The occasion of the commemoration ceremony of the Italian victims of the railway accident occurred 116 years ago near the border between Michigan and Ohio, along the Wabash Railroad.

 

The deaths of Adrian (Michigan, USA) of 1901 are part of our migratory history and it is important to keep their memory high, "Last year, for the first time, the victims of the railway accident occurred on November 27, 1901, near Seneca (Michigan) where one hundred poor Italian immigrants lost their lives, crowded in the so-called train cargos, looking for a better future in America. They were burned by the flames and then forgotten!

Many thanks to all those who have worked to find the forgotten remains of these brave Italians, giving us the opportunity today to commemorate them for the second time and consider them an important part of our migratory history.

 

We remember the past to treasure our history, make sacrifices, and preserve our values centered on the person and the defense of our dignity in every context of life. Thank you for your efforts in this Direction to the Mayor of Adrian, Jim Berryman; to the Italian Consul in Detroit, Maria Manca; to the Deputy General Secretary of the CGIE, Silvana Mangione; to the Detroit Comites and their President, Domenico Ruggirello; to the Italian-American Community of Metro Detroit; at the National Italian American Foundation; to the Dante Alighieri Society Michigan Chapter; at the Calabria Club; at the Italian American Club of Livonia and the Charitable Foundation; at the Italian American Club of West Michigan; at the Venetian Club; Armen and Wilma del Pup; Flatlander Sculpture Supply. "