The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-11-16
Three Lives Snuffed 0ut in a Moment and
Two Fatally Injured Friday Afternoon.
Occupants of Automobile HuWng Homewad Out of City, Fail
to Hear Approaching Freight Train at Crossing.

Three people hurled into eternity in
a moment, while two others were fa-
tally crushed and injured is the ter
rible toll taken Friday afternoon of
last week by Short Line freight
train just inside the limits of
this city, The victims are Mrs. Law
renee Hansen, wife of Judge. Hansen,
of Hansen, Idaho Mrs John Ivorson,
of Cottonwood, Idaho, daughter of
Judge Hansen and NJ A. Patterson,
of Rock Creek (all instantly killed),
while Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Larsen, of
Rock Creek, were SO seriously crush
ed that the formers death occurred
Sunday morning in the hospital and
the latter Is SO crushed and injured
that chance Of recovery is slight. A
two year old baby of the Larsen's es-
capped from any injury. The whole
community is shocked at a catastro-
phe which snuffed out the lives of five
people out of six occupants of an
automobile.
/ From the report of the coroner's in
quest and that of spectators, the aw-
full accident was probably as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Hansen and lit
tie baby, Mrs. Lawrence Hansen, Mrs
John Ivorson and Mr. NJ A. Patter-
son were going out to their respec-
tive homes at Hansen and Rock Creek
! in Mr. Larsens new Maxwell auto
mobile. The side curtains were down
to shield the occupants from bitter
wind that was blowing in the direc-
tion from which the Short Line
freight was approaching At cross
ing at the east end of Main avenue
the track eastward is obscured by a
| foundry building. For this reason
and the noise of the wind and the car,
| the driver Of the automobile was un-
able to either see or hear the ap-
preaching train. Because of the same
| building the engineer of the west
bound freight was unable to see the
auto and was unaware of its proxim-
ity until the crash came and he saw
the rear wheels of the wrecked car
sticking out past the side of the cow
catcher.
! Coming down grade at speed of
seventeen to twenty miles per hour,
with thirty loaded cars, the crash
must have been terrific and the stop
ping of the heavy train was a prob
lem.
A football game was in progress at
the ball park and from some of the
/ occupants of the grand stand the FIRST
news of the accident was brought into
this city and medical aid summoned
The engine was stopped about a lun-
dred feet east of the next crossing
and it was here than an appalling
sight met the eyes of rescuers In the
remains of a crushed auto, one wO-
man was found, Mrs Henry Larsen
who at the time of going to press is
making gallant struggle for life
against injuries that are almost al
ways fatal Crumpled up on the COW
/ catcher of the engine was the body OF
Mrs. IvOrson, who evidently was in
stantly killed when the crash came
Here too, was found the body of M
A. Patterson, whose skull was crush
ed and whose death must have been
instantaneous In the wreck and
just in front of the pilot was found
the driver of the car, Mr.. Larsen
whose leg, horribly crushed, was
wrapped twice about the steering posi-
of the machine. Other injuries made
recovery impossible and his death oc-
Cured Sunday Mrs. Hansen's deaC
body was found near the crossing
where the accident occurred and haG
been thrown out of the wreck by tht
shock. Her head and body were also
frightfully crushed.
The accident which brought sc
much sorrow to three homes in this
county struck heavy blow at one Of
Rock Creeks pioneer citizens, Judge
Hansen, who by it, lost both wife an(
daughter. Judge Hansen; broken ant
sorrowing, over the death OF his loved
ones, Is gradually going blind and tht
taking away OF his wife makes the fu
ture to him very dark.
The remains OF Mrs Hansen were
taken to Hansen Sunday for tur.
ial. Mrs. Ivorson will be inferred a
Cottonwood, while those OF Mr., Pat
Iterson will be shipped to Utah MIR
Larsen will probably be buried in tht
Rock Creek cemetery.
/ The victims OF one OF the worst &C
cidenta In the history OF this county
are we'll known and highly respected
citizens and among the pioneer fam
ilies Of Rock Greek, which has beer
settled for the past forty years. Th'
sorrow that has come to those fam
lilies has cast gloom over the littl'
settlement that does not lift as th'
@F AAn lnuu ~ Ahn lA~y l.