The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-22
LEAPED TO
HER Death
WGSterViIIe Woman Instant
Iy Killed At Newark
In PaniCky Condition Jump
ed From Automobile
To Save Her Life From An
Approaching Train
But Fell On Track And Struck
By Engine
Auto Cleared Track And Other
Occupants Escaped
Newark Advocate.)

Mrs. Clara Solinger, aged "a, of
Westervflle, wife of Elmer SolingeT,
former Newark barber shop pro-
prietor, was killed instantly Monday
morning at 10:40 o'clock when in
fright she jumped from an automo-
bile and fell in the path of fast east
bound Pennsylvania passenger train
No. 1S, at the Williams street cross
ing, Miss Rosa Comisford, aged 26,
sister of the dead woman, is in the
Newark sanitarium in serious con-
dition from nervous shock, result
ing from witnessing her sisters
death.
Mrs. Solinger, in company with
her sister and Miss Anna Nicholson
of Westerville, were coming to New
ark from the Solinger cottage at
Buckeye Lake to shop. Her hus-
band, who was driving the ma
chine, was compelled to witness his
wife's tragic death. He said shortly af-
ter the accident that the track was
obscured from view at the crossing
approach and that he mistook the
watchman's signal for a sign to come
ahead. The machine with Solinger,
his sister-in-law, and Miss Nicholson
was safe thirty feet beyond the track,
it is said, when the woman met death.
Solinger was the first to reach his
wife's body. AS soon as he realized
her peril when he saw her fall on the
track, the frantic husband leaped
from his seat and ran to the
track but was too late. When the
train passed, he rushed to his wife
and clasped her lifeless body in his
arms.
Employees of the Jewett Car works
hurried out of the offices and shops
near the track and Solinger was as
sisted in carrying the body into the
Office of building. Others gave their
attention to the other two women oc-
cupants of the auto. Miss Comisford
was found to be in the most serious
plight, and Bazler & Bradley's am
bulance hurried her to the Newark |
sanitariun.
Coroner w. E. Wiyiarch was
brought to the scene within a few |
minutes after the accident and di-
rected the ambulance driver to take
Miss Comisford to the hospital and
return for the body of her sister.
The body was later removed to the
Bazler & Bradley undertaking es-
tablishment.
Miss Nicholson, while suffering |
greatly from the shock, was the more
composed of the party and required
little attention. Miss Comisford,
however, became hysterical on reach
ing the sanitarium and required con-
stant care during the greater part of
the day
Solinger, his clothing covered with
blood where he had tenderly lifted
his wife's body from the track, was
cared for by friends. The man was
apparently suffering greatly from
sorrow and shock, and friends put
forth an almost constant effort to
help him regain composure.
Until comparatively few months
ago, Solinger conducted barber
shop here. For several months he
had a shop in the Ludlow hotel
block, and in other locations here.
From Newark he removed with his
wife to Westerville. A little more
than two weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Solinger went to spend a part of the
summer in a rented cottage at Buck
eye lake park.
1t was in the Solinger automobile
that the fatal trip was taken. I'll
meyer drive another car" said Sol
niger Monday, II can't"
The story of the accident as told
to an Advocate reporter by Solinger
is supported by witnesses. He said:
I'VE had decided to come into
town to do some shopping. My wife
was In the front seat with me, and
her sister and Miss Nicholson were
in the rear seat. There was house