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Borders, but she was pinioned under
so tightly he could not move her. He
fell back into the water and threw
his head down so that the flames could
not reach his throat and although his
clothes were on fire he managed tc
smother them by rolling in the water
and grass. He suffered very severe
burns about his face, neck and arms
but fortunately did not breathe any
of the flames. He was taken to his
home and placed under medical treat
ment. He was resting easy Wednesday
and will recover.
Charles G. Hegelheimer, contrac.
tor living at 446 East Rich street, who
was one of the first to reach the au.
tomobile before the explosion, also
suffered painful burns about the face
and hands. He was taken to Grant
hospital for treatment.
At least 20 women tainted during
the few minutes after the plunge and
following the explosion. A number
were rushed to their homes in auto.
mobiles, while three women were re.
vived on the sidewalks near the scene.
Harvey Smith, automobile salesman,
arrived at the scene of the accident
just moment before the explosion.
He declared he could see the victims
before the explosion occurred.
Mayor Karb and his family and
Chief Carter arrived on the scene of
the accident shortly after the explo.
sion. Parts of the bodies of the vic
tins were outside of the car and the
Mortified spectators could see the
flames gradually creep up until they
were enveloped by the fire.
Conflicting stories as to the real
cause of the accident led many to the
belief that Borders was driving the
car at a terrific speed, but this report
was untrue.
According to friends of Mr.. Borders
his real name, was Breckenridge. Why
he had changed his name to Borders
and who his people are, is not known.
He was communicative and would
never talk about himself. He cared
little for friends and often repeated
to Mr.. Miser, who seemed to be his
only friend, that he cared little for
the society of others and was content
to be with his wife and baby.
He was known to be extremely de.
voted to his wife and child and while
living at "El JAM" kept up magnifi-
cent establishment for her.
Mrs. Borders was Miss Eta Sander
son of Delaware. Her parents were
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sanderson. They
formerly lived in Mt. Vernon. A
brother, Fred, living in Pittsburg, who
was notified of the tragic death of
his sister, came to Columbus We'd
nesday morning, to take charge of the
funeral arrangements.
The Borders met and were married
in 1904, as the result of circulation
contest which Mr.. Borders was put
ting on in Delaware. His home at
that time was in Louisville. After
their marriage they moved to Mt. Ver-
non, where he managed paper for
about a year. They moved to Colum-
bus about five years ago, going direct
to the Durham home.
His business was incorporated in
1910 as the National Circulation COM
pany, but in 1911 the corporation was
dissolved and Borders became the
owner and manager.
When the first news was telephoned
to Mrs. Borders parents at Delaware
members of the family collapsed. Mrs.
Borders was the oldest of nine chill
dren, all of whom are living, with the
exception of Mrs. Borders, who was
killed Tuesday night.
Borders purchased the Nyberg au-
tomobile intending later to act as To-
cal agent for it. He was becoming
with the car in order to
it and had received a
of letters from the Nyberg
factory, many of which were in his
pocket at the time of the accident,
asking him to look after prospects in
Columbus and this vicinity.