Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-09-16
Terrible Death Of two Young
Sisters.
BRIGHT YOUNG LIVES CRUSHED FROM
FAIR YOUNG FORMS BY THE
IRON MONSTER.

IRON MONSTER.
One OF the most shocking accidents
that has happened in this county fol
many years, occurred at Bowman's
crOssng short distance south of Edin-
burg, on Sunday evening about $50
o. cock, when two young ladies, siste rs
were instan tly killed, and young man
badly hurt.
From all we can learn the pan tculars
OF this distressing tragedy are as follows:
Mr.. Geo. 5isler, of Mt jackson, Gale d
to see Miss Alice Dellingcr, young
lldy who resided with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Dellinger, at Bowman's
crossing, about one hundred yards from
where the accident occurred. Finding
that she had gone to visit some friends
who were living on farm belonging to
Mrs. Samuel Lantz. not far distant, he
took her sister, Miss Rebecca, in the
buggy with him and started of TO bring
Miss Alice home. On their return they
approached the railroad crossing, APP
parently without noticing the rapid ap- |
proach of northbound freight train.
They were probably deeply absorbed in
an interesting and amusing conversa-
ton, as :heir merry laughter was heard
as they neared the fatal crossing.
With light hearts they drove upon
The rails, little thinking that the chilling
breath OF approaching death was then
anuing their young brows. In a momelt
he great glaring head light OF the
)n rushing engine flashed over them,
iazing their senses like the evil eye of
some fearful monster, its mighty thlob-
ping vibrating the firm earth beneath
hem, while the Kissing steam and the
ieafening roar of the wheels upon the
steel rails fell upon their ears like the
leep diapason of death coming in its
most appalling form.
Squarely across the track stood the
buggy with its pre- cious human freight,
md escape was impossible. Quick as
he lightning's binding flash, before the
fatal victims could realize the
lwful peril, before they could give form
o the heartfelt prayer to heaven for that
lelp that human aid was powerless to
give, the crash came, and the two fair,
girish forms that but few moments
before had thrilled with all the emotions
If their glad and happy young life were |
hurled far ahead and were lying along
ide the track, mangled, liieless clay.
The train was stopped as soon as pos
ible and the trainmen hurried back tol
he scene Of death. while persons living
n the vicinity, including the parents OF
he poor dead girls, were soon on the
pot But nothing could be done but to
enderlY bear their bruised and mangled
bodies to the home of which they had
o recently been the joy and sunshine
hatsbrightened it.
Drs. llisey and Belcw, OF Edinburg.
we're quickly summoned, but skillful as
hey were they could do nothing, Death
lad claimed his victims. The heads OF ,
# both had been crushed in so that the
rain oozed from the wounds, and their
bodies and limbs had been bruised and
,rOken.
The escape of Mr.. Sisler was little
hort of a miracle. Thrown against a
wire fence his back was cut, one of the
zones Of his right leg broken, his cloth
ng torn from his body, and he was
,adly bruised and shocked. He is now
It his home in Mt. Jackson, and at last |
ccounts was getting along as we'll as
ould be expected. The buggy was
,roken into fragments, but strange to
ay the horse escaped without injury.