The Monster Crash

William Crush and the Katie advertised this spectacle heavily, all through the summer of 1896. The two locomotives pulling empty box cars that were festooned with advertisements then began moving toward each other and picking up speed. When they crashed into each other, the collision was incredibly violent. Scalding water and flying debris from the locomotives, including pieces of iron and steel of all shapes and sizes, flew into the crowd. At least two people were killed, although some accounts say there were three.