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1894 Rock Island railroad wreck
The 1894 Rock Island railroad wreck occurred when a locomotive carrying two passenger cars was sabotaged on August 9, 1894 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The train was purposely derailed from a 40-foot trestle which today passes above the Jamaica North Trail at Wilderness Park in Lincoln, Nebraska, killing 11. To date, the sabotage is one of the largest instances of mass murder in the state of Nebraska, along with the 1958 killing spree of Charles Starkweather, and the Westroads Mall shooting of 2007. It is also the largest officially unsolved crime in Lincoln history.
==Crash==
Locomotive 213 departed with two passenger railcars from Fairbury, Nebraska at 7:30pm on 9 August 1894, due to reach Lincoln two hours later. At approximately 9:20, the train careened 40 feet off a 400-foot-long trestle which was then southwest of town. The engine burst, spilling hot coals everywhere, and soon the whole train was aflame. Eleven of 33 passengers died.
The crash was determined to be an act of sabotage. There were pulled spikes present, as well as wrench marks in the rail, and gouges in the ties made by a crowbar. A 40-pound crowbar was located near the scene. Within two days, police arrested George Washington Davis, who some survivors claimed to have seen holding a lantern at the accident site.
In 1895, Davis, an African-American, was convicted of second-degree murder after two jury trials, the first of which first-degree murder could not be proven. Davis never confessed to any wrongdoing, and had a strong bed of supporters who believed he was wrongfully convicted. He was paroled ten years later, with then-Governor John Mickey citing a lack of evidence or motive, and "grave doubts" as to Davis' involvement.
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