St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-10-25
FOUR XII I En-
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xi,s aMuei Jerolleman, the non II !
rs -. was killed instantly ton
~ body was not mangled. a. wer
sAese OF his mother and grand mother
=. 1ut ne had terrible cuts in the baad
~ II is believed, killed him nroh
~ before he knew what strMck h;n,
e!so had wound above tha ri.h.
ss ~ sns.l may have caused death fron
ee..S s.lon. The boys body wa.
-. nu iying clear of the tracks. on
- !. sMDankment close to the wreck
.ne automobile. still hanging to tha
running board Of the engine
Killed 1t the First Imp.ct
suoging from the post on Of tn,
vomoDlie 1t was pushed along III,
- TOT possibly $50 feet skiddin,
me way upon the broken hnhs
o1u OF which were resting ~ ~ !.
es. cieated there by the hrotan
goAes OF both the front and raar
II is this position that laads r.
ne belief that four of the occnI.pts
UL the automobile were killed and
tne NTH fatally injured whom tn
oneane struck the machine. Tho mo
enine, as It was pushed along th.
Isils. was demolished. spilline The
oeed and injured along the ronta
Close. the demonstrafor. was fo,,ns
y the wreck OF the automohile NM
tally wounded, and he died A. the
~ hospital two hours later
e..:v osolieman, who also is believed
y injured, was momentarily ex-
p p.steo TO expire In the Charity Hos
sl.a! al OF Saturday night and early
ssny morning. He was fount.
eAvn6siue the track near the engine,
Immediately after the accident oc.
S the police were notified and
.oaper!ntendent Reynolds, with a de.
49, OF men, went to the scene. The
INJURED were quickly started for the
Cnarlty Hospital, though it was be.
Neved that neither Mr.. Jerolleman
feaehed.
The crew Of the death-dea,ing en-
Sne were arrested on the scene by
SUPERINTENDENT Reynolds. Both men
andrew ]. Sexton, engineer, and
REYNOLDS Coste, fireman, said they
ala not see the automobile until toe
late to stop the train from striking
Engineer's Story.
According to them the accident
- unavoidable. The engineer. Sex
ton. said the first he knew OF the
impending disaster was a shout from
nie fireman, upon whose side the
automobile was approaching.
Stop" the engineer said the fire.
man shouted across the cab.
~ f0lm062nfo1v ra.f 1na hraEnr T.,
Aiael kency, b.t IL was too late. The
renr Of our engine, which, we were
1af Etbg, STRUCK t: /, automobile with
Z cash Of breakinS wood and inetal |
IL pushing It along the rails about
IS" feet before ny heavy t:ajn Of
ninf coaches coul1 be brought to .
jumped from the cal
AMI ran around the BACK OF the re
velted engine" Hera Sexton <hud.
t:crec ~ the scene rose again to con
front him.
ut was awful. che automobile
IVES . wreck. could see body ~
Ing In it or near 1t, don't know
which. ! was 90 terrified and IN
strung. Ny cab lights showed me
another body lying in the grass. and
could hear the meanings Of two Of
the injured. summoned help.
That's I'll know
Coste, the fireman. upon whose
Dide Of the cab the automobile ap
preached. told q story to the same
1nect.
II was sitting in the cab, leaning
put the window, ringing the bell
vhen suddenly the automobile flash
"a out Of the darkness. Our engine
vas almost on the crossing before
NV the automobile. Then I yelled
o Sexton to stop. He. threw in the .
brakes, but with the heavy
caches pushing the engine, the mo-
nentum was too great to be over !.
ONE BY the emergency brakes on !
be light switch engine.
Both Of VI jumped from the cal !
nd ran around to the automobile | .
vhich was broken into splinters Q
he ghastly sight Of the dead In the Z
Erecked car, alongside 1t and under ,
30 train. sickened me. It was ter
lble. but It could not have been
elped. =
According to Charles williams, 2
egro wiper at the Terminal Rail u
bad roundhouee, who was standinf
thin ten feet Of the railroad paral. q
ling the track In which the fatal. v
e. occurred, the engine and coache i
lme rushing out Of the night with :,
1t little warning to any that nigh +;
contemplating crossing the track =
ross Canal boulevard. !.
Williams. ct the inquest conducted e
! Coroner O'Hara and District At y
rney Luzenburg, in the latter's Of nj
y. testified - follows:
Il was walking IN Canal boulevard ct
ID was within ten feetsof the track On
ct parallels the one on which saw d.