<p>Crush, Texas was the second largest city in Texas for a few hours in September, 1896.  Learn about a Texas-sized publicity stunt that was the biggest and, unfortunately the deadliest in Texas history.  It was a train wreck in more ways than one.  Travel back to the glory days of rail travel and learn about the great “Crash at Crush!”</p>
<p><div id="attachment_202" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CrashAtCrushBeforeCrash1896TXCollBaylorU.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-202" class="wp-image-202 size-full" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CrashAtCrushBeforeCrash1896TXCollBaylorU.jpg" alt="CrashAtCrushBeforeCrash1896TXCollBaylorU" width="400" height="170" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CrashAtCrushBeforeCrash1896TXCollBaylorU.jpg 400w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CrashAtCrushBeforeCrash1896TXCollBaylorU-300x128.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-202" class="wp-caption-text">The gladiators before the battle</p></div></p>
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<p><div style="width: 214px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/william-crush.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-220 size-medium" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/william-crush-204x300.jpg" alt="william crush" width="204" height="300" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/william-crush-204x300.jpg 204w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/william-crush-768x1128.jpg 768w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/william-crush-697x1024.jpg 697w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/william-crush.jpg 2034w" sizes="(max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">William George Crush</p></div></p>
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<p><div style="width: 630px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/impact.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-218 size-full" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/impact.jpg" alt="impact" width="620" height="396" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/impact.jpg 620w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/impact-300x192.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Impact!</p></div></p>
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<p><div style="width: 356px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/crush3.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-217 size-full" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/crush3.jpg" alt="crush3" width="346" height="250" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/crush3.jpg 346w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/crush3-300x217.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Impact!</p></div></p>
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<p><div id="attachment_215" style="width: 760px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/after-the-crash-large.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-215" class="wp-image-215 size-full" src="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/after-the-crash-large.jpg" alt="after-the-crash-large" width="750" height="403" srcset="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/after-the-crash-large.jpg 750w, https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/after-the-crash-large-300x161.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-215" class="wp-caption-text">The aftermath</p></div></p>
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Crush, Texas was the second largest city in Texas for a few hours in September, 1896. Learn about a Texas-sized publicity stunt that was the biggest and, unfortunately the deadliest in Texas history. It was a train wreck in more ways than one. Travel back to the glory days of rail travel and learn about the great “Crash at Crush!” The gladiators before the battle William George Crush Impact! Impact! The aftermath Share Post Share

<p>Crush, Texas was the second largest city in Texas for a few hours in September, 1896. &nbsp;Learn about a Texas-sized publicity stunt that was the biggest and, unfortunately the deadliest in Texas history. &nbsp;It was a train wreck in more ways than one. &nbsp;Travel&nbsp;back to the glory days of rail travel and learn about the great “Crash at Crush!”</p>
<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CrashAtCrushBeforeCrash1896TXCollBaylorU.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>The gladiators before the battle</p><p></p>
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<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/william-crush.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>William George Crush</p><p></p>
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<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/impact.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>Impact!</p><p></p>
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<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/crush3.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>Impact!</p><p></p>
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<p></p><a href="https://wiseabouttexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/after-the-crash-large.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><p>The aftermath</p><p></p>

		
						
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