Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-11-28
MRS. J. T.. ANDERSON AND MRS.
j. ID. BROWN KILLED OUTRIGHT
AND MRS. ROSCOE FRAZIER IN
JURED NEAR PHARR.
AUTO ENGINE 'OIED"
REACHED TOP OF SLIGHT
GRADE WHEN ENGINE OF MA
CHINE ; CHOKED-TRAIN WAS
ONL Year LENGTH AWAY.
Especial to The HeraId.)


\ Edinburg( Tex, Nov. 2S-Two wom-
ZEN were killed and one was in ured
Wednesday afternoon when the branch
train struck an automobile on road
crossing about half mile east of the
town of Pharr.
The Dead
Mrs. j. f. Anderson, wife of the
railroad agent at Pharr.
Mrs. j. ID. Brown of Edinburg.
The injured:
Mrs. Roscoe Frazier of Pharr
Mrs. Anderson was driving the auto
mobile along a road that runs parallel
with the railroad, and apparently with
out realizing that the train was ap-
preaching, she spceded up the machine
just as slight incline leading to and
across the tranck was reached. The aII-
tOmObile reached the middle of the track
when, accorning to the cngidcer of the
train, j II. b nnett, the engine of the
automobile ''died' The train was hard
ly a car length away. travelling at Il
speed of probably thirty miles an hour
The automobile was struck full in the
center and was thrown off the right Of
way, a total wreck.
Mrs. Anderson was killed outright.
and Mrs. Brown expired about five min
utes after, without regaining conscious
neSs. Mrs. Frazier WAS found still alive
IcEhe- wrecked automobile. with the
front axle resting upon her neck. The
automobile was lifted off, and she was
given attention promptly. She had a
cut acrole the back and was otherwise
badly bruised but is resting easily ac-
cording to reports from Pharr today
The body of Mrs. Brown. the eldest
woman Of the three, was found impaled
upon the flagstaff on the cowcatchcr Of
the passenger engine, and her head was
split open. She evidently had died in
stantly.
Mrs. AndersOns body was found prob
ably sixtyfive feet from the right of
way, with life extinct. Her death is be-
lieved to have been caused from inter
nal injuries as no serious wounds were
found upon her body.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
There is double tragedy connected
with the death of Mrs Brown. She
awoke in her room at Pharr hotel ear
ly Wednesday morning to find that her
husband, j ID. Brown who was in the
room with her had died suddenly. The
train which brought from Mission to
Pharr the casket in which the body was
to be taken back to his home ut Bethany
Mo-, was the same train that killed Mrs.
Brown.
inburg about two weeks ago. expecting
to reside here for the benefit of Mr.
Browns health. They had made prep
arations to make theor home here, hav-
ing shipped their household goods from
Missouri, and awaiting the arrival of
the car were visiting Pharr. where they
had some friends.
The automobile party were en- route
from Pharr TO Edinburt for the purpasc
goods which had arrived from Bethany
only two days before. She desired to
accompany Mr.. Browns body back to
Missouri and was making all haste to
arrange for the hurried disposition Of
their effects, in accordance with tele
graphic instructions from her son in
Missouri who wanted the remains
brought there.
The automobile, it is said, passed an
other auto that stopped at the same eros
sing to allow the train to pass. and pas
sengers say also that someone waved TO
the women, but that either Mrs. Andcr-
son did not see the signal, or else she
was confident that by putting on high
speed she could get safely across the
track. The three women were standing
up lin the auto when the train struck it,
and.it is believed that Mrs. Frazier. who
was off OH the side was preparing to
Jump This probably saved her life.
Several weeks ago Mrs. Ander-
sons husband was driving in the
same automobile when it was partly
wrecked. He was so badly hurt that he
had to remain abed for several weeks.
The three women who were the victims