Show Driver Calls Calls Calks Crash Escape Miracle By Bernard Y I It was a miracle of God that vc ve ever got out alive said ayle Jayle Desmond as he lay quietly m n his hospital bed at Holy Cross Crois Monday 1 morning When that streamliner turned is over and over I thought wed we'd lever get out alive As soon oon as I I saw we weren't dead I started pra praying ing I guess I prayed all the way to the hospital Mr 11 Desmond 25 1076 Jeremy st. st was driver of the 1941 sedan edan which was smashed beyond recognition recognition recognition rec rec- when it was crushed between two railroad trains early Monday morning I Mr Desmond walked to a n police police police po po- po- po I lice stretcher after aCter the mishap I It required eight stitches to close a forehead wound and three to I seal a hand gash Mr i Desmonds Desmond's companion Royal Lemon 31 W W. South was uninjured Its lilts a R puzzle to me just what happened the victim said I III think the brakes went out I had brake trouble last week but had hadit hadit it fixed Royal looked at me and said Dont you see the signals I said sure and md started to slow downall downall down downall all all of a sudden we shot ahead right into the train Neither Had Time When Mr 1 Desmond and Mr Lemon saw the Diesel engine bearing down on them from theother the theother I Iother other way neither of us had time to jump or even scream He hit us and we kept turnIng turnIng turnIng turn- turn Ing over and over You could hear that tearing metal and Royal yelling It seemed like that train would never stop When he recovered from being temporarily stunned Mr 11 Desmond Desmond Desmond Des Des- mond said he could see Mr Lemon sitting silting on the tracks about 10 feet from the wreckage wreckage wreck wreck- age How he didn't get thrown under the wheels of either of the trains is a mystery to me Pinned in Auto Mr Desmond was pinned bel between between be- be l tween cen the floor of oC the car and the dashboard and motor The motor was on top of the dashboard dashboard dashboard dash dash- board and the dashboard was on top of my legs There was about four inches between the dash and the floor floor and and my legs were in there Police officers and Mr Lemon removed the driver from his trap Mr 11 Desmond who is a law in of oC Mr 11 Lemon is is' is the father of an old month daughter who has recently become become become be be- come ill I guess all these doe doc doe I J F lr 3 1 ibN 4 n S r r r c 4 r 1 0 r r yr f r s pt L J Jr r fi 4 h v Walked Away From Wreck Gayle Desmond 25 1018 Jeremy st. st lies on police stretcher after walking walkin- away auay from wrecked car He lie was treated for face and limb cuts after the grinding rinding mishap at am a.m. Monday I tor bills dont don't mean much though when you put them alongside something like the work of oC God that saved us this I mornin morning Mr 1 Desmond added I c ly rr g A i s r r Royal Lemon lie He was unhurt unhurt unhurt un un- hurt but auto was vas demolished |