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Show TRAIN SMASHES LOGALSTREETGARl Motorman Puts on Full Speed, Thus Narrowly Escaping Death. An Inbound west Seventh South i reel car was struck by a freight train t the Sixth AVest and Seventh j South street crossing last night and, aJthough the streetcar was almost demolished, de-molished, Motorman Harvey Staata, "15 East Eighth South street, escaped j taiih slight Injuries. Thers were no j Vengers on the car. The framework ef the car protected ths motorman! f ; nm serious injury. T Actordiiig to the streetcar conduc- tor. Arthur V. KogehfTg. the car t r-.ppeil at ihe crosHiog and he walked j forward and signaled the motorman to ! i n.ftn, the tracks. He saw an ap-).: ap-).: nphin freight train appear from hehtitd one that was standing still, but-' h- was too late to stop the streetcar.; W hen t he mot or mutt nh w t ha t hts 'ar mould probably be struck by the fi-:ht train he tinned on full power and shot forward This fact saved Ins life, as the back pari of the car u.ls struck by tile train and was the j mnt seriously dam-iged. Staats re-e re-e :ved first aid at tb emergency hos-pKal hos-pKal and was l.tt.-r taken to his home |