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Submitted: 11/13/19 • Approved: 11/15/19 • Last Updated: 11/18/19 • R823358-G823358-S3
George
Dec 3, 1884
Mar 21, 1910
Son of Samuel and Marian Ross
Edward
Oct 10, 1877
May 28, 1897
Son of Samuel and Marian Ross
March 21, 1910 – Green Mountain train wreck, Iowa: A Rock Island Railroad passenger train traveling derailed, killing 52 passengers and severely injuring scores of others.
George Ross, who was living at the time, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died in the Green Mountain Train Wreck. He was the Fireman on one of the trains.
At 8:05, the tender of the first engine jumped the tracks and dug into the clay embankment. The second engine immediately telescoped into its coal tender and then into the first engine, killing crew members Ross Charter, Jacob Nauholz, George Ross and R.S. Robinson. Pilot John White was badly scalded but survived to organize the first of the rescue efforts, only to die of his burns later in the day.
Green Mountain Train Wreck Memorial
Photo donated by Larry and Susan Olson
Contributed on 11/13/19
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Record #: 823358