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Terrible Marsh Fires in Indiana
Crown Point, Ind., October 28. [1895] -- It is reported tonight that the marsh fires are approaching the town of Hebron, nine miles east of here. Word reached here this evening that a family was burned to death a few miles west of Kouts. The village of Lowell is in the direct path of the advancing flames and the inhabitants have turned out en masse in an endeavor to check the fire. Various estimates of damage done range from $65,000 to $200,000 and unless rain faills it will be still greater by tomorrow. [29 Oct 1895; The Knoxville Journal - submitted by K. Torp]

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A Serious Railroad Accident - One Man Killed Crown Point, Ind., August 11
Crown Point Ind. August 11 - Fifteen of the rear cars of a freight train on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad broke away from the other portion of the train yesterday, while it was ascending a grade, about three miles east of Crown point. The cars ran back against another freight train, just then commencing the ascent of the grade. The caboose, which contained the conductor, brakeman, and four drovers, was run into by the engine of the oncoming train, and the occupants were badly scaled and otherwise injured. One of the cattle men, a brother of Judge McAllister, of this city, died almost instantly from injuries received, and it is thought the brakeman and engineer can not live.
[12 Aug 1880; Indianapolis Sentinel - Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer]

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