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THE INJURED
Miss Dorothy Frantz, 1s, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Frantz, Monroe
street. Severe bruises and probable
severe internal injuries. May recover.
Two more victims for the dangerous
grade crossing were claimed in South
Vernon on Tuesday evening. AIonzo
M. Cochran, Jr., Is dead and Miss Dor.
othy Frantz Is suffering from severe in.
juries at the Mt. Vernon hospital the
combined result Of an accident at the
crossing of the Columbus road and the
B. & o. r. r. in South Vernon when
the Ford coupe in which they were
riding was struck at 1890 Tuesday ev.
cning by a west bound passenger
train.
Cochran and his companion were
driving south OH the Columbus road
when they approached the railroad
crossing. The west bound passenger
train on the B. & o. r. r., due here
at 1915 p. M. was some Is minutes
late. Neither one of the couple was
able to give any explanation of the
cause of the accident or to tell how
it happened. 1t is apparent that the
automobile was upon the track before
the danger from the approaching train
was discovered. The engine struck
the machine on the left side some
what back of the center hurting it
down the embankment at the right
side of the road
The train was stopped and train
men and persons living in the immed-
late neighborhood went to the assist
ance of Miss Frantz and Cochran.
They were lifted from the wreck of
the almost new car in which they had
been riding and carried up to the side
of the road where they were made as
comfortable as possible while doctors
and assistance was being summoned.
Drs. Eastman and Lee were called and
the injured were removed in the Miller
& O'Bryan ambulance to the Mt. Yer
non hospital
/, The examination made by the physi.
clans and nurses discovered that both
were badly hurt. Cochran had suffer
ed fracture of the left knee and an
other fracture of the left collar bone.
He also suffered very serious internal
injuries in the region of the abdomen.
He lived until a. m. when he died fol-
lowing hemorrhage
The only thing spoken by Cochran
in the way of comment or explanation
of the accident was: "You can't knock
an engine off the track with Ford"
Miss Frantz was suffering profound
ly from shock The examinatiQnfound
no bones broken, although an early re-
port stated that both legs had been
broken. She had suffered very extern
sive bruises and there also was evil
dence of more or less dangerous in
ternal injury in the abdominal region.
She also complained of pains in the
chest. An x-ray photograph was TAX
EN- today to discover, if possible the
nature and extent of the internal i'm.
juries. The condition of the patient
Wednesday morning was. on the
whole, held to be encouraging. She
had rallied from the first shock of the
accident, and unless some unfavorable
Developments may follow from the in
ternal hurts, which cannot be definite
ly predicted, she will recover. Sever
al days must pass before definite
statement can be given.
Miss Frantz is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Fred Frantz of Monroe
street. She is IS years of age and has
been employed at the A. B. Jones store
on the public square.
Reports of the accident spread
throughout the city Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning. Many express
sions of horror and sincere sympathy
were spoken, not a few of them by
persons who had no acquaintance with
either one of the young people,
The coupe in which the couple were
riding was an almost total and COM
plete wreck as a result of the COLI
sion. Cochran had owned the Car but
q relatively short time. 1t was, We'd
nesday, still at the place where it
landed after rolling down the B. &
0. r. r. embankment.
Alonzo NJ. Cochran, Jr, was son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo M. Cochran, Sr.,
932 West High street. He was born in
Liberty township, Knox county, May
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