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Cale Cramer

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Cale Cramer

Birth
Death
27 Jul 1887 (aged 37)
York, Steuben County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Memorial ID
6344928 View Source
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Cramer was an engineer for the New York Central RR. On July 27, 1887, Cramer stayed at his post as another train approached. Attempting to prevent a head-on collision, he activated the brakes and shut off the steam. Cramer was killed in the crash, but had reduced the speed enough that his passengers escaped without injury. Cale's monument resembles a pile of disassembled locomotive parts.

Cramer was an engineer for the New York Central RR. On July 27, 1887, Cramer stayed at his post as another train approached. Attempting to prevent a head-on collision, he activated the brakes and shut off the steam. Cramer was killed in the crash, but had reduced the speed enough that his passengers escaped without injury. Cale's monument resembles a pile of disassembled locomotive parts.

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  • Created by: David M. Habben
  • Added: 13 Apr 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6344928
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6344928/cale-cramer: accessed ), memorial page for Cale Cramer (16 Jun 1850–27 Jul 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6344928, citing Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by David M. Habben (contributor 835).