The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-12
Engine Passed Full Length of
Mrs. Thompson's Body,
Coming Ia Visit Relatives When Lo-
comotive Collided With Their
Vehicle.
ONE VICTIM FATALLY HURT.

Lying in the middle of a railroad
track while locomotive engine
passed the entire length of her body,
was the experience OF Mrs. Blanche
Thompson. at the crossing OF Tennes-
see street this morning when she and
her mother. Mrs. l.. Thomas. were
thrown from a buggy in a collision
with an Illinois Central engine. about
o'clock. As the result they are both
lying at the residence of FIR. Thomp-
son, 242G Broadway. seriously, and
Mrs. Thompson perhaps fatally. in
jured.
A Hight engine struck buggy in
which the women were riding, aud
reduced II 10 kidding wood. Mrs.
Thompson was thrown between the
tracks. Her mother was knocked of
the right OF way and not badly injur-
ed.
Mrs. Thomas resides at Melber
Graves county. and was visiting the
family OF Mr.. r. Thompson here.
Mrs. Blanche Thompson Is a daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Thomas and daughter
in-law Of Mr.. X. Thompson. she re-
sides at Gainesville, Tex, where her
husband Is in business. This morning
at 1880 O'Clock the latter arrived in
the city to visit relatives AMI was
met at the depot by II. Thompson and
family. Mr.. Thompson. wife and
daughter. and two friends rode in a
surrey and Mrs Thomas in runa-
bout. The daughter took a seat In
the runabout with her mother and
the party. the surrey In advance
started home.
When the FIRST crossing at Tonnes
see street was reached the surrey
started across. II passed in safety,
but the runabout was struck by an
engine. which the occupants OF the
vehicle did not see. The engine. the
same that pulled the fast passenger
train from Memphis. was No. 23G, in
charge OF Engineer Pat Grogan AMI
Fireman Ed Lewis. II was backing
down the lead 10 the shops and on
account Of the engineer being on the
west side and the buggies on the
east. he could not see. lie was run
ming slowly. be claims. and stopped
the length of his engine. after the
buggy was struck.
Physicians were summoned and
the two injured women carried to
MIR. Thompson's residence. An exami-
nation showed Mrs. Thomas TO have
escaped with cuts and bruises about
the face, shoulders and arms. No
bones were broken. She was thrown
out OF the way of the engine.
Mrs. Thompson. the daughter. was
probably fatally injured. She claims
she was thrown between the rails
and that the engine passed Its entire
length over her. She is injured in the
chest and has severe bruises and cut
on the face aud the upper part of
her body. No bones we're broken.
The women stated that they did
not see the engine and did not notice
II any bell was rung or warning
whistle blown. The party in the sur
rey saw the engine after the tracks
were crossed. but not in time to give
warming to the mother and daughter
behind. The runabout was on the
track when the danger was first re-
allied.
Engineer Grogan Is a careful en-
glneer, one of the best on the sys-
TEN, and stated that he was running
slowly and did not see or know that
the buggies were near until he saw
the surrey pass. He applied brakes
and the crash followed.
Mrs. Thompson is suffering a de-
preston of the skull. and the doc
tors fear internal injuries. The moth
er is resting well, suffering more
from the shock than bodily injury.
There is no Waterman stationed at
Tennessee street at night.