Evening journal., 1921-08-24
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Train SWIPES
AUTO TRUCK

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- Continued rom fHsl i@s''
Street.
Herman Grmth. sls Lincoln
Srtreet
! Peter Lambson. i72O West Fifth
1streei.
: John Biddle. 2403 West Second
'street.
Albert watson, 1911 Liberia street.
wilber Bostick. 1904 Walnut
An OF the injured at their homes
shere are under the care Of Dr. John
Palmer
The truck was being driven by Mr..
lie Carpenter at the time and he
rsavs no signal bell rang at the cross
1nr. The crossing. known as the
Greek road. has sharp turn ana
athe sides of the bridge obscure the
railroad.
According to Mr.. lie Carpenter, he
tdid not see the train approaching
sand when he drove onto the tracks
from the bridge the train swooped
edown upon him. The engine pilot
hstruck the rear Of the truck in which
the twenty-seven men were riding.
jefferson, Whitaker and Gaines
bumped from the truck TO escape,
ionly TO be struck by the moving
rtrain. The others in the truck we're
1hrown into the roadway. where they
bay stunned and injured.
Mr.. lie Carpenter endeavored TO
have the three most seriously IN
blurred brought to this city In an auto
.for treatment, but he says the rail-
road company employees refused 70
Eallow this and placing the men on
Il train, took them to West Chester.
Mr.. lie Carpenter and Mr.. Luke
in the latter's car, raced 70 Lenape
and arrived there ahead OF the train
Mhen It pulled in, according to both
linen. the train officials unloaded a
humber Of empty milk cans before
ithey permitted the removal OF the
'injured men.
Finally Gaines and Whitaker
iwere placed in ambulances and JEFF
sferson in Mr.. LuSe's car and rushed
10 West Chester. According TO Mr.
he Carpenter the train officials
MT first refused to allow the
sparty to use the train stretcher "a
harry jefferson. After some per
Ikuasion. the train conductor finally
parted with the stretcher, after he
had received assurances that II
lwould be returned this morning
When the three men we're taken
40 the hospital they were uncon-
1cious. In the hope OF saving
renerson's life. physicians decided
10 ampttate his right leg which
-Hnd been badly torn by the train,
Although he lived through the
l8peration he died at 10.45 o'clock
Whitaker. who is believed 20 have
Teen badly injured internally. diec
al 1915 o'clock. Gaines recovered
consciousness and 1t is believed h'
will recover.
An inquest will be made into IN
accident by Deputy Coroner Pat
rick, of West Chester, on saturda
afternoon.
In speaking Of the accident nj
morning LeCarpentier snid that 70
the past nine months while he ha
been working al the Luke Farm h
has been driving a large truck car
rying the Negro workers 10 and from
the operation. Mr.. Moore. his fore
man. driving n smaller truck with
twenty white men always follows.
During the nine months, he said
the signal he'll on the northbound
track has never rung until the train
was almost at the crossing while the
bell on the southbound track begin:
70 ring while an approaching trair
is a considerahlc disiance away
Yesterday afternoon Re Carpcn.
tier SAYS the bei did not ring unit
the train reached thc crossing an,
tho engineer of tho tram did no
sound his whistle until the truol
was punns onto The traeks.
Realizing that collision was al
most inevitable several OF the me
on the truck jumped on and ESCAPE
seriens injuries. LeCarpentier see
ing the approaching train apple
more power, knowing that. TO appl
the brakes would stop the true
right in the path Of the approachin
train.
The truck shot ahead OF the tral
and only the taiiboard OF the aui
was struck. Jefferson. Whittal1
and Gaines- who jumped from Il
truck as Il crossed the tracks. we
hit by the locomotive. Jefferson hi
both legs mangied while Whittak
was struck by the side OF the engii
and hurled ahead OF ii.
When the truck operated by Moo
arrived at the crossing. the train HI
come to a standstiI and tho groui
was covered with the injured.
With the exception OF the thr
treated at the hospital. the oths
are suffering from sprained lin