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Austin Street Ry. bridge and streetcar destroyed by flood waters on April 22, 1915. |
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Austin Street Railway Company |
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Historian Robert K. Mason notes that heavy rain on April 22, 1915 washed out a culvert on the line that went to the newly-built Austin Dam on the Colorado river. A streetcar was crossing about that time, causing the car to drop through the trestle. |
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April 22-23, 1915 |
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Austin, Texas. |
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Historian Robert K. Mason adds to this account that a second wave of flooding the following day pushed the car further downstream and crushed the roof, causing the car to be a total loss. |
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Not noted. |
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Murry Hammond |
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Austin-St-M025 |
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