Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1914 — Girl Killed While Trying To Rescue a Child. [ARTICLE]

Girl Killed While Trying To Rescue a Child.

Fort Smith, Ark.’, May B—Frances Spankee, 16 years old, met death today while trying to rescue Mary Oberle, her 9-year-old companion, whose foot was caught in a railroad trestle near Clarksville The girls were walking over the trestle when- they heard an approaching train. Both ran. Frances cleared the trestle but when she looked around Mary was sitting on the structure her foot caught between the ties. Frances ran back and as (die bent to extricate the imprisoned foot the locomotive struck both girls and hurled them from the trestle Frances was killed and Mary suffered severe injuries. It is believed she will recover.