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By Margaret Leidy Harner from her book One Day at a Time: A Social History of Boyertown, PA.
February 18, 1900: The great train massacre of 1900 has claimed ten lives and badly injured many more, whose squeals were “something frightful” The crew had a lively time because the gore and blood from the mangled carcasses so greased the wheels that the brakes would not hold, and for the rest of the trip they had trouble stopping and starting the cars. Sand had to be sprinkled on the tracks to get traction.
This all happened because a farmer had carelessly driven his pigs onto the railroad tracks in front of an oncoming freight train, converting them into quite a slaughterhouse.
Sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees. Sunny during the morning, clear overnight.
Kudos to Zack! In these troubled times, the world could use many more people like him. And kudos to Boyertown for providing the kind of atmosphere where Zack (and others like him) can grove and thrive. Finally, is the book mentioned still available? I'd like to buy one as I remember all of the people mentioned.
Yes, Mark. The books are available at Studio B Art Gallery and the Building a Better Boyertown office.