Trent River Train Disaster 1898

Date: 17 Aug 1898 [unknown]
Location: Royston, British Columbia, Canada
Surnames/tags: British_Columbia Canada disasters

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Contents 1 History and Circumstances 1.1 Sticker 1.2 Category 1.3 Research 1.4 Sources

History and Circumstances

• Date: 17 Aug 1898
• Location: Royston, British Columbia
• Type: Train bridge collapse
• Victims: 6

Miners Name Sourced Bio Connected Category Alexander Joseph Mellado Yes Yes Yes Yes K. Nanko (Japanese) Richard Nightingale Osana (Japanese) Alfred Edward Walker Yes Yes Yes Yes Walter James Work Yes Yes No Yes

Sticker

{{Mining Disasters|text=died in a train bridge collapse|date= 17 Aug 1898}}

Category

[[Category:Canada, Coal Miners]]

[[Category:Railroad Accidents]]

Research

Find 5 of the 6 death records with this BC Archives search.

Trent River Train Disaster

Sources

• Trent River Train Disaster Article taken from the Victoria Daily Colonist, Thursday, August 18, 1898. Accessed 9 Mar 2022.
• Trent River Train Disaster beautifulcomoxvalley.blogspot.com Accessed 9 Mar 2022.