South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-10
THREE KILLED IN
CROSSING SMASH
At NORTH JUDSON
Father and Two Boys Killed
Outright When Train Hits
Buggy-MOther May Also
Die.

NORTH JUDSON, Ind, Nov. To- I
Three killed and one probably
fatally injured is the result o: an &C
cident at the c. & Z. railroad cross
ing about one mile east OF here
at 6 o'clock Saturday night Henry
Brenlein and his two children,
Otto II. and Norman, are dead and it
is doubtful that Mrs. Brenlein will re-
cover from injuries received in the
accident
The family was on its way to a
family reunion that was to be held
at the home OF Mrs. Brenlein's par-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. August Adams,
Sunday. in a buggy. when they were
struck by the west bound fast train,
No. 3. which, il was said, was running
at a rate of SO miles an hour. Otto
Brenlein, 10 years old, was thrown
nearly 800 feet from the scene of the
accident. and is believed TO have
been killed Instantly, as was the case
with the three months old baby, Nor
man, who was found IN the arms OF
its mother The buggy was demOl-
ished and the horse killed.
The accident was ROt discovered
until nearly $3.50, when Frank Irmiter
and daughter who were walking
grOans of the injured woman. They
Immediately summoned doctors from
this city and the woman and
the body of the child were removed al
once TO the Adams home. 1t was not
until sometime later that the body OF
Brenlein was discovered and it was
not until after midnight that the
older boys body was found
Fathers Body Mangled.
Brenlein was removed to the
Adams home as soon as he was
found. He lived until after ! o'clock
Sunday morning. His body was ter
ribly mangled, his skull crushed and
one leg and his arms were broken.
The doctors were surprised that he
lived as long as he did. The two
children are thought TO have been
killed instantly.
The train did not stop until IL had
reached Crown Point, where bits of
wood, clothing and blood were found
ON the front Of the engine, which was
in charge of Engineer John Wonder
ly. who is said 10 be one of the oldest
men on the Erie railroad. He said
that he thought he had hit some
thing at the crossing but he was not
positive until the finding of the traces
at Crown Point. 1t is the general
supposition that the cause of the ac-
cident was due TO the fact that the
headlight was not lighted, and that
the whistle for the crossing was not
blown. That is the reason given by
residents of that section and authOri-
ties here.
While there is a chance that the
woman will survive, IL is feared by
the doctors that she is suffering from
serious internal injuries. She was
badly cut and bruised and is suffer-
ing severely from the effects OF the
shock. She was eager for news of
the condition of the other member
OF the family, but the true state Of
affairs was withheld from her on the
advice of the doctors until late sun
day afternoon.
Brenlein and family lived i'm Bre-
men and had come by train TO North
Judson, where they were met with a
buggy by Christ Adams. who is Mrs.
Brenlein's brother. The family were
70 ride out TO the residence in the
buggy and Adams was TO walk A
family reunion, in which members
from Chicago and other places, who
had not visited home for some time.
were 10 be present, was 10 be held
Sunday. The accident occurred with
IN sight of the home.