The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-12-13
HORRIBLE ACCIDENTi
Maud and Lille Smith Killed by an
Iron Monster.
WE'RE WALKING ON RAILROAD TRACK.
Struck by West Bound Passenger Train Friday
Morning Lille Was dround TO
Pieces Large Funeral.

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The most distressing accident that
has occurred nt this place for some
time was that which happened In the
A. V. R'y yards last Friday morning
when Misses Lille and Maud Smith,
who were on their way 10 work at silk
mill, were run down by passenger
train. Two passenger trains meet aud
pass nj the A. V. station at 6.53 n. m,
the eust bound pulling up through the
siding, and the girls had been accus-
toned 10 walking down siding until
they met the cust bound and would
then step over on to the main track
and would leave the railroad before the
west hound caught mp 10 them. Friday
morning they were n little late aud
when they heard the train coming
they stepped Oft the side track on 10
main track In front NJ the train and did
not discover their terrible position until
IT. was too late. Engineer Bakely saw
them walking ON the side track and
when they stepped over TO main track
he sounded the alarm whistle and tried
to stop the train, but could not do so.
The girls screamed, but IL was all over
In II minute. Lilies body was ground
to pieces and scattered along the rail
road track Maud was struck on the
head, but her body was not mutilatcd.
She lived until $50 a. m, but was never
conscious after the engine struck her.
The young ladies started for their work
bright and cheerful, with hopes Of long
life, and they did not know as they
crossed from the siding TO main track
that there Is but step between me
and death"
Maud Smith was the daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Smith, OF West Reyn-
oldsville, aged Is years 10th Of last
October, and Lille was a sister Of
Mr.. Smith. She was the daughter
OF Jonn II. Smith Of New Athens, Clar-
ion county, and would have been %
years old the 18th Of next month. She
came to Reynodsvillc four or five weeks
ago on a visit and decided 10 remain
here and work in silk mill. She was II
member Of the NJ. +. church at Rimers-
burg.
Maud was member Of the Reynolds
vile Baptist church and b. Y. =. U.
She was faithful member OF church
and Union and was loved by her asso-
ciates. Both the girls were jolly and
genial and consequently had many
friends at the mill and their sudden
deaths caused deep sorrow aud grief
among the employees at the mill.
Funeral services for both young la
dies was held in the Baptist church
Sunday at 200 p. m, conducted by Rev.
A. J. Meek, Of Grecnsburg, assisted by
Rev. Perry A. Reno, pastor Of the
Reynoldsville NJ. f.. church. The Bap-
tist church was entirely too small to
accommodate the large crowd that at
tended the funeral. Rev. Meek select
ed his text from Luke 20: 30. Neither
can they die any more: for they are
equal unto the angels and are the chill
dren of God, being the children of the
resurrection" The two white caskets
sitting in the church side by side made
it doubly solemn and impressive SER
vice.
The remains were buried In one grave
in the Reynoldsville cemetery.
The floral tributes were beautiful.
There was pillow and anchor and two
boquets on each casket. The name
Maud, In pink, was on one pillow, and
Lille, in pink, on the other one. The
anchors and pillows were from the EN-.
ployes OF the silk mill, one boquet from
Maud's Sunday school classmates, one
from B. Y. p. o., and the two boquets
on Lilies casket were from her broth
ers. The flowers were photographed.
Mr.. and Mrs Smith have the spmpa
thy of the citizens OF this community.