the making of modern michigan



Browse Collections
Browse by subject
Browse by institution
participating libraries project background
Title
Louis Lachapelle, a French Canadian
Institution
Peter White Public Library

Subject
Railroads

Subject
Railroads -- Accidents

Subject
Baraga (Mich.)

Item Number
AB01a358

Type
text

Description
Louis Lachapelle, a french Canadian under the influence of liquour was making a race course out of the DSS&A tracks near Baraga, on Thursday last, when the passenger train overtook him, killed the hourse, smashed the cutter, tossing him into the air and landed him headforemost into a huge snow drift, uninjured.

Louis Lachapelle, a French Canadian

imls
The Making of Modern Michigan was funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, an independent federal agency that supports the nation's museums and libraries. Through agreement, this site is hosted by the MSU Libraries and therefore is subject to its privacy statement. Please feel free to send any comments regarding this site to digital@mail.lib.msu.edu.