As much as we’d like to think the 19th century was a kinder gentler time, the truth is that everyday life was filled with close calls.
People frequently dashed out of the way of fast-moving horses, streetcars and trains.
And, as is reported in the article below, they weren’t always successful.
Something to keep in mind if one of your Chicago ancestors suddenly disappeared.
I’ve had learned of more than a few ancestors, including little children, who were killed this way. Awful.
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I had relatives who died as the result of a runaway buggy accident.
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In my family, the same Drake side even, we had two railway car deaths. One fell somehow and was run over, which I think was suspiciously strange. How do you fall in front of a train? The other was working on a coupler or something and his legs were ran over and severed. He apparently bled out. But that’s freaky – 2 in the same family!
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