The Wreck of the Virginian
The Wreck of the Virginian is an American folk song by Blind Alfred Reed recorded on July 28, 1927.
The song describes a train wreck in Ingleside, West Virginia.
The lyrics, which are essentially documentary, describe how, on "a bright Spring morning on the twenty-fourth of May," 1927, the engineer, E. G. Aldrich of Roanoke, Virginia, known as "Dad," and his fireman, Frank M. O'Neill of Pax, West Virginia, running train number three, "left Roanoke en route for Huntington."
Then, "at eleven fifty-two that day, they just left Ingleside," when "an east-bound freight crushed into them."
and they were both killed.
The song also notes that "Dad" Aldritch had been an engineer on the line since 1906.
The two trains met in a head-on collision.
Aldrich and O'Neill were scalded to death by the steam of their locomotive as it crawled up and over the electric locomotive hauling the freight train.
None of the cars of either train derailed, but due to the sudden stop, 20 passengers were injured, none of them seriously.
The song was originally released as Victor 20836.
It can also be heard on the album "Complete Recorded Works, 1927-29" by Blind Alfred Reed.
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He was one of the artists who recorded at the Bristol Sessions in 1927, alongside more famous names such as Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family.
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Question: What is the date of death of the performer of song The Wreck Of The Virginian?
Answer: January 17, 1956