Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1916 — PASSENGER TRAIN HITS LUMBER TRUCK [ARTICLE]

PASSENGER TRAIN HITS LUMBER TRUCK

F. M. Donnelly’s Delivery Car Died On Track—No. 38 Hit It and Smashed It Badly. Frank M. Donnelly, manager of the Rensselaer Lumber Co., had a close (all from serious injury or death Thursday afternoon shortly after 3 o’clock, when the engine of his yellow lumber truck died on the main track of the Monoir railroad at the Main street crossing. Frank jumped from the seat and tried to push the truck off the track but could hot move it. Passenger train No. 38, running a few minutes behind time, was bearing down upon him and he saw that he would not be able to save the truck and he ran for safety just a second before the train hit the truck, badly demolishing it. The truck was converted from Mr. Donnelly’s old E. M. F. car and was used in making lumber deliveries. The engine struck it at the left rear wheel, crushing that wheel and knocking spokes out of the left front one. The body of the car, the fenders, radiator, windshield and other parts were damaged and not much of the car apparently oan be put back into use.