The Archive · 1925

Scooped Up by Cow-catcher

The second accident occurred at about 10 p.m, on April 1, where the Enst Arsenal road er Peking-Mukden line, in. Russian concession. to be number 413, a Chevrolet limousine, was going towards the Arsenal, while a freight train wa from Tangku, the driver ignored warnings from both a policeman Jemployee at the switche cross ahead of the train, result was another tie, the engine's cow-catcher scooping up fand crushing it into a group switch lovers tonneau was wrenched away from the chassis and thrown, the tonneau ide and the chassis on the other side of the track. gory enid to have been the owner, was in the car at the time, but was only slightly hurt, The chauffeur, who rode away ina riesha and has not been heard of since, according to. police reports, was only slightly jured, except for a hand pierced through at the palm. estimated to have been worth about $3,000.

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