Smyrna times., 1926-08-04
|1l DIE AI TRAIN .ILIn vIi5aE',, NRLGAS
|TIlNlB|LE NEAR BLAGABlRD
j oy WAY TO FARM Of
y : cupFFFLER FOR THE DAY

.i,.d the Passing OF a Freight
va Tsan Drove Right in Path of
4 . ina Vs.t Norfolk Express Train
,.r,ops were instantly killed
~ sunday when the automobile
seI sas ttev we're riding was struck
" svnress train Of the Pennsyl-
\ Railroad a at Kings Crossing;
n u mile below Blackbird and
N ons ne mile west Of the dupont
l,rsnJ y, The dead are: Anna Nor
s'Ils Z Years old; Marjorie Smith, -
"A. Quincy Smith, her brother,
r,n 4, id; James R. Hills, % years
N i CentreviIle, Del. The bodies
I. vsre Immediately turned over
r,,,rer I. H. K. Wadman and his
Il New Castle County were
w IL the impact for q distance
N r.rds and were SO badly man
,b.t those Of the two men were
-4fd only BY articles found in
!, Dckets. Practically every bone
4 bodies of all the victims was
IN Only parts Of the automobile
Tith they we're riding was found
ss,e we're scattered along the
4, Al 4 distance of $50 yards.
nry Of young people had set ont
i,r morning to visit Anna Nor
raDduarents, Mr.. and Mrs. Char
Snfler Of near Clayton who had
uotfed Of their coming and who
made arrangements to entertain
during the afternoon. When
reached Kings Crossing, ap-
athing it from the east, Smith,who
driving, stopped the machine
northbound freight train pass
after the freight had gotten by
h it is believed BY the police,
ught the tracks were clear and
Esd to cross. In attempting to
4 however, the car ran directly
tie path Of the Ills o'clock ex-
& train from Wilmington, which
travelling at about so miles an
The train, No. ASS, was in
ve Of William H. Nichols, conduc-
and Claude N. Oldham, engineer,
j said to have run nearly a mile
re being brought to a stop after
accident. On the right hand side
tie approach to the crossing are
pal trees as well as high grass,
this is believed to have helped
Fet Smith from knowing of the
prOach Of the express. No watch
j employed at the crossing and
the regulation warning signs of
airoad are in use there.
Chevrolet Machine torn to Pieces.
hs State Highway Police were no
and an investigation was i'm
lately made BY Corporal Cole and
7stes zeigler and Carpenter, who
assisted by Sergeant of Detec-
Samuel B. Gambel, Of the Viii
Ean Bureau Of Police, who was
ig at the time. The only parts
ae Chevrolet automobile found in
NestgatiOn were the speedo-
q the license tags, two doors and
wheels. The two doors were un-
Shd. The bodies of the four
s we're found in various places
U distance Of $50 yards of the
1lg' The condition Of the bodies
va mat death had been instan-
sa The only witness to the
~ vas Roland Blanchfeld, Of
M After the investigation Pri-
O1penter was sent to Clayton to
Y ars. Charles Shreffler of the
y her granddaughter and the
1ee companions. Although the
n broken to her as gently as
: y ;I 'he collapsed upon receiving
nas been in a hysterical condi-
NJ snce. The bodies Of Gurney
y . M his sister were shipped at
j sL y !, Monday morning to the
y Sa1 t1elr parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
! Ils1' ugl Of Chula, Virginia. The
,n.. NUS ,.,. was claimed by his uncle
ma .a''Inson, and services will be
s, als home near Centreville this
N ). with Va interment at Chadd's
IA. !. Inc body of Anna Morris
m ne9 I, Oy Clifford Pryor, Of near
rssv.so51 o1e was buried yesterday
00o cemetery, Smyrna.
n H% H1Sgng Men Were Farmers
mus nllls and Smith were employ
rs s,,ls " At centreville, and Miss
ans'.a " niece Of the wife Of
si.rn ioe y :; Robinson, foreman on
NJ Wfr;...,.s /. Ward, well
a0 ut prors; sOn attorney and an
; also emri enee' Both the girls
Smith Sgyeo Sa5 at Centreville.
visit u recently returned
Ss =, A. 70 her parents at Chula.
hd w. new Chevrolet touring
ad M NJ. recently purchased by
~ i 'nen Ssl the accident occurred
7ah = making his first long