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Show INTERURBAN CAR CRASHES INTO AUTOMOBILE Tho Interurbaa electric car which arrives at Logan at 1:57 while near-lng near-lng the limits of the city ot Wells-vlllo Wells-vlllo had a collision with tho big automobile owned by Mr. D. T. Stowart and driven by his son Chas. Stewart of Wcllsvllle. The approach to the city, trom tho north is entirely obscured at tho crossing where the accident occured by trees and shrubbery shrub-bery so that tho driver of tho car, Sunday could not see, and evidently did not hero tho approaching train. The automobllo had Just time enough to get the front wheels on ti the track when it wns struck by the Incoming electric car. Tho automobile was a complete wreck and Mr. Stowart In somo mlrnculous wny escaped with u few scratches about tho face and u slight wrench of the knee., Tho Intor-urban Intor-urban car was stopped wlthhi a Bhort distance to seo what damago'diad been done and In a few mlnutok a crowd of people had gathoreu ami n reeling of relief was experienced by all when It was found that Mr. Stowart had escaped uninjured. Unfortunato ns wns this incident Sunday1, ono cannot help but feel that It was a good thing that It happened at this time and with no raoro sorlous results, ns this particular railroad crossing Is ono of tho most dangerous on tho entire railroad, nnd sooner or later Just such an accident as happen ed yesterday wns bound to havo occurred oc-curred and with tho probability of futally injuring or killing ono or moro persons. Now wo feel Btiro that tho railroad will Immediately Install sounding gong ItghtB, or cross arms or Bomo other contrivance for warning peoplo ot tho approach of trains, and people compelled com-pelled to drivo over this crossing before be-fore tho Installation of BUch lBns will exorcleo moro care In approaching approach-ing thls,crosslng. ( |