Wreck of the 444, The

DESCRIPTION: "On a June morning at 5:35, The crew of two engines were all glad and alive." But the Norfolk and Western train is late, takes a curve too fast and derails, killing two in a cottage by the track. But there should be no more accidents
AUTHOR: Bess McReynolds
EARLIEST DATE: 1942 (copyright, according to Lyle)
KEYWORDS: train wreck death love
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
Jun 8, 1913 - The wreck of engine 444 after it went off the rails near Cleveland, Virginia. Two women were killed in a house the train hit, and two members of the crew also died
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Lyle-ScaldedToDeathByTheSteam, pp. 198-199, "The Wreck of the 444" (1 text, 1 tune)
Cohen-LongSteelRail, p. 274, "The Wreck of 444" (notes only)
Roud #14031
File: LSRa274R

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