Putnam patriot., 1914-07-24
WALTER EARNSHAW
 KILLED
Lost Control of Passenger Carrying
 Motorcycle in Auburn
Miss Loulse Murphy, Passenger, Received
 Minor Injuries

Walter Earnshaw, 36, boss earder at the mill of the Manhasset manufactur- ing company in this city, met almost instant death Saturday afternoon when his side car motorcycle tipped over and pinned him beneath il. The accident happened in Auburn, Mass, 'at about three o'clock, while he was on his way to visit his mother in Baskerville. The body was taken to Baskerville after it had been viewed by the coroner.
 Miss Murphy, r years old, who ae- companied EaFnshaw, is member of the family with whom he boarded in Putnam. She was to stop off in Wor- cester to visit an aunt. Earnshaw was an experienced motoreyclist and had owned five machines. He was presi- dent of the Rhode island motorcycle club. There were no eye witnesses to the accident and the only story of how it happened is that related by Miss Murphy She said that they left Put nam early in the afternoon. They were going at fair rate of speed when | they neared turn in the road and an automobile coming in the opposite di- rection came into view. The motorcy- cIe was on the right hand side of the road and in turning out farther to the right it swerved downsa slight incline and in putting on more power to get back up into the road the machine | jumped and tipped over and she was | thrown out.
 The Worcester police ambulance was telephoned for but when it reached the scene of the accident Earnshaw was dead. The tracks of the machine were apparent and it had taken to the extreme side of Ithe road about thirty ! feet from where the body of Earnshaw was picked up. A man who lives in a ed heard Miss Murphy's screams. He went to their assistance and with the help of another man took the body of
 Earnshaw and laid 1t on bank near by. Earnshaw was then alive but blood was flowing freely from his mouth and he only lived about ten minutes. It is thought that he was l thrown ahead of the machine and that it fell over upon his head as his skull was fractured and all of the inju- ries he received were about the head. l foE fn he nj cr,f tai morgue in Worcester and later re- moved to Baskerville.
 About year ago a man was killed when his automobile tipped over at | this bend, which is considered dan. gerous one, machines coming in either | direction being unable to see each oth- CT until close to the turn.
 Walter H. Earnshaw was born in England 36 years ago, the son of Ellis and Harriet Earnshaw. His father was for a long time superintendent of the Fisher Manufacturing icompany mill at Baskerville, Mass, and it was under him that w alter learned the cotton business. For the past year Earnshaw has been overseer of carding at the Manhasset mill. It has been his custom to spend every other week. end with his mother atFisherville, and it was while on his way there Sunday that the accident occurred which end ed his life.
 MT. Earnshaw had been an enthusi- astic motorcyclist for long time, and for several years had been president and captain of the Rhode Island mo- torcycle club. He wastriding the fifth machine he had owned.
 He was a Mason, Odd Fellow, and also an Elk. Earnshaw wasi thought we'll of by his employers and Superin- tendent Shaw and several employees went to Baskerville Sunday. Those who worked under him also liked the man and held him in high regard. He had been here about year, Coming from Jewett City.
 Beside his mother MT. Earns haw is survived by two brothers, Charles H. of Baskerville, and George of Columbus, Ohio. Funeral services were held in the Union Congreg ational church at Baskerville Tuesday, and burial was in the Fair View cemetery.