Show I 1 train crain hit auto last friday afternoon last friday afternoon while hile john Y yates and his son J B yates were driving their five passenger metz auto across the emmit side of the rio branae gran 0 ky ry they were A ere bit hit by a freight t train aln and had a narrow escaped om cath 0 or r I 1 ser ir injury the Th ebacK a end of the ithe car was completely w decked bu but t as the occupants were ithe he front seat they escaped m bith ith n nothing ing moie ser lous tous than a few scratches crat clies and bruises mr yates who was driving the machine states thit that they had been transacting business here in eureka and shortly after fave 0 clock started tor for home As they were nearing the eastern end of town known as the summit they saw the freight crew at work on the side track and aa as the train was almost at a stand still they started to cross the tile trad at the regular wagon road crossing when were almost over the track the freight train backed into their automobile A representative of the rio grande ry came to eureka for the purpose of investigating the accident and it it understood that the road will reimburse the owners of the car for the loss which they sustained |