Shay No. 5. Wreck of Birch Valley No. 5 (Mower No.4)

Identifier:

000073

Collection Number:

Clarkson Collection

Title:

Shay No. 5. Wreck of Birch Valley No. 5 (Mower No.4)

Date:

1941/02/12

Description:

Near Tioga, WV; Killed: George Harrison (last living owner of old Tioga Lumber Co.) Omar Fitzwater, engineer, Vaon (?) Cox, fireman, Moody McCoy, brakeman; Injured: Floyd Hinkle; Cass No. 4 Shay.

Subjects:

Logging and Lumbering--Clarkson Collection., Shay locomotives., Steam locomotives--West Virginia--Tioga., Railroad accidents--West Virginia--Tioga.

Personal Names:

Hinkle, Floyd., Cox, Vaon., McCoy, Moody., Fitzwater, Omar., Harrison, George.

Corporate Names:

Tioga Lumber Company.

Acquisition Source:

Clarkson, Roy B.

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView