New-York tribune., 1922-06-17
Cadet Killed
By Train When
His Car Stalls
Young West Pointer Unable
TO Start Automobile in
Time to Escape Speed
ing Long Branch Express
Girl Jumps to Safety
Eight Passengers Hurt as En-
gine Rolls Down Bank;
Four Cars Are Dcrailed

ALLAIRE, y. j.. June l6.--Jerome
Stuart jr, a cadet nt the. United States
Military Academy at West Point. on
his first furlough. was killed to-day by
the Long Branch express from Phila-
delphia. which ground an automobile
he was driving beneath the locomotive
at a grade crossing Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad here.
John Harris. a negro. OF $40 West
Thrty-sccond Street. New York. a pas
senger on the train. four cars Of which
were thrown from the rails, is at the
Ann May Memorial Hospital in Spring
Lake. suffering from internal injuries.
Eight other passengers required medi-
cnl attention. but none except Harris
is in n hospital in this vicinity, 50 far
as can be learned, although railroad
officials reported that ID. !. MeHenry,
OF Trenton, was in a serious condition,
owing TO internal injuries.
Jeannettc Smethurst. daughter OF ".
A. Smethurst. OF Farmingdale, was
with Stuart in thr automobile. but
jumped in time TO save herself when
the car stalled in front OF the onrush-
ing train. She was suffering from
hysteria after the accident and was
taken 20 Ann May Memorial Hospital.
She is now under medical care 40 her
home.
Guest at Girls Home
Stuart was a guest at her fathers
home and was on his way with her to
catch train for Kansas City. No,
where his father. DR.. J. VI. Stuart. IS
a dentist. The young man was nine
teen years old and was IN his second
year at West Point
He had only about half an hour to
make the train and had been driving at
a fast pace. There is an automatic
gong az the Pennsylvania Railroad
crossing, and motorists have a clear
view OF the tracks for $50 feet. Stuart:
margin Of safety was a marrow one. the
express train having attained a speed
Of about sixty miles an hour, but he
would have been safe across the tracks
when II reached the crossing but for
the fact TINT his engine stalled.
The automobile was directly across
the express track. Stuart flung open
the door for Miss Smethurst and she
jumped rolling down the embankment
A track walker. who realized better
than Stuart tho speed OF the approach
ing express. yelled frantically 20 the
young man 20 follow her example.
Tumbled Onto Pilot
The advice was not needed immedi-
ately. Stuart was busy with the self
starter. being hopeful. apparently, of
saving the car. as well ss himself
When he glanced mp and saw the loco
motive looming almost over him he
jumped. His foot struck a tie or
caught on the running board Of the car.
tumhling him right on TO the pilot Of
the locomotive.
The car vanished beneath the driving
wheels. and the locomotive began to
buck as IL rolled the tangled mass OF
steel on the roadbcd. The locomotive
left the rails and rolled over on its
side 800 feet beyond the crossing. W. ID.
Griscom. the engineer. md II. {. White.
the fireman. stuck 70 their posts and
clambcrcd out OF the upset engine un-
hurt.
The baggage cor and three passenger
cars followed the locomotive OF the
rails. but we're not upset. All the pas
senccrs were severely shaken up.
Trainmen found Stuart IN held 100
feet from tho crossing. His neck was
broken and his skull fractured, but b"
was still CONSCIOUS.
"Take -,rc ~ fho o'hers." ne said.
I'm through.
He died on the way to the hospital.