Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-18
AUTOMOBILE TRAGEDY

Miss Ella j. Nicely, teacher IN the
Yorkville Graded school had both legs
broken below the knee, three ribs
broken and sustained cuts about the
mouth and other bruises yesterday
morning when the automobile IN whlch
she was riding with Miss Mary Will
liams and five school children was
caught on the pilot of Carolina o.
North Western Passenger Train NO;
10 at the Liberty street crossing ana
carried a distance OF about l00 yards.
Miss Williams who was driving the
five passenger Paige automobile IN
which the party were en- route to the
Yorkville Graded school, suffered Il
severe scalp wound and injury to. her
right leg. She is said to have been
otherwise bruised Five school child
rem. Misses Julia, Eleanor. Ruth ana
Hazel PleXico, daughters OF Mr.: NJ. Z.
plexico and Miss Frances "llllamS,
daughter of Fl. T.. Williams who were
in the back seat of the automoplle
we're bruised; but not seriously.
The automobile was almost COM
pletely demolished.
Miss Williams who is also teaching
in the Yorkville Graded school was
on the way to take up her wor1 ior
the day. She had picked up the7nte
children and Miss Nicely en- route 10
school. Evidently unaware OIL the ap-
proach of the train, the pilot OF the en-.
gine became hooked in the car ana - y
was carried along the track IN Iuli
view Of passengers awaiting tne ap.
proach of the train. 1t was salo tl'at
the engineer did not see the automo-
bile until after the accident. station
loiterer calling his attention 10 the
car caught by the pilot
The front of the body of the car vas was
crushed in on the side where, MISS
Eeely was sitting, the broken parts
striking her in the ribs and legs.
breaking them. Both front Wneeis ol
| the machine were broken altnoush lte
engine was not hurt. ;,+o
The injured ladies were taken INTO
the station waiting room as soon as
thew could be released from the wreck,
are There they were given hrst alu
and then carried to their Respective
homes. Miss Neely was rendered un-
conscious while the other SIX FlctlniS
retained consciousness. :. -,
Miss Neely was reported at -
o'clock this morning to be slnNlnS
rapidly and all hope for her recovery
| had been aDanQOleu. h'oi 5>o. 6
that the end was just question OIL
hours examination developing that Sne
had had suffered internal injuries. Her
hrother Mr.. John A. Nicely OF Ander
son and other relatives arrived last
night. .;ao,+ Yesterday
morning, the executive officers OF tne
Carolina & Northwestern Railway al
CHESTER issued the following state
Passenger train No. 10, northbouno
n. s. Ross. conductor; X. +. LElllI'
engineer. Train reached York on or
time. Engine crew reports automootle
with seven young ladies' drove on
track Immediately in front OF engine
making it impossible for train TO pe
stoned. Accident occurred at LineI,,,S err,
street, York at S.25 a. m. MISS hila
Neelv was seriously injured, MISSY
frances and Mary Williams and Julla;
Ruth. Hazel and Eleanor PieXlco' an
renorted to have sustained some IN.
inv, the extent of which is not yel
Known. Patients taken charge or o!
local doctors at York and Dr. Ronert
r Abell, railway company surgeon at
Chester with nurses sent TO York hll :
nediately as soon as we had notice OF
accident. to assist local doctors IN
rendering the injured parties Such "s
sistance as was in his power