Purdue Wreck
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The Purdue Wreck was a railroad train collision in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday, October 31, 1903, between two special trains that killed 17 people, including 14 players of the 1903 Purdue University football team team. Team captain and future Indiana governor Harry G. Leslie was initially thought to have died in the accident, but was later revived.
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West 18th Street, Indianapolis
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Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital
West 18th Street 1701
46202 Indianapolis
Indiana, United States
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