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NO. 3a$1.50 Per Year In AdvanceFOUR ARE KILLEDiGloversviUe And JohnstownCouples On Way To Howes Cave To Visit Relative When Struck By Light Engine On Tracks Near Bar-nerville Station—Death For All Was Instantaneous.On*- of the woret i ail road crossingaccidents in this \icinity in recent year occurred on the Uarnerville station crossing about 9:15 o’clock Sun-morning when a t orista w»ro struck by a light L. A: H. engine and instantly killed.The victims of the fatal crash were Pet« r Fox, 77. and his wife. Elizabeth Fox, G2, oi 19 lt;*arfl« Id St., Johns*own, and Edward Swans. 54. and his wife,Julia Swar 4! lt;( 12:: Main Sr., O'ov-The two roup!* w* re riding in a i** w Ch» vrol* t coach belonging :o Mr.Foxand whMrs.CliftonnearHowesi nga slaterhadiroot or*«Sri v Jou $r «a 1K from ipwhirh crowwestJfaf* t lojpare©fly Mr**ngitie. NoNVthaway who r* side(u t* t n- r ai lie*ville.track'justr of Mrs. Swart- They motored to Cobles kill and were he lea* concreted dirt Cobleak ill to Pan ea the It. A* It liarnerville station. Ap* Mr. Fox did not see the light *22. which was bonded to-Cobb kill and was in charge ofer Howard I«. \ Wight man oflliuffhamton. . . .... JjmM □ ’ IAccording to the engln- er th*- auto wa* -within a foot or so of clearing■ : - a h : t • t .4 : * » : d*D * r va d» moll'he.j completelya a!as-♦ n z e r - v o re had I y crushed in the impact*■ -'orm*I ^IUtar.ro by the engine which bort**d tu Lav* b* *-r ttaveiiirat a fast rate\ -In th.fi:pin 8cmrof jlr. lw\[]t- ii'ij of rlt; bh *ilt;fjU!onphi Bit tun*dentil-4iiLiuudmibtHlrf had,'ib **0 ifistaiiTall ot t r*e i it unishaving receiv* ** M U1 \\ 1 *h many other».or*rataout.frac-MM|kCorohdf I. *OL Whit* of SharOQfi V t f’} Ji 1* | • |Oa*■ ,4 . • i * , ,a fj *« s»aie•i .■dice?\v):gated tlit accident.ct i ntarrivalsat the ci•t»ethat-truck in the mid^tilear.dhu1 fiftyfeet withit*four'*• TNII *t\ farmhand whoWJBi w1ft-;1 ntht- road n*-at byw a* ang f Vwin vett I* m earlycar wasfrom q•i* pttl ,couldbed\V* igbtime*t lliit 'Hhe «ifew f*-»et abe d It1 notan J**-rantPatrick wIn ip h«i it * • 1ard-w'JjiCMMSla .. f'if[ Troorw r HIk0W iialltv but hlt; dU appeared e before hi** identityascertained. Engineer• ad of the engine and thatobserve th* car until Juatb* tore the crash Omar0 reside near|the crota-he crash and rushed to theif T choot.maker andCobles kill, d Coroner ring*. andliV■.1l*rpny«AVhitilCcidefibodeom« her.♦!rJoh,ik* r jd.iu9I#* 1 rXH?I * ir 9 lt;}*ntifv the fuUttin' poM * If W\ PI S'* 115 PWIi (li.U d-or of Mr\trLa \\,« -Adaughter oi ffic x cafiir jjhetirlate 1and mad** th- identilkM:the saltv had b• tl the mornim: in o aw traffic later in♦■ -i •ft to hfi*r bv Mr.t% trh( jbcHiit s wer*t«mov*hI later Suevening to tilik« fwnctive hotsth*- victims whe• w'W litS X* + * •ral »ervic«conduct*d[^Tuesday.5| Mr. and Sw irts are «urv ;v**d by on* «o:i.toversville and Mr and Mr- Fox an survived by one daughter, Mrs. Pert ha Fox DeMarcotinJoh”**owi ptrs 9wart9 was for-rl Mb.- Juba O'Brien of Central Bridge. wh# re she was born, being the daughter of Daniel and Mary Cassidy fVfirlen of that placlt;At* tThe inv« sligating authorities said ,t the crossing was devoid of 2 d* vices to give warning atrains, but that any-err* allL tilll txifxf *fOHsift 1oacn otH'proachlnit the crossing from » the ♦ ast or the west had an un-ob-cured vkw for a considerabb* distance The auT horit ie* also stated that they had learned that both ou-pies had visited in the vicinity of Par-r\ iib on numerous occasions and aware of the crossing at thatII*The crossing Is cot considered a ilangcrous one, there being a clearvf# VIn both directions with only adichr incUnt to the grade of th# Croesing How the car happened to drive upon the track? directly In frontof the etntfm will probably never beknown in view of the death of ill tKthe occupants.
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