The Washington times., 1910-10-31
Destitute Children, Orphan
ed BY Train, Await Com
ing of Aunt.
PARENTS KILLED
WALKING TRESTLE
Mason J. Gray and Wife Meet
Death Near Home At
Tuxedo, Md.

With the arrival Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Mckeown, OF Pennsylvania, a sister of
the dead woman. there will be a con-
ference of relatives today 10 decide
what to do with the FIVE children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason J. Gray, the couple
who were killed by a freight train at
Tuxedo, Prince George county. Nc,
Saturday night
The little ones who watched all night
for the return of their parents only TO
be told at daybreak OF the disaster
which had overtaken them are Mason,
aged fifteen, Louise. thirteen. Lester
ten; Maurice, eight, and Aloysius, five.
They are being cared for 10y neiShbOrs.
VINO, Yesterday raised $50 Tor their ina
mediate support.
Besides Mrs. NCNeOWn. the mother
Is survived by two other sisters. botu
OF whom reside in Washington. They
are Mrs. George Kemp, who lives al
1913 Seventh street northwest. and
Mrs. Anna MoUltou, OF sos r. street
southwest. She is also survived 10y a
brother, Thomas =. Hill, whose home
is at Eighth and g streets southwest.
Attorney Robert Wells is assisting
the family TO make some arrange
menJs for the children. The case Is an
extremely perpleNlng one. and as vet
no plan has been agreed upon for
their permanent support
DOQltS IN BldQenSDuTg.
The bodies of the unfortunate par
ents are at Gaschs undertaking. es-
adjustment in Bladeusburg. Funeral
arrangements have not been made.
but the interment probably viii take
place tomorrow. Mrs. Gray was a
member. OF the Catholic Church, and
the family has requested the church
authorities to allow both bodies to be
buried in 81. Mary'S Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs Gray, who We're ON their
way home about lu o'clock Saturday
night, when they We're struck by the
train, were crossing treStIe that spans
Beaver Dam. The site of the accident
IS within go yards of their house. For
fifteen years they had crossed this trestla
together every saturday night, and they
Were posted as 10 The schedules Of
trains.
The children always remained up
TO welcome them on their return sat
urday nights, and so alarmed did they
. become at their failure to arrive that
not one went TO sleep, but kept hud-
died close to the window. trying TO
pierce the darkness for "a gIimuse of
the familiar figures returning home.
II was o'clock in the morning be
lore they were informed of the
tragedy.
Negro Finds Bodies.
Murray owens. a negro. discovered the
DOAIES ABOUT TWO hours after the acct
dent is supposed to have occurred. They
had been thrown about aDl feet and
were horribly mapSicd. y basket of
provisions. including q live chicken was
found under the trestle
When Owens gave his testimony be-
lore corOnerS jury yesterday after
noon, II was decided TO hold an fnques.
next saturday, when an ATTEMPT will
be made 10 have the crew of -h, train
present The jury could not agree yes
terday- The fact that the train did
not stop has increased the mystery con-
corning the accident
Gray had worked for T. O. GuumeII
contractor of this city. for twenty
years, and had the reputation Of being
sober and industrious. Ifair OF his
week salary was found i'm his pocket
HIS wife was accustomed 10 f1iu him
IN the city on Saturday afternoons. when
they would 90 most Of their shopping
Tor the following week. The last seen
Of them was shortly before To O'Clock
saturday night, when they left the street
car at keniIWorth and started on their
walk or more than a mile 90 their house.
II IS believed that the train which
struck them was nos regularly scucG-
uled ,or Gray and his wife would NOT
have attempted 10 cross the trestIe at
the hour they did.