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Her oldest brother Jack – came up from Hamilton
to spend his vacation with her & her husband
and was driving her & her little boy about
through those Exposition grounds = they [started?]
to cross the track & the high wall shut off the
view of a train coming, which crashed into
them and killed all three [underlined] of them instantly [underlined].

It was horribly sad – was it not? They were
all young & she so handsome & attractive &
her brother a fine fellow of about 30 I suppose
or less – & her little boy five – the only child.
So I have reason to remember St. Thomas -
(you called it Thomasville] – but your letter was
postmarked St. Thomas so it must have