This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BasketLady420 Surnames: Thompson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/17130/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mrs. L. H. Thompson and mother, Saratoga, N. Y.; Mrs. T. prostrated from the shock; mother not seriously hurt. Cincinnati, Ohio, March 30, 1883 In the woods. a mile south of Mason, Ky., forty miles from Cincinnati, at 5:30 this morning, the northbound express passenger train met with a disastrous accident and its passengers suffered a rude and painful awakening. The train consisted of an engine, baggage, smoker, ladies' car and two sleepers, one from Vicksburg and the other from Jacksonville. There is a sharp curve at this point and an embankment forty feet high. The train was going at full speed when the engineer felt a rail yield. He instantly applied the brakes and in an instant heard a frightful crash and saw his train, except the baggage car, hurled right and left down the embankment. I am not related to this family, just passing on this information which comes from a website called "Catskill archives." The link for the site is listed below. Joyce http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/intocean.Html Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.