1909 SPENCER TRASK, PHOTO OF TRAIN WRECKAGE

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In 1909, Spencer Trask, an American financier, philanthropist, and venture capitalist, was killed in a train wreck in Croton. YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT IT AT EverythingCroton: 1909, SPENCER TRASK, PHILANTHROPIST, FINANCIER, THE CROTON CONNECTION

A reader came across this photo of the accident scene in a 1910 Mc Clure's Magazine.  It clearly shows the detail of the wreckage. Click on the image.