CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD ACCIDENTS 1878

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Statement of each Casualty within the State of California resulting in Injuries to Persons, and the extent thereof, from January 1st to December 31st, 1878.

Date 1878	Name	Whether Passenger, Employee, or Otherwise	Place of Accident	Cause of Accident	Extent of Injury
June 15	Morris Adler	Trespasser	Berkeley	Collision with wagon	Arm slightly bruised
June 19	Henry Van Hazen	Trespasser	Fruit Vale	Collision with wagon	Instantly killed
June 19	William D. Leahy	Employee	Oakland	Coupling cars	Thumb slightly injured
June 21	O. S. Ferguson	Employee	Modesto	Struck against bridge	Head slightly cut
June 24	A. J. Martin	Employee	Bridgeport	Coupling cars	Hand slightly crushed
June 24	D. Callahan	Passenger	Lerdo	Jump from train	Instantly killed
June 27	Len. Harris, Jr.	Employee	Tehama	Coupling cars	Finger slightly crushed
June 29	R. W. Fowler	Employee	Walters	Coupling cars	Thumb slightly crushed
June 29	Martin Hanson	Employee	Martinez	Crushed between cars	Thigh fractured
July 1	Thomas Murphy	Trespasser	Oakland	Struck by train	Fatally injured
July 3	John Dean	Trespasser	Roseville	Run over by train	Instantly killed
July 3	John Magee	Employee	Oakland	Struck by train	Head severely cut
July 4	Miss A. Kenhatty	Passenger	Oakland	Fill from train	Leg and arm broken
July 9	William Eddy	Employee	N. E. Mills	Fell from train	Slight bruises
July 15	Mrs. L. Garcia	Passenger	Livermore	Jumped off train	Shoulder dislocated
July 16	Edward Burke	Trespasser	Sacramento	Fell from train	Left leg amputated
July 21	William H. Kelly	Trespasser	Alameda	Jumping on train	Fatally injured
July 26	James Milligan	Trespasser	Livermore	Run over by train	Instantly killed
July 29	Joseph Yerrington	Employee	Blue Canyon	Collision with hand-car	Head severely cut
July 29	Andrew McMullen	Trespasser	Sacramento	Fell from train	Fatally injured
July 30	James Woolley	Employee	Gold Run	Collision with hand-car	It is Fatally injured
July 31	S. Ringoldski	Passenger	Bronco	Meeting (collision) of trains	Very slightly injured
August 2	Frank Barry	Employee	Dixon	Fell from car	Slight bruises
August 2	Chinaman	Employee	El Casco	Collision with hand-car	Slightly cut and bruised
August 2	Chinaman	Employee	El Casco	Collision with hand-car	Slightly cut and bruised
August 3	Joseph Kennip	Employee	Oakland	Fell from car	Head slightly cut
August 4	Indian, buck	Trespasser	Pleasanton	Found dead-run over	Instantly killed
August 6	Edward Scholey	Passenger	Girard	Fell from train	Slightly bruised
August 10	George Geisendorfer	Trespasser	N. E. Mills	Coupling cars	Finger slightly injured
August 13	John Winters	Trespasser	Davis	Attempting to couple cars	Two fingers amputated
August 13	Alva M. Pratt	Trespasser	Boca	Fell from train	Thigh broken
August 14	John Edson	Employee	Elmira	Coupling cars	Thumb slightly injured
August 14	L. Bacon	Trespasser	St. Helena	Collision with wagon	Collar bone and three ribs broken
August 15	George Scott	Employee	Davis	Coupling cars	Fingers of left-hand bruised
August 17	Dennis O'Leary	Trespasser	Oakland	Climbing on cars	Instantly killed
August 18	Mrs. O'Brien	Passenger	Oakland	Jumping off train	Hip slightly injured
August 18	K. McLain	Passenger	Decoto	Jumping from train	Arm slightly bruised
August 20	M. O. Harrin	Employee	Lathrop	Coupling cars	Finger slightly crushed
August 21	John Curry	Employee	Midway	Struck by train	Fatally injured
August 21	William Cohen	Employee	Midway	Struck by train	Thumb broken

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