The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-04

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fully from under the car. Il
was Mr.. Tlioring, and he was
alive. We grew hopeful. per-
haps the entire party would live.
We rushed over to the horrible
scene and beheld the pitiful re-
mains of our friends. Hope
sunk. and | cannot describe my
feelings. excepting to say that,
that tangled mass. with the torn
bleeding bodies. is before my
eyes. and seems as though will
remain there all OF my life.
Ship Bodies Tonight.
The remains OF Mrs. Brooks
and Mrs. Thoring will be shipped
to their homes tonight. and will
be accompanied by Mr.. Thoring.
Mr.. Brooks will remain at the
Etna Green hotel and will be at
tended by trained nurse from
TT. Wayne. Both Mr.. Thoring
and AIR. Brooks are members OF
the Elks lodge and the Warsaw
rodge was notified. and will ar
range for Mr.. Brooks care. Mr..
Brooks had not regained con-
sciousness this afternoon. The
attending physician says he has a
chance Tor lie as long as a blood
clot does not form on his brain
The members OF the second party
were about to return to their
home on the train, shipping their
machine. but finally decided TO
run the machine home overland.
They Planned on reaching LIMA
o.. by night, having only 10
miles to- go today.
Had Enjoyed Trip.
The party OF eight from Lima
and St. Marys O., were just re-
turning from spending seven
weeks ON a tour OF the west and
middle west. They left Colorado
Springs. Colo, Just one week
ago Thursday on the return jour
ney. The two parties were ON
pleasure trip. Mr. Brooks
had Just sold his interest in the
Brooks-Sax garage OF Lima, to
his partner, and Mr.. Thoring had
recently retired from the confec-
tionary business, in which he
had been engaged for many years
in St. Marys. Mr.. Calvin is a
real estate dealer and banker OF
Lima. Mrs. Halle Hoover, who
completed their party was a
friend. Mrs. T,horing, one OF
the killed women, was a sister
to Mr.. Brooks, who was injured.
The entire party was on a vaca-
tion tour. Their trip extended
through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, Kansas and Colorado.
The two parties separated at
Kansas City, Mo-, one proceed
ing into Nebraska and the other
into Colorado, where relatives
and friends were visited at diff
ferent cities. The two cars met
at Omaha City. Neb., one week
ago today. and started for their
homes together. The ladies OF
the second car. said that the en-
tire party had greatly enjoyed
the trip. but were glad to see In
diana and Ohio lands looming
before them and one had re-
marked that they would be glad
when they got back into Gods
country where the roads were
not all stones, and ruts and
everything else which was un-
pleasant.
Crossing Dangerous.
The Ashcraft crossing where
the llapless automobile party
met such an accident Thursday
morning, is treacherous one.
About two months ago a track
walker, Earl Whitmire by name,
was killed by being run down by
Pennsy train. Whitmire lived
at Etna Green and was a well
known resident. The road over
that crossing is seldom used, be-
cause OF the danger OF the cross
ing. and the extreme poorness
Of that road.
Had No Children
Neither OF the two women
killed have any children. Their
ether relatives and friends re-
side at Lima and St. Marys, o.,
where the bodies will be taken
for burial.
Another Tragedy.
Another tragedy was enacted
in the little village OF Etna
Green this morning, when Chas.
Slenter. aged 23 years died while
waiting to be taken to a hospital
at Ft. Wavne. Slenter resided
north OF Etna Green and was
we'll know. His wife died six
months ago and daughter died
two months ago. He has a son
aged four years to survive. The
case is a sad one in the ex-
treme. 80.
Village Awe-Stricken.
The little village was awe