Wreck of Thirty-Six, The

DESCRIPTION: "It was on one July morning About eight o'clock they say, When Thirty-Six left Ashland And thundered on her way." The train makes good time, but starts to shake and derails, scalding fireman Buddy Cheap to death though engineer McDonney is saved.
AUTHOR: Jim Dobbins?
EARLIEST DATE: 1939 (Thomas)
KEYWORDS: train wreck death
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Thomas-BalladMakingInMountainsOfKentucky, pp. 112-113, "The Wreck of Thirty-Six" (1 text) (OakEd, pp. 120-123)
Cohen-LongSteelRail, p. 274, "The Wreck of the 36" (notes only)
Lyle-ScaldedToDeathByTheSteam, p. 160, "The Wreck of 36" (1 text)
ST ThBa112 (Partial)
Roud #14027
File: ThBa112

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