ON THIS DAY IN TEXAS HISTORY Promotional Stunt In Non-Existent - TopicsExpress



          

ON THIS DAY IN TEXAS HISTORY Promotional Stunt In Non-Existent Town Kills Three People September 15th, 1896, the celebrated Crash at Crush occurred 15 miles north of Waco in McLennan County. As a publicity stunt for the Katy Railroad, two railroad engines were deliberately crashed head-on at the non-existent town of Crush. Elaborate preparations and extensive publicity brought a crowd of more than 40,000 to witness the event. After a two-mile run the two engines, the bright green No. 999 and the brilliant red No. 1001, met in a fiery crash. Flying debris killed three people and injured six more. By nightfall the site was abandoned. In the early twentieth century Scott Joplin commemorated the event in his march Great Crush Collision.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 13:08:52 +0000

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