Evening star., 1923-01-28

SAW F|VEPLUNCE
TO DEATH IN AUTO
3. and 0. Conductor Declares
Cumberland Crash Was Due
to High Speed.
UNABLE TO HELP VICTIMS
signaled to Passing Autoist-Car
Hit Creek Bottom With Crash
After sS-Feot Drop.
UNABLE TO HELP VICTIMS
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star,
CUMBERLAND, Nd, January az
6. w. Hofi, conductor on the Balti-
more and Ohio, witnessed tina cata-
putting of the auto of Edward A.
Flynn ef West Heboken, ~ j., in
which Flynn. william J. Farrow. aged
thirty-eight, and Misses Louise Dun
dee. aged twenty-four, and Eva Dun
dee, aged nineteen, and Mrs. Clara
McCulloh. aged twenty seven, di-
vorced wife of Harold Hobbs. this
city. lost their lives about Q o'clock
this morning.
dance at Frostburg, Nd Hoff's train
opposite side of Wills creek and
the crew was fixing a coupler when
his attention was directed to a ma
chine advancing at high speed. 1t
ran onto the bridge, leaped and then
fell into the creek bed with fear
full crash. He says the lights of the
car formed huge semi-ciFcle as the
machine went over.
The five occupants OF the car evil
deRtly met instant death.
Heff and the members Of the crew
were unable to leave their train. but
Ilon "dfCu Ills idHtcTH 10 aH dH-
preaching moterist, whose attention
was called to the wrecked machine.
The drop from the edge Of the bridge
is about thirty-fye feet.
DiMculty In GettiHs Bodies.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
in getting the bodies up the bank, owing
to it's steepness and the slimy condition
up to the bridge with a rope. Farrow's
father. John Farrow. came here from
Clear Spring, Md, today and claimed
his sons body. which will be taken to
Clear Spring tomorrow afternoon. The
International Magazine Company wired
as to the disposition of the effects of
Flynn and ordered his body sent to his
home In West Hoboken.
The Dundee sisters lived In both
Washington and Baltimore ut various
periods. Louise was born in Washing
ton and Eva in Cumberland, after her
parents removed to this city about
twenty years ago. Both could sing and
dance well. Eva being especially ac-
complished as a dancer, she having won
prizes both in Baltimore and WASH
ingtoR-
During the war, their father states,
both girls worked in a n,unition fac
tory in Baltimore. When living in
Washington the Dundee girls boarded
at 1910 Sth street northwest. Both
gills had been employed in a Wash
On account of their ability as dancers
and entertainers they had appeared at
several society functions In Wash
ingtony
A Former Accident.
About one year ago the Dundee sis
ters figured in a sensational accident
in Washington. both were seriously
and, for some time, thought fatally
injured.
George w. Dundee, father of the
Dundee girls, Is a native of George
town, D. c., and their mother was
Miss Annie V. Beach. q native Of
Fairfax county. Va. Mr.. Dundee has
two sisters in Washington. Mrs. Law
renee D. Barr. 39o5 Window place
northwest. and Mrs. Emma Marks,
Aloo Rrandywine street northwest.
Mrs. Lulu d. King. another sister.
lives at Fort Myer Heights. Rossiyn,
Va. Mrs. McCulloh has a sister, Miss
Laura McCulloh, who Is employed In
the department of Internal revenue,
Washington. and who resides at 60i
e street northwest; another sister,
Hattie MoCulloh, 10 q lieutenant In
the salvation Army at Buffalo, N. Y,
Flynn's business headquarters were
in Washington. he travelling through
the District of Columbia. Maryland
and Virginia