Evening journal., 1918-05-03
ADULT Children
killed As TRAIN
HITS AUTOMOBILE
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bell was in working condition. Il ring
ing as another train passed the place.
The Loves, with Baker, who was the
father OF Mrs. Lowe, were returning
10 their homes in Dover, y. j., from
Davfonia Fla, at the time Of the scci-
dent and were travelling In a Packard
automobile. They had stopped 70
change a tire in stanton and were di-
rected by residents yhere to follow tle
baltimore pike 10 the Kennel pike into
This citv According to Lowe, who was
unable 10 talk intelligently OF the ac-
cident. Baker was driving the machine
NJ the time and whether he endeavored
10 drive across the tracks head OF the
oncoming train, which was obscured by
The trees In a woods that skirts the
road, or had failed to hear the
warning bell is not known. At any
rate as the machine reached the crest
OF the railroad crossing, the heavy en-
gine struck the car, turning 1t over IN
a deep cut along side the tracks. The
machine turned completely over, PIN
ming the occupants beneath It. lhe en-
gine carried the wheels Of the machine
and other parts along the rails for
nearly four hundred feet, a shoe OF the
car being found by the police 800 feet
from the crossing.
The crew Of the train hurried back
as fast as possible to the scene Of the
accident and found Baker lying on the
bank near the machine bleeding freely
from scores OF cuts on his limbs anC
body. He had managed TO crawl iron
under the wreckage. Lowe, VINO wat
the least injured, also managed TO eX
tricate himself. One OF the train crew
hurried TO the residence Of William
Wlnder Laird which Is nearby, an,
asked permission to telephone for help
stating that his train had struck an au
tomobile and that three people wer
dead and one man was bleeding q
death. Mr.. Laird hurried TO the scene
and found DR.. Julian Adair, who had ar
rived on the scene. attending Baker, bu
the injured man died. Two other au
tomobile parties. came along the roa
at that time and the two children wer
taken in car occupied by two mel
They started 10 the Delaware HOspita
and. meeting Motorcycle Onlcer Brow
asked permission to speed up their ca
This permission was granted, but whe
the hospital was reached the little bo
was dead, the skull being fracture'
The girl was found TO have badly fra
tured skull, and physicians operate
upon her early last evening, but N
child died early today.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowe who had bee
pulled from under the wreckage by u
train crew and others, were placed
another automobile and rushed TO u
Delaware Hospital. 10 was imposslD
for a time TO raise the wrecked car
release the victims, but after all h'
been removed the rcscuers found
small brown dog nestled under the sea
Of the car, without a scratch. This on
NAL was placed in the patrol an
brought TO this city by the poll
where II is being kept at The police ST
tion with the effects OF the Low
family
The boy wore blue overalls ana
blue sweater and from indications OF |
car and its contents il is thought IN
the children were eating when the era
occurred, peanut Dutter and other e'
bles being scattered everywhere.
Those who gathered at the scene II
lowing the accident were unable to co
troll their feelings as they viewed !
little forms OF the two children lyi
under the wreckage.' Nearby lay Il
panama hat beside a small Teddy be
UOlU NUhhfu III NANNAf NhAN'N-AAN-a ~N
IN the childrens hands at the time
the collision.
The car that the Loves were ridl
in was a Packard touring car, 9eari
an Ohio State license tag, but on Inv
LEGATION OF the effects In the car sho
ed that the occupants were from Doy
y. j., and had been spending some Il
at Daytona, Fla.
The bodies Of the victims were
moved to the morgue, and at the requ
Of Mr.. Lowe a telegram was sent TO N
N Baker. his mother-in-law, at No.
Prospect street, Dover, n. j., telling
olsle accident.
IL was learned this morning that
and Mrs Lowe were residents OF
monde, Fla. and that Mr.. Baker,
father OF Mrs. Lowe. who was Kill
had been visiting them. and bad bou
the automobile bearing the Ohio lice
Tag and was on his way home at
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