The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-08-11
CHILD FLAGS TRAIN
AND SAVES LIVES
Four Injured in Auto Accident
We're Lying on Track.
MACHINE FALLS INTO CUT.
Mother Throws Babe Out and
Leaps After It-OtherS Go
Over Embankment

Over Embankment.
Spartanburg Special to Charleston
News and Courier Aug. 9.-Flagged
by little girl 4 years old, Southern
train No. 13 was stopped above Land
rum station this evening just in time
to prevent the lives being crushed
out of four persons who lay upon the
track unconscious, where they had
been thrown from their automobile,
which had skidded and fallen over
the thirty-foot embankment. The
injured parties were placed aboard
the train and taken to Tryon. where
they were given first aid treatment.
Later they were put aboard train No.
10 and brought to Spartanburg and
placed in the hospital.
The little girl who tagged the
train is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
]. G. Caldwell of Campobello, and
the parties whose lives were saved
through her brave EFFORT was that OF
her uncle, Thomas Caldwell. Miss
Noette Reid of Greenville, Mrs 4. c.
Miller of Enterprise, Oregon, and
Mrs. Jerry NJ. Caldwell, all of whom
were more or less seriously injured
as result of the accident, in which
their automobile ran over the en-
bankment and dumped them upon
the railroad tracks in a deep cut
OUT AUTOMOBiLING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Caldwell and
baby, with their guests, Mrs. A. C.
Miller, Miss Noette Reid and Mrs.
Jerry NJ. Caldwell, were out automo-
billing. There had been heavy rain
and the road was muGdy. Mr.. Cald-
well, who is said to be inexperienced
at the wheel. was running the car.
Just above Landrum the machine be-
gan skidding and the driver losing
control. Mrs. Thomas Caldwell
threw her baby out and jumped after
it. The skidding car continued on
its zigzag course until ii went over
the embankment and dumped the oc-
cupants on to the railroad track. In
an unconscious condition, where they
lay with fractured bones and suffer
ing from internal injuries.
BROTHER TO RESCUE.
1t so happened that Mr.. ]. G.. Cald.
well, brother to Thomas Caldwell
was out automobiling with his fam
lily. Their car was ahead. Looking
back and failing to see his brother
car in sight. Mr.. ]. G. Caldwell turn.
ed around and went back to see if
any trouble had befallen the party
He soon came to the place in the road
where signs pointed Enthusiastically tc
an accident of serious nature
Peering over the embankment the
injured parties were seen lying up
on the railroad track. The South
ern's passenger train No 13 wa.
bearing down upon them and there
was no time to lose. Mr.. CaldweH's
little daughter ran up the track fol
good distance and tagged tn,
train down. The injured wer,
taken aboard and carried to Tryon
where they received first aid, anC
were later sent to Spartanburt
aboard No. 10. They were placed il
a hospital, where their injuries rc
ceived medical attention. While i
is known that the four are seriously
hurt, at a late hour tonight the cor
respondent was unable to learn I
any OF them had received njurie,
that might prove fatal. 1t is under
stood that the baby thrown from tn,
car and Mrs. Caldwell who jumped
after it, were not seriously hurt.
The automobile in which Thoma
Caldwell and party were riding wa
damaged beyond repair
Mrs. A. c. Miller was once a resi-
dent OF Spartanburg, and after 1.
years absence was on her way Z,
visit the Spartan, city.