The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-02-28
A DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT.

OH acoluene occurred which is horrifying
IN detail and which resulted in the death
OF little Fannie Lee Colquitt, aged thirteen
years, her sister Penny, aged ten years,
and severely injuring Mary, their older
sister. The three sisters were returning
from school and were walking along the
Cotton Belt track. For some distance this
side OF the railroad bridge the tracks of the
Cotton Belt, ", S. and P. and the Red
River Valley are near each other and
almost parallel. The little girls had stop
ped on the Cotton Belt track and were
watching moving train on the Red River
Valley track when they were run into by
Cotton Belt freight train of seventeen
cars, which was being slowly backed in.
A negro brakeman who was stationed on
the rear end of the train claims that as
soon as he saw the little girls he tried in
every way to warn them of their danger,
but that they did not hear his shouts on
account OF the noise made by the other
train. He then signaled the engineer, but
not in time to prevent the accident It
appears that the remaining members of the
train crew were themselves watching the
other train. The whole crew was arrested
and later released by Judge Drew on
bond of $500 each. An eye witness to
the accident was also arrested and brought
here and placed in Jail for safe keeping.
The following three paragraphs are taken
from Sundays Shreveport Caucasian:
''The situation can neither be imagioned
nor described. Eight freight cars had
passed over the body of Fannie Lee, whose
head had been severed from her mangled
body, and from beneath car was extri-
Gated Penny, who was believed to be dead.
The sight beheld by the spectators who
had hurried to the scene from every direc-
ton to give assistance was appalling.
"Several physicians from Shreveport
responded quickly to the call for help and
as soon as possible the body of the dead
girl was removed and Penny and Mary
were conveyed to the Sanitarium, where
Penny's right arm was amputated near the
elbow and the left at the shoulder. Her
face and hands and her body bore the
marks of serious injuries. Mary, although
severely injured, will survive. Her narrow
escape from death is due to the fact that
she was walking outside of the rails, step
ping on the crossties.
cat the Sanitarium the disconsolate
mother and father kept vigil over their
beloved and loving daughters. About l
o'clock pm. yesterday Penny's soul wing
ed it's flight to the Golden Shore and
joined her sister in glorious and undying
Immortality"
Like morning flowers, with the dew drops
of Heaven resting upon their brows, "ere
the world could breathe one blight, . these
sweet, innocent children have been sum-
moned to stand in the presence of Him who
hath said, ''Of such is the kingdom of
Heaven"
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter T. Colquitt are
among the best and most highly esteemed
citizens Of this parish, in whose lives there
is nothing but what their most intimate
and long time friends have seen but to
love and admire, and the hearts of their
many warm friends are saddened by this
deep affliction, and the heartfelt SYMPATHY
Of all goes to the bereaved parents in their
great grief.
Deputy Sheriff William Butler, of Caddo
Parish, shot and killed Larry Armstrong.
colored, on Friday night of last week
Armstrong was under arrest, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon with intent
to kill. Mr.. Butler held the negro in Gus.