Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1917 — GIRL IS INSTANTLY KILLED [ARTICLE]

GIRL IS INSTANTLY KILLED

Train Hits Auto and Car Is Thrown a Distance of 100 Feet. Lafayette, September 24. —Miss Mary Adams, age 16, was instantly killed, and two other young persons were seriously injured when a speeding Wabash freight train struck an automobile in which they were riding at the Riverside crossing. ten miles southwest of Lafayette, last night. Four young persons were in the car and they were on their way from Rainsville to their home in Williamsport. They made the trip to witness a baseball game. , Elmer Larson was driving the car and in the seat with him was Miss Golda Mills. Miss Adams was in the back seat with Walter Rinehart. A grain elevator obstructs the view of the track at Riverside and Larson did not see the approaching train. The automobile was thrown more than 100 feet and landed on a side track. Miss Adams’ neck was broken. Miss Mills and young Rinehart were injured internally and were brought here early today in a dying condition. Young Larson was not seriously hurt. The two young women were employed in a restaurant at Williamsport.