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D9141-2
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- 1939-11-27 (Creation)
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Curious bystanders stare at the wrecked automobile which came to rest on a stone revetment beside the Steilacoom boat landing on the afternoon of November 27, 1939. The vehicle's driver, Mrs. William A. Hull, age 40 of Steilacoom, was killed when a northbound Union Pacific freight train hit her car as she drove it across the tracks. She was thrown clear upon impact, landing some 20 feet away. Witnesses indicated that Mrs. Hull was driving slowly and believed she may not have seen the oncoming train. Mrs. Hull was the wife of a guard at the McNeil Island federal penitentiary. She was on her way to pick up her husband who was coming to the mainland via boat. Her funeral would be held in Portland. (T.Times 11-28-1939, p. 1)
Traffic accidents--Steilacoom; Railroad accidents--Steilacoom; Automobiles--Steilacoom; Hull, William A.--Family;