J. E. Whitaker

Creator

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Identifier

20026220

Description

One victim at Decatur badly hurt. J. E. Whitaker, age thirty-four from Wichita Falls, Texas was injured in freak railroad accident. He is a brakeman for Fort Worth and Denver City Railway. His train was traveling along the tracks when it crossed paths with a tornado. The twister tore two cabooses and a baggage car from the tracks. Seven people were injured, one farmhouse was destroyed, another unroofed, and three railway cars were overturned. Mr. Whitaker suffered head and internal injuries but was resting comfortably at Rogers Hospital. He is shown in a hospital bed with his head bandaged. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Evening Edition January 05, 1945.

Archival Date

1946-01-04

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-380

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Rogers Hospital; Whitaker, J.E.; Tornadoes; Railroad cars; Railroad employees; Sick persons; Hospitals; Beds; Bandages; Fort Worth and Denvery City Railway