The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-12-03
KII.LED AND INJURED IN AUTO
ACCIDENT.
A. C.ECartcr Instantly Killed and His
Father, G. w. Carter Seriously
Injured in Oklahoma.

Many old friends in Decatur coun-
ity will be panied to hear OF ter
rible auto accident at Ell Reno, Okla,
on last Wednesday morning, which
resulted in the death of A. G.. Carter
and the serious injury of his father,
GIVE Carter, both of Geary, Okla,
who We're for many years residents
of Decatur county, residing on farm
about eight miles south of Leon. The
latest word from Mr.. G. w. Carter is
that he is still living, but is in an un-
conscious condition. A. G. Carter
married sister Of Glass Finch, of
southeast of Leon. The following ac-
count OF the terrible accident is TAX
en- from the Geary Booster of No
vember Goth:
Another tragedy bearing on this
morning about 8 o'clock, when A. c.
Carter in his auto, accompanied by
his father, Geo. W. Carter, collided
with anEcastbound interurban at the
corner of Kavan:ugh and South Hoff
avenues, in the southern part of Ell
Reno. This crossing is bad place,
and other similar accidents have hap
pened ,here, this, together with the
fact that a heavy fog lowered over
Ell Reno at that hour, are evidently
responsible for the terrible accident.
From appearances the interurban
was travelling at a good rate of speed.
So terrific was the blow that the
father was thrown clear of the car,
while the son was fastened under the
car and was dragged by the interur-
ban together with the auto, fully one
hundred or more feet, before the in
terurban car could be brought to a
standstill.
A. C. Carter left his home north of
town about 6 O'Clock, drove to his
fathers home here in Geary and he
with his father were gong to Okla
homa City on an automobile trade,
when the accident happened
A. G. Carter has been resident of
Geary for several years, and has
been engineer of the city power plant
the past sixteen months. He was
held in high esteem by all of his
many acquaintance in the commun-
ity. He leaves wife, five children
timely and tragic death.
Geo. W. Carter was taken to the
Hatchett hospital in I'll Reno where
he isy still unconscious and in SER
ious condition Mrs. Carter, his wife,
left Immediately after receiving news
of the accident for FL Reno, and is
helping to care for her husband.
Mrs. A. G. Carter collapsed upon
hearing the news and was unable to
make the trip to Ell Reno.
The remains of A. G. Carter were
brought to Geary Wednesday evening
and taken to the home of his parents.
A large crowd of friends were at the
depot when the train arrived.
A phone message received from the
Ell Reno sanitarium at 1880 o'clock
Thursday morning stated that G. w.
Carter was still unconscious but that
he appeared to be gaining in strength
and his pulse was stronger and more
regular, but that they could not say
as to what the final outcome would
be. His wife is still at his bedside.
Although unconscious he complains
of the hurting in mis- head.
When the interurban car was
stopped the automobile was COM
pletely demolished and lying upside
down across the track with Mr. Car
ter's body pinned beneath it. The
body of A. G. Carter was badly bruis-
ed and broken, while his fathers in
juries are mostly about his head, but
his skull is not fractured.
The Booster with their many
friends extend our most sincere sym
pcthy to the bereavcd ones in this
their sad hour of affliction.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made up to the time we go to
press, but are pending upon the ar
rival of relatives from Missouri and
Iowa. Will give more particulars
next week.
T.ihpsap.v Nofoe ..t