Subway Smash Horror

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

1535

Date Released

6 Sep 1928

Stories in this Issue:

1. 117,000 Pigeons
2. 2Subway Smash Horror
3. 3Mystery Flight
4. 4World’s Fastest Road Race
5. 5Ladies Long Distance Swimming Championship
6. 6The Channel Next Year
7. 7The "Penny Farthing Bike"
8. 8The "Lady Drake"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

17 killed and 98 injured in Times Square Tube Station, the "Piccadilly Circus" of New York. The disaster took place at the evening rush hour when homeward-bound thousands pack station and trains "like sardines".

Keywords

Railways; Accidents and disasters

Locations

New York

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Notes

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