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Identifier
20164679
Description
Image shows A Fire in a Texas and Pacific Railway section house in Watauga, Texas took the lives of a father and four of his children. Killed in the fire were Augustine Abila thirty-eight; Alberta - eighteen; Delores - fifteen; Raymond - thirteen, and Daniel - eleven. Mr. Abila rose at 4 a.m. to light a fire in the stove when an explosion occurred and the Abila living quarters were ablaze. The neighboring family - Epefeno Guererro, his wife, and five children heard the explosion and made it to safety. Mr. Guererro busted through the Abila's door with an axe and managed to rescue Mr. Abila's wife, his brother John Abila, and a baby Carmen. A group of people are standing next the smoldering ruins.
Archival Date
1942-01-01
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6-976
Original Format
Negatives, Black & White
File Format
JPG
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Subjects
Explosions; Railroad facilities; Disasters
Names
Abila, John; Abila, Carmen; Guererro, Epefeno; Abila, Augustine (Mrs.)
Subjects
Explosions; Railroad facilities; Disasters