The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-08-16
}JR. R. ]. M'FALL
KILLED BY AN
N.C.&ST. TRAIN
Wednesday Evening at the
Dunlap Street Crossing
WAS BADLY MANGLED
\ DEATH INSTANTLY

"Wednesday afternoon, about $3.50
o'clock, at the hour when scores o1
people were en- route home to the sup
per hour, DR.. R. j. McFall was struck
by the north bound Nashville, Chat
tanooga & st. Louis passenger train
at the Dunlap street crossing and in
stantly killed the accident happening
almost in front of his home, which ad.
joins the railroad tracks on Dunlap
street.
DR.. McFall, upon leaving the bus
iness district had taken up a neighbor
in his automobile and but few mo-
ments before the accident had put
the neighbor out at his home, con.
tinuing South on Dunlap street.
The railway makes a sharp turn
just before reaching the Dunlap
street crossing, coming out of a cut,
and it is doubtful whether the en-
gineer on the train or DR.. McFall
either knew of the danger ten seconds
before it happened, for if the DR..
heard the coming train he misjudged
the distance.
The train struck the automobile
about midway carrying it on the pi-
lot until the train stopped but short
distance away. The boo of DR..
McFall was found under the Grain in
badly mangled condition, and death
was instantaneous.
The ramains were taken to the un-
dertaking parlors of J. r. Spicer,
where they were prepared for bur
ial. The news Of this horrible acci-
dent spread over the town in few
minutes and many people gathered ON
the streets to discuss it.
Mrs. McFall and their only daugh-
ter, girl of eleven years, were Wis
iting friends and relatives in and
around Erin and were expected home
tomorrow.
0Wmag to the y.ectrical and wind
storm which prevailed through this
section on Wednesday afternoon an
hour or so before the accident great
difficulty was experienced in getting
the death message to friends and rel
atives in Stewart county.
DR.. McFall was about SO years of
age, and was born and reared near
Sailors Rest. He practiced his pro-
fession for many years in that Sec
tion, at Cumberland City and Erin.
He came to Paris from Erin about
18 months ago and has had a large
practice, large part Of which was
among the employees Of the L. 4 N.
railroad
He was said to have been a man of
great ability both as physician and
surgeon and had been very successful
in his chosen profession.
He married the daughte rof Maj.
T. w. Lewis, near Sailors Rest, sew
eral years ago, and she with her on
ly child, a daughter survive him.
The body was taken to his old home
at Cumberland City on the midnight
L. & n, train and the interment will
take place at the Major Lewis fam
lily burying ground near Sailors
Rest.
In addition to his wife and daugh-
ter he is survived by two brothers,
William and Marable McFall, of
Sailors Rest. He is well connected
in his home section and had made
many friends and enjoyed a lucrative
practice during his less than two
years residence in Paris.
DIR. McFall was Mason in high
standing having formerly been Past
High Priest of the Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons at Cumberland CityI
and Past Master of the Free and Ac-
cepted Masons at the same place, the
highest gift in the hands Of local Ma
sons. He recently moved his men,
bership to Paris.
He was member of the American
Medical Society. He was considered
a deep thinker, splendid citizen and
a capable Wfh professionally.
The crosing where this accidentl
occurred has long been considered a !,
dangerous one and the railroad COM
pony has purchased property adjoin-
ing with view to Strengthening the !,
track and reducing the curves, but
the work was temporarily abandoned
some months ago about the time war
was declared. 4