Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-11-23
INJURED

most grewsome accident that
y occurred in Washington parish
N Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
IN three people were almost in
,fIv killed, while a fourth is in a
ons condition at the Elizabeth
Tvan Memorial Hospital as a re-
II the N. 0. G. N. passenger
due here at 1890 a. m. struck
ntOmobile containing Mr.. and
7. A. Sharp, L. E. Toney and
Alice Smith, all of Bush, La.
m accident occurred at the cross
81 the N. o. G. N. railroad and
Bogalusa-Covington Highway,
mi one mile south of Bogalusa.
Tzinmen and passengers, as well
large number of Bogalusa citi-
" who rushed to the scene of the
lent. report the sight a CHASTITY
all Of the bodies being more or
mangled. The bodies were all
he same side Of the track and
e about forty feet apart. T. A.
10 was dead when the train stop
u L. E. Toney lived possibly five
mites after the accident. Mrs.
% died while being brought to the
1ital. Mrs. Alice Smith has a
ssn leg, a fracture of the skull
chest, and there is little hope for
recovery. While she was con-
rs she was in such pain that she
not discuss the accident.
Eye-Witnesses Tell Story
Igee eye-witnesses to the accident
that the Ford containing the
fms was coming toward Bogalusa
g the car reached the sharp turn,
be crossing the track, the train
lied and the car slowed down as
b stop, then suddenly went for
"a and the engine struck the front
Of the car.
ktTaveling man is said to have
n driving a short distance behind
Inflated car, but his name nor a
isment had been secured from him
Ths Enterprise went to press
.dnesday.
The usual amount of rumors which
EiyS follow such tragedies were
aat One was that the party in
Ford had been racing the train
several miles, but this could not
confirmed by the passengers nor
trsiRmen.
Passenger Gives Story
Aareus Sporl, we'll known citizen
thiS city, was the second man off
TAIN when it came to a stop after
atmg the automobile. He stated
I IOney was the first one reachd.
was dying and presented a CHASTITY
NJ Both legs were broken and the
,s we're protruding his body was
I'd with blood. Sharp was several
south Of Toney, and was dead.
Sharp was about twenty feet
Of her husband and was lying
er face, moaning, trying to turn
Mrs. Smiths body was
Mrs. Smith was only a few feet
Of the crossing and was bleed
pfotusely, but was conscious.
Carried to House
lae two ladies were carried to a
,se near the scene and news of the
aent dispatched to Bogalusa. Mrs.
2 was placed on the passenger
Y and brought to the Fourth
crossing where a truck carried
Y me hospital, but she was dead
reaching the institution.
How Accident Occurred
" one will ever know exactly how
accident occurred, unless Mrs.
u reeovers, which is very doubt
out those who were first on the
are Of the opinion that Mr..
Z, who was driving the car, saw
approaching trains as he turned
s9rner, but when the train blew
Ms crossing, it is believed he
~ the train was blowing for
Ereek and was going to stop
not stop.
All Lived Near Bush
was Is or 20 minutes after the
.at before the identity of the
~ was known. Mrs. Ella Tay-
sister to Mr.. Sharp, residing
hamtown, arrived at the scene
accident and identified her
! 4; Sharp, in whose car the party
lalng was about so years of
ald was born and reared near
where he resided. He was
and a prominent citizen of
eeaon, a deacon in the Baptist
N q that viciity, the father of
children, five of whom are
I. Sharp was about 48 years of
~ most estimable lady. Mr..
MS. Sharp have a number of
ives in Bogalusa and were COM
te to spend the day with them
ne accident occurred.
{; Ioney was about 80 years of
''u was neighbor Of the Sharps.