The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-03-27
KILLED AT RAILROAD CROSSING
Mrs. r. w. Kunz Met a Horrible Death
at the Main Street Crossing of the r.
&F. c. R'y Monday Night-Fun-
eral IN Presbyterian Church
Tomorrow Afternoon.

erai IN presbyterian Church
Tomorrow Afternoon
Mrs. Olevia Kunz, wife of II. w.
Kunz, bookkeeper for the Star Glass
Company, was killed at the Main street
crossing of the Reynoldsyille & Falls
Creek R'y about $40 Monday evening
by stepping on the track in front of an
approaching coal train. Engineer John
ID. Patterson saw the woman and gave
the alarm whistle, but could not stop
the heavy train in time to prevent the
horrible accident. Mrs. Kunz never
spoke nor regained consciousness after
the engine struck her. Some OF the train
men were beside her In minute or two
after the accident occurred. Mrs.
Kunz was carried to Ida Reynolds resi-
dence, on Main street, where she and
her husband had rented rooms. She
expired just as they carried her into the
house. Mr.. Kunz and daughter knew
nothing of the accident until Mrs. Kunz
was carried into the house, and their
agony was terrible. 1t can only be part
ly realized by those who have ex-
perienced similar sorrows.
Mrs. Kunz's left leg was crushed from
foot to hip, right leg bruised consider
ably, left side injured internally and
there was a small cut on top of her head.
Mrs. Olevia Magruder, of Buffalo, N.
Y, only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Kunz,
came here Saturday to visit few days
with her parents, and Monday evening
she received telegram that her home
had been burned. The daughter was
a stranger in town, Mr.. Kunz was not
feeling we'll and Mrs. Kunz started to
the Western Union telegraph Office to
send message to Mr.. Magruder for
her daughter and it was while on her
way to the telegraph Office that she was
run down by the iron monster. On ac-
count of the speed OF trains and the lack
of proper light at this point, makes II
a very dangerous crossing but an en-
gine makes considerable noise hauling a
train of coal northbound and Mrs. Kun2
was not hard of hearing, therefore,
about the only reason that can be given
for the accident was that she was
thinking of the message she was to send
and Of her daughters loss.
Mrs. Kunz was born in Switzerland
81 years ago. She was married to r.
w. Kunz in 1868. Mr.. and Mrs. Kun7
moved to Reynoldsville one year age
last January. She had been an active
worker in the Woman's Relief Corps
for years. The first of this year she
had her membership transferred from
the Bradford Corps to the Reyn
oldsville Corps, and it is claimed tina,
she did more work in the Corps during
her short membership here than many
OF its members have done for years
Those who were we'll acquainted with
Mrs. Kunz called her saint, because
her life was so pure and sweet at al
times-a consistent christian life. She
was Lutheran by profession but at
tended the Presbyterian church in this
place with her husband. 1t can truly
be said of her that she was dutiful ant
devoted wife and loving mother. Tc
get acquainted with the deceased was
to love her.
Funeral services will be held in Pres
byterian church at 200 p. m. Thursday
March 2Sth. The G.. A. II. Post, o
which Mr.. Kunz is member, Won
ans Relief Corps and the glassworkeri
organization, will attend the funer
al in body. A short funeral servic,
will be conducted by Rev. w. Franl
Reber, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, after which the w. II. G. fun
eral ceremony will be conducted by the
members Of the Corps. Interment will
be made in Beulah cemetery.