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Obituary- Smith, Fred and Smith, Edward and Marney, Maggie 4

"When we were coming home Fred and I were on the front seat and Fred was driving. We had the side curtains on. We got on the wrong road and we had to turn north and were compelled to cross the tracks again. We had already crossed them once. As we drove onto the tracks the train hit us and I don't remember anything more. The engineer did not whistle."
Mrs. Smith was Miss Vina Vieu. She is a young woman of prepossessing appearance. She appears to scarcely realize the terrible fate of her husband, brother-in-law and friend. It was at first thought that her ankle had been broken but it now appears that this is a mistake. She is not seriously injured and will be able to be out in a few days.
Engineer Emmett Lewis of the Union Pacific train that caused the death of the three young people was prostrated. He went with the train as far as Junction City where he turned the engine over to a substitute, being unable to go farther. The conductor of the train was F.S. Fields and both the engineer and conductor are attending the inquest this afternoon.
The parents of Fred and Ed Smith, the two young men were killed, live two miles from Rossville. They were worried over the non-appearance of their sons but did not know of the accident until this forenoon when Floyd McPherson drove out and informed them. Mrs. Smith fainted and was in a serious condition but is better this afternoon. Neither the father nor mother knew that the young people had been married.
The bodies of the dead were all frightfully crushed. Fred Smit's legs and one are were broken, his neck was also broken and one side was crushed. The car wheels had passed directly over Maggie Marney's head and face and top of her skull was found lying beside the track.
Claim Agent Peterson, of the Union Pacific is on the ground and with him is photographer John Strickrott ho took photograph of the scene of the accident to be used in the event of a suit for damages.
Coroner Hogeboom went to Rossville on an early morning train and is holding an inquest this afternoon. The people of Rossville are greatly excited over the frightful accident.

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