items/show/22540.

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