Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-29
SCHOOLGIRL
MEETS DEATH
UNDER TRAIN
Twelve-Year-oId Annie Fra
cosso Run Over Within
Sight of Home.
FRANTIC MOTHER TAKES
BODY FROM BENEATH CAR
Victim Had Gone TO Pick Coal
on Tracks With Girl
Companion.

Annie F'racosso, twelve years old,
a pupil of the Elliott School, was in
stantly killed on the tracks of the
Greenwood Lake branch of the Erie
railroad imn nediately in the rear of
her home at Greenwood Lake Rail
road avenue this forenoon. Her mu-
tilated body was snatched from un-
der the car by her mother, whose
grief became SO frantic that it was
necessary for neighbors to restrain
her for her own safety. The body
was taken to Mullins morgue.
A schoolmate, Minnie Deliestosti
who lives at 1886 Summer avenue, told
the police that she ran over to visit
her chum Annie for a minute or two
this morning while on her way to the
store to do an errand for her own
mother. Annie asked Minnie to go
down to the railroad tracks with her
to gather up some coal, and the two
girls went down the steep declivity,
which leads to the tracks from the
yard of the Fracossos home, with a
child's wagon.
Annie's eight-year-old brother lingo
wanted to go along also. but he was
told to remain behind and watch his
younger sister and brother. a
Don't let them fall down tho bank
ing and get killed by the cars" Annie
warned the youngster as she and her
chum went down to the tracks.
Had Almost Filled Wagon.
After the wagon was about two
thirds Allied and all the stray Jumps
of coal in sight had been gathered
up, Minnie said: 81 must go now;
my mother will be wondering where
/ am" Annie asked her to walt until
the wagon was filled and then she
would go along with her, saying, ut
won't take minute Minnie in
sisted upon going right away, how
ever, and hauled the wagon partly
filled with coal to one side of the
tracks and ran away towards her
own home.
She says that there was no train
In sight when she went away, and
just what happened after that Is in
doubt. Little Inigo saw it ALL. but
was unable to make himself plain.
In the neighborhood are several spur
tracks leading to factories, one OF
them very near where the accident
happened. A switching engine goes
along there daily picking up and
leaving cars at the different factories
This engine In charge of Charles
Landnesser, of Dodd terrace, East
Orange, with Frank Jackson, of
Mountainview fireman, came along
apparently just after Minnie had
gone. Eight cars were attached and
the train was in charge of William
A. McCuddy, of 1873 Sylvan avenue,
and George F. Mccormick, of 20j
Sylvan avenue.
The engine was facing west and
the crew was engaged in dropping
some cars for the HAAS & Waldstein
plant when they felt an obstruction
under the wheels and the engineer
shut off the steam. Just then little
ly called to his mother, and she raced
down the banking just as the train
man reached the side of the cars.
Little Brother Calls for Aid.
Annie was lying dead under the
second car back of the engine, and
the rear wheel of that car, all the
wheels on the third car and the front
wheel of the fourth car were covered
within blood.
The mother grabbed up the girl be-
fore the trainmen could prevent, and
when she saw conditions became
frantic.
Meantime little Inigo ran around to
the Mas & Waldstein plant, wherd
his father is employed, and returned
with him in time for him to help
carry his wife back to the house. A
crowd of several hundred greatly ex-
citew women and children gathered,
but they had no criticism for the
trainmen.
1t is believed by Detective VollS and
Policeman Niblo, of the Eight Pre-
cinct, who investigated the matter,
that Annie ran up the banking when
the train came alon, but either trip
ped or in some way lost her balance
and rolled down the banking and
under the fourth car from the engine.
lingo said "a dog did it" and the
police think some one OF the dogs in
the neighborhood either got in the
way of Annie or she tried to crap it
UP so it would not slip down under
the cars, and thus lost her balance
Assistant County Physician Min
ningham is Investigating the case, as
well as the DOlice.