Fatal Auto Wreck
Wadesboro, Dec. 19—Facts in regard to the automobile
accident in Polkton last Thursday in which two children of A. Cleveland Smith
of Wadesboro lost their lives and three others, including Mr. Smith, were
painfully injured, are just coming to light.
It appears that while the party was on its way to Polkton
from Wadesboro to spend Christmas with Mr. Smith’s brother-in-law, the curtains
of the car were drawn and none of the party noted train number 19 going towards
Charlotte as they started across the Polkton crossing. The train struck the
car, demolishing it and throwing all the occupants to the ground.
One of the Smith children, aged 2 years, was killed
instantly, while another, aged 4, died as a result of injuries at the Wadesboro
hospital Sunday.
It is expected that the other three occupants of the car,
Mr. Smith, his wife and brother, will recover.
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