The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-10-12
EIGHT ARE MANGLED
In Crash Of Auto and in Col"
Iision With Train.
WAS PECULIAR TRAGEDY
Automobile Containing Nine Persons
pashes Over High Emhankn1ent
Onto Railroad Tracks In
Front of Train.

Driven at the rate Of Is miles an
hour, a three seated touring car, con-
tanning nine persons-four men ana
five w0ren-dashed over an emb~nk-
ment at the southern end OF Jerome
avenue. in New York city, early Fri
dav morning, landing on the south
hound track of the New York Central
and Hudson railroad. Just at that mo-
ment a south0ound local tram, running
fast to make up time, rounded curve
and struck the automobile. Three per
sons were killed, two instantly; two
were seriously injured and the other
four. although badly bruised, we're
able to go home.
The dead: Allen Moves, chauffeur OF
the automobile, killed instantly;
Madge Corcoran, age 80; Bella Perze',
died in hospital.
The injured; Mrs. Kitty Wads-
worth, age 35, skull fractured, will
die. Moses Spiess, fracture Of the
law; Jeanette Davis, Charles Doran,
Emma Perez and Thomas Murphy,
slight bruises.
The party were returning to the
River Side Casino from a trip to
Mount Vernon. Whether the cha1eur
knew of the short extension of Jerome
beyond One hundred and sixty-6rst
street or not will never be known.
The corner at that point is brilliantly
lighted, but the extension leading to
the edge of the embankment above
the New York Central is paved with
BRICK, and the car tracks run down to
a picket fence at the edge.
Warning Given Too Late.
Several persons, including two po-
licemen, saw the automobile rushing
down the avenue, and we're surprised
when it kept straight ahead. They
shouted a warning, but it was too late.
With no apparent slackening OF the
speed, the big car crashed through the
fence. cleared a dirt embRnkment, eX-
tending about five feet above the stone
retaining wall, and then clearing the
wall made a sheer drop Of rs feet to
the railroad track. In its descent the
car half turned and several Of It's oecu
pants were spilled out. When it struck
the tracks, Noyes, Bella Perez and
Madge Corcoran were thrown to the
tracks. the others falling to the side Of
the rails.
Just what happened in the few sec
onds that preceded the crash of the 10
cal train the survivors themselves
were unable to relate. They were
stunned and bleeding and trying TO re
cover themselves when they heard tke
roar of the train and then the fright
full crash.
The tower man in a switch tOwel
about a hundred feet north Of Jerome
avenue heard the automobile as il
broke through the fence, and running
to his window, saw the car strike thu
track. The Croton local was but 20(
feet away, and the engine about fifty
/ feet north of block signal. Jumping
to the switch mechanism, he droppe;
the lever that worked the arm Of thu
signal which was working the greer
light, and instantly the danger sigma
flashed before the eyes of the loco
motive engineer. who just caught The
/ red glare as his cab passed the sigma
post. At once ne reversed his engine
and put down the air brakes, but hi
speed had hardly slackened when tnt
train struck the automobile. The trail
came to stop in distance Of abon
eight hundred feet. On the train wa
/ Health Commissioner Thomas Sarl
ington. who took charge of the worl
! Of caring for the injured. The loco
motive engineer was arrested, bu
was released on his own Tecogntzauce