The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-08-14
SMALL Child killed
BY passenger Train.
Distressing Accident Which Occurred
Last Friday Near Louisa.

About eight o'clock on Friday morn
ing last C. & o. train No, 36 from
ashland ran over Sophia Ellen, the
year-old daughter of Mrs. Lou
MCGUIRE, causing injuries which pro-
duced death In less than two hours.
The child was placed on the train
, and taken TO Louisa and carried to the
hospital In all haste, but IL was at once
seen that the accident was fatal one.
However, DIR. York and company sur
geon @. w. Wroten did all that was
possible for the little one, using every
known means TO prevent what they
feared was Inevitable. but all efforts
were unavailing. The child never re-
covered from the shock and died at
$3.50 O'Clock without having regained
consciousness.
The body had been frightfully man
gled The left leg was torn off at the
knee. hanging by only a strip OF flesh.
the left shoulder joint was crushed
and the shoulder blade broken. There
was a deep cut above the right eye,
the bottom OF the right foot deeply cut,
with numerous bruises and cuts on
various parts OF the body.
From the hospital the body was
taken TO the saddened home OF the
widowed mother short distance be-
low the mouth OF Two Mile. and on the
following day II was inferred In the
Mcclure burying ground.
Early on the morning of the day this
lamentable and entirely unavoidable
accident occurred the childs mother
left on horseback to go to Busseyville.
Her three older children had gone to
school, and she left the two younger
ones, the little girl and an older
brother, In the care OF their grand
mother. Mrs. James Calvin Frazier.
Not long after Airs Mcclure had gone
Mrs. Frazier left the house 20 attend
10 a COW which was grazing across the
railroad short distance from the
house, which Is on the lower side OF
the road, not far below the old Nc
Cure place She put up the bars TO
keep the children from going out and
thought they were safe, Shortly after
she had crossed the railroad she heard
the morning train whistle and instinc-
lively looking up was horrified TO see
the little girl. who had crept between
the bars and followed her. standing in
the middle OF the track. She screamed
TO the little one but II had evidently
made no effort to get out Of the way.
The engineer, Nose Daniels, an exper-
fenced and competent man, applied the
emergency brakes using all possible
means TO stop the train, but IL could
not be done in so short time and the
child was run over by the engine and
one car before II could be brought to
a a'standstill.
on this occasion George Parsons,
extra engineman on the G. d o.. made
a heroic though unsuccessful attempt
to save the life OF the unfortunate lit
tie girl He was firing on this trip
and saw the childs imminent peril.
without a moments hesitation he. at
the great risk Of his own life. climbed
ont. upon the running hoard OF the
engine and out to the pilot in faint
hope that he could grasp the child and
snatch her from the track, but before
he could reach her she sat down on
the track and was run over, His act
was brave deed, and for its perform
ance Mr.. Parsons deserves as much
credit as II II had been successful.
The poor little thing was only a short
distance from the train when discov-
cred by the engineer and no power on
earth could have saved her.