N&W in 1911--Two killed

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
June 27, 1911

TRAIN KILLS TWO
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Body of One Man Dragged Half Mile, Leaving Pieces Along Track
    William Woods, colored, was killed by falling off a freight train early Sunday morning on the Northfork branch.  The train dragged the body nearly a half mile before dropping it, leaving pieces all along the route.  Sunday evening about 4:30 John Napper, colored, was run down and killed by a freight train above Gilliam.  He was instantly killed, being very badly cut up.  A watch and $70 were found on the body.
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[Gilliam was on the North Fork branch about a mile north of the town of North Fork, McDowell County, WV.  Geographers seem to favor the name "Northfork," whereas the N&W track charts, maps and station lists that I checked used "North Fork."]

Gordon Hamilton
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