Published
in the Lititz (PA) Record Express, 22 Nov 2012, original full article can be
obtained from the Lititz Public Library and was published in Thursday Morning's
Record on 21 Nov 1912.
"100 Years Ago - A Hero's Death - Michael Adams residing on Spruce street, this
borough was shocked to receive a message last Friday that his brother Elias B.
Adams, a resident of Dayton Ohio, for the past 35 years, had been killed in a
grade crossing accident in that city on Thursday evening of last week.
Mr. Adams was employed as a watchman at the grade crossing where his death
occurred. He met his untimely end in a heroic effort to save a young girl from
death under the wheels of an onrushing train. The young lady was also killed.
The latter was returning to her home, and after waiting for a shifting engine
to cross the street, stepped on the track in front of a fast approuchiing
passenger train. Adams saw her danger and threw up his arms in a warning
gesture, and shouted, but his voice was lost in the noise of the trains. He
then ran down the track in an effort to push her from the track. He was too
late, however, and the engine first struck him and then the girl, Adams dying
instantly and the girl a few hours thereafter.
Mr. Adams was a native of Warwick township (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
and was born near Pine Hill."
in the Lititz (PA) Record Express, 22 Nov 2012, original full article can be
obtained from the Lititz Public Library and was published in Thursday Morning's
Record on 21 Nov 1912.
"100 Years Ago - A Hero's Death - Michael Adams residing on Spruce street, this
borough was shocked to receive a message last Friday that his brother Elias B.
Adams, a resident of Dayton Ohio, for the past 35 years, had been killed in a
grade crossing accident in that city on Thursday evening of last week.
Mr. Adams was employed as a watchman at the grade crossing where his death
occurred. He met his untimely end in a heroic effort to save a young girl from
death under the wheels of an onrushing train. The young lady was also killed.
The latter was returning to her home, and after waiting for a shifting engine
to cross the street, stepped on the track in front of a fast approuchiing
passenger train. Adams saw her danger and threw up his arms in a warning
gesture, and shouted, but his voice was lost in the noise of the trains. He
then ran down the track in an effort to push her from the track. He was too
late, however, and the engine first struck him and then the girl, Adams dying
instantly and the girl a few hours thereafter.
Mr. Adams was a native of Warwick township (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
and was born near Pine Hill."
Published
in the Lititz (PA) Record Express, 22 Nov 2012, original full article can be
obtained from the Lititz Public Library and was published in Thursday Morning's
Record on 21 Nov 1912.
"100 Years Ago - A Hero's Death - Michael Adams residing on Spruce street, this
borough was shocked to receive a message last Friday that his brother Elias B.
Adams, a resident of Dayton Ohio, for the past 35 years, had been killed in a
grade crossing accident in that city on Thursday evening of last week.
Mr. Adams was employed as a watchman at the grade crossing where his death
occurred. He met his untimely end in a heroic effort to save a young girl from
death under the wheels of an onrushing train. The young lady was also killed.
The latter was returning to her home, and after waiting for a shifting engine
to cross the street, stepped on the track in front of a fast approuchiing
passenger train. Adams saw her danger and threw up his arms in a warning
gesture, and shouted, but his voice was lost in the noise of the trains. He
then ran down the track in an effort to push her from the track. He was too
late, however, and the engine first struck him and then the girl, Adams dying
instantly and the girl a few hours thereafter.
Mr. Adams was a native of Warwick township (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
and was born near Pine Hill."
in the Lititz (PA) Record Express, 22 Nov 2012, original full article can be
obtained from the Lititz Public Library and was published in Thursday Morning's
Record on 21 Nov 1912.
"100 Years Ago - A Hero's Death - Michael Adams residing on Spruce street, this
borough was shocked to receive a message last Friday that his brother Elias B.
Adams, a resident of Dayton Ohio, for the past 35 years, had been killed in a
grade crossing accident in that city on Thursday evening of last week.
Mr. Adams was employed as a watchman at the grade crossing where his death
occurred. He met his untimely end in a heroic effort to save a young girl from
death under the wheels of an onrushing train. The young lady was also killed.
The latter was returning to her home, and after waiting for a shifting engine
to cross the street, stepped on the track in front of a fast approuchiing
passenger train. Adams saw her danger and threw up his arms in a warning
gesture, and shouted, but his voice was lost in the noise of the trains. He
then ran down the track in an effort to push her from the track. He was too
late, however, and the engine first struck him and then the girl, Adams dying
instantly and the girl a few hours thereafter.
Mr. Adams was a native of Warwick township (Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
and was born near Pine Hill."
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