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Show KILLED ON THE TRACK. A Fathar and Ilaui-htar and Anothar Mt. tla (ilrl Killil OiltriKlit. Elmiha, N.Y., July 28.- A distressing distress-ing accident occurred last evening at the crossing of the Erie road uear El-dredge El-dredge park, in which four persons were killed outrielit and two fatally in-jurod. in-jurod. Reverend Wellington White started out to drive, having with him Mrs. White, their throe children, Hat-tie Hat-tie Hastings, the;daughterof a neighbor, and Susie McCarthy, a nurse girl. Approaching Ap-proaching the crossing of the railroad a freight train, that had beeu cut iu two to allow entrance to the park, occupied the nearer track. Seeing and hearing nothing indicative of danger, Mr. White drove between the halves of the freight train upon the other track just in time to be struck by the passenger train. White, his daughter Lillian, aged 9, add Susie McCarthy, ai'-d 12. were instantly in-stantly killed. Mrs. White and a child 2 years old received fatal injuries. Mabel White, aged 1, esc'aped witli painful but not serious bruises, L Kev. Mr. While was a graduate of Amherst college and the New York Theological seminary, and had spent 1 ten years in missionary work in China. I , We was home on a leave of abseuce. |