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title: 'The Late Camden and Amboy Railroad Accident: A Review of the Camden and Amboy Company’s Report on the Accident of the 29th of August, 1855'
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authors:
- 'Cortlandt  Van Rensselaer, Sr.'
date: 1855-01-01
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subcollection: '19th century'
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- 'Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers'
- 'History (General)'
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- 'Psalms 23'
- 'Matthew 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/van-rensselaer-1855-the-late-camden-and-amboy-railroad-accident-a-review-of-the-camden-and-amboy-companys-report-on-the-accident-of-the-29th-of-august-1855
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# The Late Camden and Amboy Railroad Accident: A Review of the Camden and Amboy Company’s Report on the Accident of the 29th of August, 1855

1855 eyewitness review of the Camden & Amboy railroad disaster near Burlington, NJ. A carriage struck the train, derailing cars and killing ~22–23 with many more wounded; graphic account.

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