"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Thursday, March 10, 1904 WOMAN STRUCK BY A TRAIN. George M. JOHNSON, a switchman, and his wife left their home at 140 North Blair avenue yesterday afternoon to go to the theater. They were returning home when his wife stopped at a grocery store at St. John and Topping avenues to get some provisions and he went home. At 8:30 o'clock last night Mrs. JOHNSON was struck by a Chicago & Alton train about half a mile east of Heim's brewery at a place in the dark under the shadow of the bluffs. She was picked up unconscious and at any early hour this morning, physicians at the city hospital said her recovery was doubtful. How the woman happened to be crossing the tracks in the lonely spot two miles from her home is a mystery that neither her husband nor her brother, A. R. DAVIS, a Milwaukee switchman, can explain. The engineer, H. M. ZIMMERMAN, saw the woman as she tried to dash across the track in front of his engine, which he was driving at full speed. Both arms were broken twice and she had suffered a fractured skull besides many body bruises. Mrs. JOHNSON is 50 years old. She carried a black hand bag containing papers and receipts that established her identity. She is a member of the auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) [email protected] ======================================================