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A fact from 1882 Spuyten Duyvil train wreck appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 January 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that locals responding to the 1882 Spuyten Duyvil train wreck used snowballs to extinguish the fires in the wrecked cars (illustration pictured)?
If there is information as to why the person primarily responsible, the politician who reportedly pulled the emergency brake, was not identified or prosecuted, that would be a good addition.Bill (talk) 21:11, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I looked up and down, believe me. It seems that no one (understandably) wanted to own up to it and no one who knew was going to rat him out. Daniel Case (talk) 21:19, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
