Show GROUND UND R TH Youth Killed at McCook Ills 1 by y Be Being Being Being ing Thrown From Prom Santa SantaFe SantaFe SantaFe Fe Train Chicago Aug 12 George Moe 18 years old was killed and Miss Minnie Gurschke 17 was severely Injured in an accident on the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe rail railroad railroad railroad road at McCook Ill tonight When the train carrying union teamsters tea back ack to Chicago from a picnic was passing through McCook a break in an air brake tube caused the separation of the rear car from the main body of the train Moe and Miss Gurschke who were stand standIng standIng standing Ing on the rear platform were thrown to the ground by the sudden lurch of the train Moe was ground to pieces by the wheels of the rear car and Miss hiss Gurschke was saved from death only by her skirts catching on a She was dragged for nearly a hundred yards ards be before before before fore the car could be stopped The pic pie picnickers picnickers on the train claimed that the train crew was responsible for the acci accident accident accident dent and it was with difficulty that they escaped from the mob when the train stopped at the station |