Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1915 — Vehicle Drivers Should Be Careful at Crossings. [ARTICLE]

Vehicle Drivers Should Be Careful at Crossings.

A man driving a white pony to a rig came near being hit by northbound passenger train No. 32, due here at 10:36, this Friday morning. James Jordan, the crossing watchman at Forest street, waved his flag desperately at the man but he kept right on coming until only a few feet away from the track. The train would have hit his rig squarely had he come 20 feet further. He took the warning finally and as the train rushed by the frightened pony jumped to one side and almost upset the rig, breaking the harness slightly. Mr. Jordan says that it is with the greatest difficulty that he can induce some persons to stop before crossing the tracks and that despite his warnings some insist on trying to cross in front of trains. The track to the east of Forest street is' generally concealed from view, especially to persons coming from the north, and all should not only stop when warned by the watchman but should exercise every precaution besides.