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:
Steam locomotives--West Virginia--Tioga., Shay locomotives., Railroad accidents--West Virginia--Tioga., Logging and Lumbering--Clarkson Collection.
Personal Names:
Harrison, George., McCoy, Moody., Fitzwater, Omar., Hinkle, Floyd., Cox, Vaon.
Corporate Names:
Tioga Lumber Company.
Acquisition Source:
Clarkson, Roy B.
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView