Sam Dro
SALESMAN KILLED BY MONON TRAIN
ACCIDENT OCCURS AT THE OLD SHELBY CROSSING LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Sam Dro, a salesman for the Berne Manufacturing Company, of Berne, Ind., was struck by Monon train No. 33 at the old Shelby crossing last Friday afternoon and instantly killed. The car which he was driving was a Big 6 Studebaker sedan and was a total wreck. The car and the body of Dro were carried for nearly a quarter of a mile before the train could be brought to a stop. He was put on the train by the train crew and brought to Lowell where examination by a doctor showed he had been instantly killed. A search through his pockets gave his name and the company he worked for. The company were immediately notified of the accident. Undertakers Weaver and Son took charge of the body and on orders of the company prepared it for burial and on Saturday sent the remains to Decatur, Ind., the dead man's home, for burial.The deceased was a married man but had no children.
How the accident happened will never be known. The sight of a train coming is clearly visible at this crossing when one is traveling west, in which direction Mr. Dro was going, and it is a mystery why he did not see the train before it hit him. He was on his way to Chicago when the accident happened, where he intended to visit a sister over the week end.
The deceased was 42 years of age and leaves, besides his wife, his aged mother, two sisters and four brothers to mourn his untimely death.
He was a member of the local Cross Reformed church in his home town and a brief funeral service was held at that church on Monday afternoon.
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