Fatal Railroad Accident

Auother terrible accident ' happened on the Michigan Ceutral railroad, nearly opposite the Kyer Milling Co. 's mili, at Aun Arbor, abont 5 o'clock on Priday aftemoon, and Miss Agnes Warren, of Springfield, 111., who had been attending the University surumer school, was struck by the eugiue of train No. 10 going east and instantly killed. The story of the accident as told at the inquest by the several witnesses showed that Miss Warren, Misa Marcha Stnrgis and James W. Sturgis were walkiug eastward on the rnain track of the railroad at the time the 4 :58 train going east was due. They were returning froin a boat ride, engaged in an iruated couversation, and did not hear any sound of the approaohiug train, nntil something, she did uot know whaf, impelled Miss Sturgis to tam round. As she did so she was horrified to see the train within a few yards of thein. Miss Stnrgis and her brother rnshed down the embankment, which was olose to the side of the track ou which they were walking, but Miss Warren did not get out of the way iu time and was struck by the locomotivo, oarried onward nearly 100 feec and thrown into the ditch at the side of the road, dead. She had a hole in the left side of her head, jast back of the ear, which penetrated tO the brain, the base of her skull was fractnred, her lower jaw was broken, both collar boues were brokeu, also all three boues of her left arm at tbe elbow. She was instantly killed. From tbe testirnouy of the fireman it would seem that Miss Warren started to get off the track on the opposite side to tbat taken by Mr. and Miss Sturgis, but altering her rniud, in her bewilderment, she started back to get off the same side as they did. Just as she got across the rail the engiue struck her. The train was running 20 or 25 miles an hour and the fireman said thatwhen he flrst saw them as the engiue eame arouud the sharp curve just west of where the aocident happened, he did not think it possible for any of the party to get off the tiaok alive. Corouer Ball was sururuoued and be impaueled as a jury T. W. Miugay, Zenus Sweet, M. M. Steffv, Jasper mus, Ed. Hisaock and Sylvester Armtrong. It was not nutil this had been one that the body of the unfortunate ouug wonian was removed íroin whtjre it had been thrown in a heap y the rush of the train. It appeared to be the opinión of sonie. vho were present that such a thicg as noving tbe body was against the Iaw nd they veheuaently opposed auyoue ruoving or in anyway interfering vrith t. It was a poor piece of judginent od met with severa censure frorn the arge nurubtr of people who were ou he ground. Had a spark of life reniaiued in the youug ■woruan's body, it vould have assuredly fled from it durag the long time that she lay face ownward in the soft gravel with her jead novered over by lier cape. After the jnry had viewed the body t was taken to O. M. Martin's uuderakiug rooms, where the iuqnest vvaa leid ou Satnraay afternoon. After hearing the testimouy of Dr. W. B. Smith, James W. Sturgis, Miss Martha Sturgis, James Martin, engineer of No. 10, and Geo. A. Guest, the fireman, the jnry returned a verdict in accordance with the facts and exonerated the railroad employees fiom all blatne. The relatives of the yonng woman were uotifled by telegraph of the sad occurrenoe and her aged father arrived on Satnrday evening and the i-ernains were takeu to her home at Springfield, 111. Miss Warren graduated from the University in 1896. During the past year she had taught Latin in thfi Springfleld high school and expeoted to take the same position next year. She came here in Jnly to attend the soumier school and perfect herself in her chosen line of stndy and had begun preparations to return home when tbey were interrupted by the lamentable accident whioh euded her bright young life.