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 The remains of the first coach of the Big Four special, where the Purdue football team was seated, lies splintered on and about a coal tender. | |
| Date | October 31, 1903 |
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| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39°47′24″N 86°09′54″W / 39.790°N 86.165°W |
| Type | Train wreck (collision) |
| Cause | Dispatcher's error. |
| Deaths | 17 |
The Purdue Wreck was a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday, October 31, 1903, between two special trains that killed 17 people, including 14 players of the 1903 Purdue University football team team.[1][2][3][4] Team captain and future Indiana governor Harry G. Leslie was initially thought to have died in the accident, but was later revived.
- ^ "Purdue Boilermakers: Purdue Dedicates Ross-Ade Tunnel To Victims, Survivors Of Train Wreck". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ "GenDiasters: Indianapolis, IN Purdue University Football Team in Train Wreck, Nov 1903". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ Photographs of the accident
- ^ Indianapolis Journal November 1,1903