Gastonia, Nov. 5—Mrs. Maggie Walker, 35, of the Clara Mill, was killed outright and John C. Williams of Cramertown was seriously injured when the northbound C. & N.W. passenger train in charge of Engineer Brawley and Conductor Isaacs struck an automobile driven by Williams at the Sixth avenue crossing this morning at 9:15 o’clock. Five children in the car were shaken up considerably, but none was seriously injured.
The car, a five passenger Hupmobile, was going east on Sixth avenue near the northeast corner of the Armstrong Mill. Bystanders who witnessed the accident say that the train whistle blew several times in warning, but that the driver put on more speed and attempted to cross. The view of the track here, while not absolutely unobstructed, is clear for several yards and there is plenty of space in which to bring a car to a stop. The train struck the right front of the car and threw it to the side. The mill coach was behind the tender caught the wrecked car and was dragged almost exactly 400 yards to the Fifth avenue crossing at the Dunn Mill. The car was badly damaged and the tonneau was mashed up. The engine was apparently unhurt.
The children in the car were Paul Walker, Grace Brady, Ruth and Eunice Henson and Helen Walker. Two of them received slight flesh wounds and bruises. Mr. Williams was removed to a hospital. It is thought that he is internally injured.
From The Charlotte News, Sunday, Nov. 6, 1921
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