Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
Terrible Dash Of Auto
mobile Before a Train.
Three Killed and Six Badly In.
jured in the Mixup.
Car Crashed Through Fence and Eel,
in Front of Train.

VI - HiiiN" an iiouI, Il tnfee-Seat tour
car. containing nine persons. four men
ANA five women, dashed over An ON
hankment at the southern end of Je-
rome avenue, early Friday morning
landing on the Southbound track Of III,
New York Central & Hudson Rive,
Railroad. Just at that moment q south h.
hound local train running fast to max.
up time. rounded a curve and struck
the automobile. Three persons were
Killed. two instantly; two We're seri-
easily injured ana the other four. a.
though badly bl uiSrd and shaken
We're able to go home.
The dead are: Allen Noyes. chat
feur Of the automobile. killed instantly
unidentified woman, killed instantly;
Mrs. Isabel Stroebel - years old. died
in Il hospital.
During the day the body which il
first WAS thought to be thar of Bell,
Perez Was identified as that Of Mrs.
Isabel Stlorbrl. The identification was
mIdc by the woman's husband. George
Htrorhel, a patroiman. attached to the
brooklyn Bridge precinct.
Tn" injured are: Mrs. Kitty Wards
worth. - Years, fractured sliull. vii!
die: Moses Spices. fracture of
the jaw, general contusions. jean
nette Lieore, shock and slight
contusi"nS, Charles Doran, %.
shock and slight contusionS: Went
home; Emma Perez sister of Bella Pc
req. shock and hysteria: Thomas Muir
ply. not badly hurt.
The party was returning to the Riv-
"a 4
non. Allen Noyes. the chauffeur. had
intended returning from jerome ave
nue. into the approach Of the McCombs
dam bridge. 10 cross to Manhattan.
Whether he knew of the short extern
sion of jerome avenue beyond 16lst
street or not, will never be known. The
corner at that point is brilliantly light
ii, but the extension leading to the
edge of the embankment above the
New York Central tracks is paved with
brick and the car tracks run down to a
ticket fence at the edge
Several persons. including two po-
Iiccmen. saw the automobile rushing
down the avenue and We're surprised
when it kept straight ahead. They
shouted Il warming. hut it was too late
With no apparent SlaCkening of speed
The big ear crashed through the fence
cleared ii dirt embankment. extending
about five feet above the stone retain
ing wall and then clearing the wall
made sheer droD Of % feet to the
railroad track. In its descent the car
half turned and several of ITS occu-
pants were spilled out. When it struck
the tracks. Moves Bella Perez and the
unidentified woman We're thrown to the
rack. the others falling to the side of
the rails.
Just what happened III the few sec
pnds that preceded the crash Of the
local train the survivors themselves
we're unable to r"lato. They were
TUNED ard bleeding and trying to r.
over then selves When they heard the
oar Of the train AMI then Il frighttu
rash.
Moves was caught in the Wreckage of
he car and tossed up with il on the
slot of tire engine and his body was
till th@r. when the train was brought
a stop. The unidentified woman was
ragged by her long automobile coat
Which caught an The sma shed car. fo,,
distance of 200 feet. and when the
.'0thin@ gave way She fell to the track
Nnly to BE- cut in two ut the waist by
he wheels of the engine. The whole
rain PASSED over her body. Bella
"eraZ wac dragged about 80 feet and
her tossed to one side
The tnWerman in n switch tower.
lhout 100 teet north of jerome avenue.
neard the automobile as il brok,
through the fence ard rushing to his
window. saw the ca strike the track
The Groom local was but 600 feet away
md the engine. about 80 feet north Of
block signal Jumping to thu
switch mechanism. he dropped the lever
hat worked the arm ri the signal
rhich was showing the green light AMI
Instantly the danger signal flashed no
core the eyes of the locomotive engin-
Ger who just caught the red glare as
his car passed the signal post. At once
he reversed his engine and put down
The air brakes. but his speed had hard !
w slackened perceptiblv when tn,
rain struck the automobile. The train
cane to stop in q distance Of about
$40 feet
on the train was Health Commission
~ ThomAs Darlington. who took
oharge % caring for the injured. Tho
locomotive engineer WIS arrested hut
vas released on his oEn recognizance.