Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1915 — CAUGHT IN AUTO AT RAILROAD CROSSING [ARTICLE]

CAUGHT IN AUTO AT RAILROAD CROSSING

Steve Salrin and Wife and W. H. Barnes and Wife Had Close Call In Rensselaer Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Salrin and baby and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Barnes, of Walker township, who were conning to Rensselaer in an automobile Monday were caught on the Monon tracks at Main street between the long arms of the crossing gates and as their car struck one of the gates breaking the the windshield and striking Mrs. Barnes on the head a freight car that was being switched about the yards almost struck their machine. Just how the gates happened to be lowered after they had passed on to the tracks is not known, but it seems to have happened and apparently all are mighty lucky that they escaped with their lives. After Mr. alrin had managed to back his car off the tracks and the gates had been opened he tried to cross again and, according to his story, was again caught between the gates and again almost hit by the freight car, which was being pushed along oen track by a crossing bar attacked to the engine on a paralell track.