Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-08-08
TRAIN HITS AUTO
5 KILLED Z HURT
Auto and Victims Carried Over 600 Feet
Before Train Could Stop--Accident
atMemphis- to-BristoI High
way Crossing In Town

at memphis to-brlStol high
way Crossing In Town
The most appalling and regrettable
accident that ever happened in Cross.
vile occurred Saturday about 2 p. M.
when the west-bound T. c. passenger
train crashed into an auto, in which
were seven person. five beng killed
and two seriously injured. The acci-
dent occurred at the crossing of the
Mem phls-to- Bristol Highway on the
east side of town.
The occupants of the auto were
Jake Hychew, of Monterey, driving
Misses Anna Mabel Dayton, Dorothy
Dayton, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs,
William Dayton, Crossville; Mrs. Ida
Vanhoy, wife of Phillip Vanhoy, Cross
vile; Miss Rose Cox, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alb Cox, Pomona; Mrs. Sarah
Hedgecoth, wife Eof VIM. Hedpecoth,
Dorton; Miss Edna Hughes, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Hughes, Po-
mona.
Those instantly killed were Jake
Hychew, saged SIS; Miss Anna Mabel
Dayton, aged 13; Miss Rose Cox, aged
18, and Mrs. Ida Vanhoy, aged II.
Mrs. Sarah Hedgecoth. aged "A, died
in few minutes after the train had
reached the station with the bodies.
Miss Dorothy Dayton, aged 1S. was
seriously injured and was taken to the
home OF Judge e. r. Burnett, where
she remained under the care of Drs., v.
l.. Lewis and W. A. Reed until Mon
day, when she was removed to the rail
road hospital, Nashville, for treatment.
Miss Day ton had her right thigh broken
and numerous cuts and bruises on the
right side of her body. The doctors
fear her right hip is broken, but as
that can only be determined by an X
ray examination. they were uncertain
about that. She is so seriously bruised |
IN many parts Of her body that grave
fears are entertained for her final re-
covery, but wnen taken to Nashville |
Monday she had so far rallied from her
injuries that the doctors had strong
hopes for her final recovery.
Miss Edna Hughes, aged 1s, was re-
moved to the home of Edward Ander-
son, where she remained until Sunday
when she was removed to
the home of MIR. and Mrs. J. B. John
son in order that she might be free
from disturbing noises. Miss Hughes
escaped with less injury than any one
in che car. Her back was spralned and
she received hard blow IN the breast,
out as there we're no broken bones and
the skin was not lacerated or broken
she is expected to recover rapidly and
nay be able to 60 to her home ar Po-
mona in few days. Miss Pearl Hy-
Ter, a graduate nurse. who arrived
rom Nashville Saturday afternoon, is
With her.
HOW IL HAPPENED
Jake Hychew had returned from I
lockwood Saturday from attending the
aneral Of his sister. Mrs. Mile
Jowan, and stopped in Crossville for a
,rief visit with the family OF Vim.
Dayton. Miss Dorothy Dayton had
,een engaged to teach school at Chest t
tut Hill and Mr.. Hychew was taking t
lsr to her school. Mrs. Sarah Hedge
9th, sister of Mrs. VIM. Dayton, was I
wanting to return to her home at Dor. a
on ana Mr.. Hychew asked her to ac- \
ompany them in the car. AS MIR. t
1ychew intended to 60 only to Dorton
drs. Ida Vanhoy and Misses Anna Ma
el Dayton. Rose Cox and Edna c
hughes decided to accompany Miss v
Dorothy Dayton that far on her way v
o her school. v
Mrs. Frank Potter vas standing at v
he gate at her home. les than 200 g.
ards from the railroad crossing and t.
aw the accident. She staIed that the Ii
rain blew twice before reaching the h
rossing. The young ladis in the car s.
,ere waving to friends .alug the way p
nd making merry and CAV, no heed to b
hs dangers Of the crossing The auto v
lowed up ~ Il reached paint q few Y