Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-21
MACHINE. WAS HIT BY TRAIN
Three Other Persons Seriously Hurt
When Crash Occurs.
ACCIDENT NEAR PITTSBURG
Young Woman Was Accompanying
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Wilson
to Their Home.

! Special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTSBURG, September 21.In a COLI
sion between a passenger train on the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago rail-
road express train and an automobile at
Glenf1eld crossing, near this city, Miss
Edna b. Doe, aged thirty, Of No. 1912
street northwest, Washington. D. c., was
killed last night shortly after II o'clock.
Miss Doe was a member Of an automobile
party which included Walter ]. Wilson
| and Mrs. Wilson of Glen Osborn station,
a fashionable suburb Of Pittsburg. Mr.
Wilson and his wife and the chauffeur,
Max Feltwell. were all seriously injured
The body of Miss Doe was removed to
the undertaking rooms Of Walter S. Mar
latt. Sewickley, Pa.
The members of he automobile party
left Washington last Monday for the home
of Mr.. Wilson. When within a few miles
of their destination they were stopped by
the f1agman on the railroad crossing to
permit an approaching freight train to
pass. When the freight train had passed
Chauffeur Feltwell failed to see an ex-
press train coming from the opposite
direction on another track and started
over the crossing.
Crashes Into Machine.
speed. crashed into the machine killing
Miss Doe instantly. She was hurled from
the front seat of the automobile for q
distance Of fifty feet. Mr.. Wilson, his
wife and the chauffeur were all thrown
from the car. Mr.. Wilson is suffering
from fracture of the skull and Mrs.
Wilson is seriously injured about the
body. Chauffeur Feltwell suffered the
fracture of three ribs. The engineer sue
ceeded in stopping the train within 2Oo
yards of the crossing, and the body of
Miss Doe and the injured persons were
put on the train and taken to Sewickiey.
The injured were conveyed to the Sewick
ley Valley Hospital. The body of Miss
Doe was taken to undertaking rooms
Miss Doe was a former schoolmate Of
Mrs Wilson. and last week. with Mrs.
Wilson and her husband, made a trip in
an automobile from Glen Osborne. Pa, to
Washington. Monday Miss Doe accom-
tour to the home of the Wilson's. Miss
Doe was riding on the front seat with the
chauffeur. and 1t was this side of the car
that received the impact Of the engine.
riding in the train coaches Nearly every
bone in the body Of Miss Doe was broken.
Prominent in Social Circles.
Miss Doe was we'll known in social cir
cles in Sew1ckley and had many friends
in this city. Mr.. Wilson is an electrical
engineer and is prominent in business in
Pittsburg His family moved in the most
fashionable social circles here.
At the undertaking rooms in Sewickley
it Is reported that no arrangements have
been made for forwarding the body of
Miss Doe to Washington. 1t is reported
here that her mother has not yet been
notified of her death. Miss Doe was a
vocalist of some note in Washington.
Just before the collision she remarked
to Mrs. Wilson that the trip was nearly
ended and spoke Of their good fortune
in not meeting with any breakdowns or
accidents. Five minutes after making
this remark the collision occurred.
A number of friends of the Wilson's
and Miss Doe were on the train return
ing from the theater to Glen Osborne
their home. Miss Doe was to be a auest
Of some Of these friends of the Wilson's
during the present week.