Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1917 — TRAIN OVER SLEEPING BABY [ARTICLE]

TRAIN OVER SLEEPING BABY

Infant Near Ocean City, Del., Was Unhurt and Began to Cry When Picked Up. Whaleyville, Del.—Asleep in the middle of the railroad track, a 2-year-old girl escaped Injury when a fast train bound to Ocean City passed over it. The train, running about 60 miles an hour, was in charge of Engineer L. H. Wallace. He did not notice the child until only a few feet away. Brakes were applied, and the trainmen ran back and picked up little Annie Kosh, fully dressed and sound asleep, lying face downward. The child had to be awakened and immediately began to cry. Not a scratch was found on her, notwithstanding the fact that a locomotive and five coaches had passed over her. The child was a member of one of the families working In a canning factory near Mardela.