The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-09-19
Car Skids on a Wet Road
and Goes over An
Embanknent.
DEATH COMES SLOWLY
One Companion Escapes In
jury and Another is only
Slightly Hurt.

Skidding over the surface OF ship
perry road wet with rain. a big seven.
passenger tonring automobile owned
and driven by Leslie Hawker, prom
fnent merchant Of shinnston, plunged
over a six-foot etT6anlsment Sunday
night at a curve of road along:
shlnn's run three-quarters of mile'
from shinnstou, turned upside down.
caught two of the occupants beneath
ana crushed Mr.. Hawker to death
Paul Harmer, who was also caught
under the heavy machine, was ex-
treated by rescuers and escaped with
slight injuries. Another passenger.
Howard Harmer, brother of Paul was
thrown clear Of the car and rect Nyed
only slight bruises
Slowly Killed.
When the machine struck thei
ground at the foot Of the embank-
ment, Mr.. Hawker was pinned across
the chest by an upper part Of the car
body and was lying partly upon PaEi
Harmer, who had his legs clasped
around Mr.. Hawker's legs. Despite
the frantic eiorts of several men who
tried to raise the machine. Mr.. Haw-
ker was gradually crushed to DEATH
a large part of its heavy weight be-
ing pressed by projection of the car
directly over his heart. His last
words were Get Paul out II you. CAM
am dying Paul was soon pulled
out in a senseless condition. but it
was at least half an hour before ties
machine could be raised enough tn
pual Mr.. Hawker out and when he
was moved he was dead.F'
/ Could Not Lift Car.
Immediately preceding the Hawker
machine was one driven by Or. D H.
Fleming, a shinnston dentist He
stopped his car, ran back to the scene
Of the accident and he and Howard
Harmer tried to raise the overturned
car. "A lifting jack was put into use,
but It proved Intellectual owing to the
softness of the muddy ground. A
fence rail was picked up and used
as lever, but this would not bulge
the car. One Of them ran to Howard
sapp's house nearby and called for
help. Two or three men responded
and went to the overturned car.
Others ran to farm house beyond
sapp's and telephoned to shinnston
for doctors and other helpers. short
ly after which three physicians ana
several others arrived on the scene
Burned by Gasoline.
Hot gasoline spilled from the over.
turned machine upon the legs Of both
Hawker and Paul Harmer. The
latter was slightly scalded from his
thighs down, He received several
bruises on his face. head and body.
but none Of them was serious. After
he was rescued he staggered around
in dazed condition and scarcely
sealized what had happened until the
rescu.ng party started toward How
ard sapps residence with Mr.. Haw-
ker's body. A deep diagonal de-
preston in Mr.. Hawker's chest, the
deepest part being over the heart,
showed how he met his death. There
were several abras!ohs Of the skin on
the forehead and face. and the legs
were slightly scalded by the hot
gasoline, but otherwise the body was
not mutilated.
The two automobiles were being
driven on return trip to shlnnstoni
from Buckhannon. whittier three OF
them had been taken by shinnston
residents and their families. Charles
Lucas with hts automobile was in
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