Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-15
SAD CROSSING ACCIDENT
Two Little Girls and a Young Woman Killed Tn Buffalo.
DID NOT HEAR THE WHISTLE BLOW.
A Carriage Containing Two Daughters and the sistsr-in-lhw of Banker seatcherd Struck by a Big Freight Engine-Bodies Carried Along on the Pilot.

the sister-in-law of Banker seatcherd
 Struck by a Big Freight Engine-Bodis,
 Carried Along on the Pilot.
 BUFFALO. Oct. 15.-Dorothy, aged II, and Emily, aged 5, daughters of John N Scatcherd, president of the Bank of Buffa- 10 and Republican state committeeman from the Thirty second district and Miss Emily B. s. Woods, aged 30. sister in. law of Mir Scatcherd, wero struck and killed by a freight engine on the New York Central belt line at the Parkside crossing
 Miss Woods, who lived with Mfr Scatch. erd's family, had one of Mir Scatcherd's 's spirited horses hitched up and took the two little girls out to call on n friend, Mrs. w. H. Ball, at the corner of Depew and Starin avenues. The party reached their destination in safety and spent an hour with the Ball family. When they started to return, the wind had grown very cold, and Mir. Ball suggested that tho side curtains be placed on the buggy. Miss Woods was m export horsowoman. They drove down Depow avenue to Park side avenue and then made e short turn to cross the bolt line.
 Did Not Hear the Train.
 The wind was blowing a gale from the northwest, and heavy freight train was coming from tho cast Tho train was drawn by a big mogul engine. From the corner of Depow avenue to the bolt line down Parkside Is but n very short dis tance. It is probable that Mss Woods did not hear the train, and 1t is certain that she could not sec 1t because of the side curtains on the buggy.
 Just as the buggy was on tho track the great engine struck it. Tho horse was in stantly killed and tossed to one side. Tho box of the buggy stood the shock and remained on the pilot. Before the engi- neer could stop the engine tho train had reached Colvin street. which Is about a quarter of a mile from Parkside. The buggy box remained on the pilot during all the distance. When the train was finally stopped, the woman and the two little girls were found in tho bottom of the box in q sickening, bloody pile
 The engineer summoned heip, and the buggy box was lifted from tho pilot. Dor othy, the 11-year. old girl, was dead. She was on the side nearest the engine and received the fullest force of the blow.
 Miss Woods and little Emily were un- conscious. They were taken to tho house of John Glenny, at the corner of Amherst and Colvin streets. and doctors summoned from all directions. It was found that all three had been hit on the left side of the head, and that all three had their skulls fractured. Little Emily died in about two hours after her removal to the Glenny house. Miss Woods was taken to tho Gen. tral hospital, where she died soon after.
 Engineer BIew the Whistle.
 The crossing Is a dangerous one. There Is no flagman there. as there are no houses on Parksidc at that place. This portion of the city is newly built up. and thore are not many houses in tho vicinity.
 Tho engineer claims that ho blew his whistle and rang his bell and reversed his engine, but was unable to stop until he reached COlvin street. This story Is cor roborated by boy who saw tho accident. The wind was blowing very hard and 1t is not probable that the occupants of the buggy were aware of their danger until they were struck. It is quite impossible to hear m approaching train under the circumstancs thnt prevailed at the time.
 Mir. Scatcherd. who was at tho Coun- try club. not far from the scene of the ac- cident, at the time 1t occurred. Is prostrat- cd. Mrs. Scatchord is visiting in Samcoe, and she has not yet been notified of hei bereavement. She expects to return today and will be met in Canada by friends. There are two other children, e boy and a rirl