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t*«cvr» T»rnTHREE ARE KILLED«AUTO IS SICK III U B UTERIvias betar111g down upon *he m onlya few hundred foot distant.Mrs. Chris Niswander, Young Child, and Sister, Miss Henrietta Sayre, Hurled Into Eter-j nity When Fast B 0. Express Strikes Car at Lyndon - Babe Lives Three HoursMrs chrts Niswander, 35, and six month* old son Albert Ktneraou, residing near (ittotl Hop*', and Mrs Nlswandor’s alst'-r, Mis* llenrelt-ta Hay re, 66, of Fruttriale, riot floath at the B. Jr O crossing In Lyndon, about. 2 4 5 Thursday afternoon, when the automobile In which they w*r* riding wan struck by the fast w eat bound limited «•*-prea, Mrs, N is wander ami sister were killed instantly, but the baby lived two hours after the accident. The tragedy occurred while Mrs Kite wander was returning from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newton Sayre, of Frultdalo, and was taking her sister home with her for a visit.The crossing wh*rlt;* the accident occurred is a bad one, owing to a sharp curve in the road, and the fact that tin train in question passes ovei the c-roaning at 60 to 70 miles per hour.According to an eye witness Mrs Nlsowambr drove the car to a point near the railroad and stopped to asecrtain If a train was ap proachlng Not seeing or hearing the speeding train she started the machine and had reached the track when she discovered that tin- trainEvidently fearing she could not g.*» across in time she endeavored to rever e the engine, but her «*f forts were futile and a moment latter tte train had struck the ma chin* and two lives were snuffed *,ut on th* instantThe machine was torn to atoms and the bodies of the victims were carried worn* distance down the trac k, and when found the life b • arms of Miss Hayr* still clung about th*' unconscious form of the littl* babe.Tie train was backed up to the scene of the accident, and many of those aboard broke down when when they beheld the results of the crash. Physicians were hurriedly summoned, i»r. rtternb r of (food Hop* being called and was goon c»n the scene, but all efforts to sav* the child’s life* proved of no avail, and it died without recovering consciousness, Not a scratch appeared upon the- little form with the exception of Just alcove one ear where some object had crushed the little skull.Mr. Nine wander was notified, and with breaking heart was rushed to the* scene. The remains of the victims were tukcn to Frtiltdale, and prepared for burialMr. and Mrs. Nlsewander have resided on the Hoyel land t\ve tulles east of Good Hope for many years, and the* heart broken husband has the deepest sympathy e»r a great circle of close friends of the family.
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Washington C H Daily Herald
Washington Court House, Ohio, US
Fri, Oct 27, 1916
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