Evening star., 1898-12-01

ty here. Since We got back I've driven
~" children to school every morning.
The family lived in Ivy City, but tie
school l. ou the Bladensburg road, ahout
a mile and quarter away We started
this morning about quarter to ., a Etc!e
later than usual
We rode in n two seated buggy. two ON a
scat { Was in front on the right side.
Iienese sat at my ieft hand Oliver was
back uf me and Fannie Harris. the daughter
nf AIR Graz widowed sister. was on his
left Sitr. The hors" was not sctry- I've
driven him often.
Didn't Hear the Bell.
.'C;riug g." The railroad crossing ! didn't
hear The bell ringing and saw that the
s,,-.~ were up. / supposed the train had
r5thcr gone or was Yet to come. l didn't
think much about it. Often before when
we SoJ there on the way to school We have
had @" wait because the gates were down.
and this same train geing by. The high
bark there and the houses on top of it
hid the trains from sight aS You drive 10
he crossing.
Il did not hear any noise either. So I
drove down past the gate house and onto
the track Nobody stopped me and didn't
-SB-Ct the train.
Just as the horse got midway of the
track going sISt. say out there. the
train came along. My first thought
rn turn th, horses head down the track.
that H. would not he hit squareiy. /
knew we'd he struck. hut | wanted To pre-
vent all ths harm | could. None Of the
children said a word
There wasn't a cry. l guess il was
-ul'iru. The train was coming from Bal
rimoi.. ana coming fast. No. there was TO
whistling- / don't blame the trainmec.
Trey couldn't before got on the
track. md then the train wasn't over fif'y
isst away Before ] could do anything the
-nginr nit
-.Ths Two children on the left side near
So. the engine were killed.
II Was thrown into ditch. but never lost
Consciousness Then the men came out Of
the git- house and picked me up. They
F'id mo the gates werr down, but how
could have. got on the track if they was
Town. trrmuIousIy exclaimed the lad on
~ cot
What He Saw First.
-rue Hrst / saw WAS The childrcus bodies
wing alongside the track. and Olive stand
iHG JG. "~ crying. Then the train slid
ai0rs Ways and then came back. J was
put on and brought in here. No, it was
no Tuy fault it WAS the gateman's
r don't know his name. I've only got
bru,-t- ou my leg and back. I guess I'm
~ right Nobody mas been 20 see me.
dnu't know when III get away It was
awful h.' cried. lifting his upper liz and
~hr-s1uG his eyes.
Coroner Carr came 10 the hospital d this
i'm. liz WAS much impressed hy The
Youths statement. TO The reporter he
said that The probability is that the bell
Iid not warn of The approach of the train
TH- inquest Will h" held tomorrow at II
D'cInrl-
A. the morsIIe the two little battered
forms lie on the cold slab. They are clad
as wien picked Up from the fatal spot by
th- tracks only bruises disigurc their
fac and their clay-SoiIed. torn garments
tlf@ taa wounds NorsItek"eper SchOEe-
berger went 20 Ivy City for them and re-
.H T.4-
Mr. Gra. and his wife visited the morgue.
rE' grief "f the mother was p!teOusly ap-
parent although she mace 10 demOnStra-
tions- Her sister. Mrs Harris the mother
of F8nui-. was too i'll TO come.
The coroner viii permit one of The bodies
To BE- taken home today. bun the other must
remain t-iI after the inquest.
statement of a Passenger.
4 reporter of The Star interviewed one Of
rHe Passengers ON tine train and learned
something of the accident He said:
'''fa.r- IS hut one thing to say. The ac-
ciieH- would never have occurred had the
safety Ga,ss been closed. was Il passen-
ger on TIE train. We left Camden station
Baltimore. Al ) O'Clock and were due here
AT 50, \ short distance this side of Ivy
city I fell q t.,r. followed by the grating of
the brakes as they We're put on the ,r1iu.
IN mixing something wrong, ] looked out
Of -h- window and @aV the terrible results
of the engines work. Th- passengers were
hurryIne ruf Of the train and l followed
ON Jh- ground beside Tho track / saw a
sigh. t"st fli~l me- with hCrror. There
Lay The bodies Of Two little children. one
boy, perhaps eight or nine years of age,
The n.h~r thur II "a girl upward Of eight
years Did. both still in death.
"Ii--!a- ;I-nl. ~hoTt distance away. lay
q h"-E which proved to ire that Of a hog
perhaps twelve years Of age. He was alive,
,u- badly injured. The bodies of the other
two VI mangle-i. III. leg uf on, of the
children having been torn off
som" distance away lay the horse and
beside II On" demolished wagon. The horse
was completely disemboweled. ana the har-
n->~ wrapped about the engine
The boy who was alive was placed upon
the train and after the other bodies had
been CyE-red with a newspaper, the train
m0vedN"ff ! was careful To- note the ioca-
ton aAn All The details The safety gates
were up and did not see the gat.-keeDer
The engineer was almost crazy and sim
ply said he did not See the children until
1t w8S too late. These unprotected grade
crossings When will The Congress uf the
Hited States stamp them out?'
TO ROOT OUT ..HIGHBINDERS"