Aftermath of the Tacoma Streetcar Disaster. Photo is from the Tacoma Daily Ledger, published July 5, 1900.
Details
Country
United States
Incident type
Streetcar derailment
Statistics
Deaths
43
Injured
~65
The Tacoma Streetcar Disaster was a public transportation accident that took place in Tacoma, Washington, on July 4, 1900 when an overloaded streetcar failed to negotiate a curve and plunged down an embankment near a trestle that spans today's South Tacoma Way.[1] The accident resulted in 43 deaths and approximately 65 injuries, many serious.[2]
^"South Tacoma Way timeline". The News Tribune. Tacoma, WA. August 31, 1998. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
^McClary, Daryl C. (September 12, 2005). "Forty-three passengers die in a trolley car accident in Tacoma on July 4, 1900". Historylink.org. History Ink. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
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