Article from The Bulletin, San Francisco, Thursday, 19 June 1913


Odford, Nebraska, June 19 - Two men were killed in a third injured in a grade crossing accident three miles west of here yesterday evening when an automobile was struck by a Burlington passenger train No. 10. The dead are Thomas Askey, aged 36 ; his brother, Roy Askey, aged 21, Frank Morris, aged 20 suffered a broken arm and leg.

The view of the track was obstructed and the train struck the auto squarely. Parts of the automobile and the body of Roy Askey were taken off the pilot when the locomotive was stopped. Two other men in the car were injured.