The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-20
FRANK KIEHLE Is
 KILLED BY 4 CAR
We'll Known Merchant Struck
 While Crossing 1restle
lSTEPS0N'S LIFE IS SAVED
Adam stass Jumps from Dangers Path and is unnIured-Both Were En Rou.o to Ems
 ley When overtaeen.

Pratt City. March 1s.--(Speciat) )--While crossing the trestle over Village creek, between Ensley and Pratt City tonight at 71O o'clock, Frank Kiehle a we'll known and prominent merchant of this city, was struck by North Ensley eec- tlhc car and almost instantly killed. His stepson Adams Stass, aged F years, saved his life by jumping from the tres tie. The accident happened about eight feet from the south end of the trestle, and MT. Riehle was attempting to swing from the track when struck. Young Stass was uninjured.
 MT. Kiehle, in company with his step son, was en route from his home in this city to Ensley to attend services at St. Anthony's church. He and the boy had started along the track with view of catching the car when 1t should have overtaken them. They had begun to walk the trestle and mad almost reached he other side when they looked back and saw the car approaching from Pratt City. MT. Kiehle shouted to the boy to jump and at the same time prepared to swing off of the right side of the track Before he had turned alose his hold on the rail he was struck on the
  car. A terrible gash was inflicted.
 Attempts to Stop Car.
 As soon as Motorman H. C. Allen saw MT. Kiehle and his stepson on the tres tie he put on his air brakes and reversed the car but efforts to bring the car to a stand tsill before reaching MT. Kiehle were futile
 Dispatcher Berry was on the car and with the assistance of Conductor Howard Zimmerman, the motorman and several passengers, placed MT. Kiehle, who was still alive, on the car and carried him to Ensley. MT. Kiehle lived about twelve minutes and never regained conscious ness His body was taken to Echols & AnEuine's undertaking establishment and was later removed to Sam Foley's place in this city.
 Conductor Zimmerman, who was in charge of the car, No. 110 and has been with the company for thre years. made the following statement,
 Our car was a few minutes behind when we left Pratt City and was going at fast rate. noticed that when we were half across the trestle the motorman ap- piled his air brakes and reversed the car and almost succeeded in bringing 1t to a stop when 1t struck MT. Kiehle's head"
 Motorman's Statement.
 Motorman Allen, who has been with the company for fifteen years and is consid- cred one of the best motormen in the ser vice. said:
 "On reaching the trestle had decreased the speed of the car, and when we were about half way across Isperceived that there were man and a boy about two or three car lengths ahead I at once applied tn. air brakes and reversed the car. The boy jumped, but the man, hesitating a little while, started to swing off the track. H was slow in letting go of the rail and his head was struck by the fender''
 Adam Stass, the stepson of the deceased who was with him at tn time. is a student of the Pratt City High school and Is a very bright youth. He said: Father and I were on the way to Ensley to attend church services. We were crossing the trestle over Village creek. and had almost reached the other side when we saw the car coming. Father yelled to me to jump and I did so without a moments hesita- ton. It was only about eight feet from the trestle to the ground
 Was Prosperous In Business. Mir Kehle was about 40 years of age. and was a native of Germany. He came to Pratt City about ten years ago, and open ed a grocery business at EzeIl station He was very prosperous, and in addition to having one of the best businesses in the city he had amassed considerable proper ty. He was educated In the colleges and universities of Germany and was well educated, speaking several languages flu ently He was a Catholic. and was a member of St. Catherines church in this city. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
 At late hour tonight no steps had been taken to arrest the conductor and motor- man who were in charge of the car at the time of the accident