The age-herald., 1901-07-26
KILLED WITH HER
 BLACKDERRIES The Fate of Old Aunt Black
 berry Matte FATAL TROLLEY GAR RIDE Collision Between Trolley Car and a Louisville and Nashville Freight Train-officiaI Statements
 From Both Sides.


 A Gate City trolley car filled with pas sengers and a Louisville and Nashville freight train loaded with ore collided at East Birmingham yesterday morning at GAS o'clock, killing one poor old negro woman and injuring three other persons The dead woman Is Mattle osby of Gate City.
 The injured are:
 Mrs. L. C. Moffett of woodlawn, hip bruised and nervous shock.
 w. A. Sawyer of Woodlawn, ankle sprained.
 B. B. Bazemore, city, knee sprained.
 The accident occurred at the crossing of the Louisville and Nashville Road and the line of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company at East Bir- mingham Different stories are told as to who was to blame for the collision. the engineer of the train claiming the motor man should receive the blame and the motorman of the car claiming equally that the engineer should be blamed.
 The statement is made by the engineer that the car crashed into his engine and by the motorman that the engine crashed into his car. The train of tke Louisville and Nashville was closely following an- other train, and 1t Is stated the accident was probably the result of this fact, as it mediately after the first train had cleared the track, not seeing the freight train which was following.
 The trolley had trailer attached, and both were filled with passengers when the crossing was reached. It was in charge of Motorman James E. Moore and Conductor Fred w Streit. The cars were open cars, and when the danger of the collision was first observed by the pas sengers there was wild cramble to jump to the ground Almost every one on board was able to reach safey, and 1t is be- lieved that had the car not been turned over no one would have been injured.
 Death of "Aunt Mattle."
 When the car was overturned the poor old negro woman was caught underneath it's weight and her life crushed out in stantly. Her skull was crushed and her body badly bruised. She was on her way to the city with two large baskets filled with blackberries, which she hoped to dispose of to those who like these deli cacies. In company with her was her little grandchild whose grief was heart rending when she discovered that the old woman was dead.
  It was a pathetic incident Old Aunt Mattie'' was known by thousands of housekeepers of Birmingham, who for the past twenty years and more have bought berries from her during the season when they are plentiful about the country. And her death will bring grief to many who had seen her year in and year out as she brought her baskets to the city. Yesterday she had with her two large baskets of berries which she had toiled during all of the previous day to pick and wash. When she was killed these berries were knocked from the car and strewn for many yards about the place. Their liquid redness was everywhere mixed with the red blood from her crush ed old body, symbollzing the years of her WOTk OH SdItH duiiH6 ti0 oSdSOA Whcii the Birmingham people are served with choice dishes from the fruit of the briery bushes.
 The Injuries Received.
 The extent of the injuries received by Mrs. Mofrett were not full determined yesterday, as she was suffering all day from the effect of the nervous shock. Her t~o ooIr d hay injuries might prove rather serious. She was removed to St. Vincent's hospital.
 The injuries of the other passengers were rather of a minor nature. Neither was removed to the hospital.
 Immediately after the wreck the work sage-way to other cars was begun and was rapidly pushed to completion. By 10 o'clock all other cars were running as though no collision had ever occurred.
 Official Statement.
 The following signed statement was made yesterday by the motorman and conductor of the electric car:
 "On 6:20 trip from Gate City, this date, Louisville and Nashville train struck and turned over our car. No. 1e4 at 6:45 a. m. The train was in two section. We waited for first section to pass and did not see second section until 1t was too Hate to stop. Second section did not stop for crossing, blow whistle. ring bell Or give and signal at all 10 show that 1t vas ap- preaching crossing. Reversed cAr and tried to prevent accident but tar was struck on front end and turned awer and ran about car length before Stopping Engineer was not looking aheaa at the time. Flagman on front end of engine tried to flag engineer down, but he was not looking and did not see the signal.
 (signed) IF. W. STREET, Conductor.
 "J. F. MOORE. Motorman."
 Assistant Superintendent Samuel Calla- way of the Louisville and Nashville also made statement regarding she occur renee. This statement is different from that of the street car men, and Is as follows: M
 "Engineer Coghill and Conductor J. c. Rittenberry were in charge ofthe freight train which is known as the Stout Moun- tain turn around. have been informed ces for which we are not in fault. Our train had stopped. blown the whistle for the crossing, and started across the street car tracks when tt.5 electric car was sighted. Immediately Engineer Cog hill applied the air braltes, but the train oa,.id x,r< la ~trrx,aA ur1til fba na . x.,a |,