Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-12
ONE KILLED, s HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
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her son, Ross Shuman, seriously in
jured when their automobile turned
turtle and went over an embankment
on the opposite side of the Juniata
river near Newport about 4 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Shuman
sustained internal injuries and a
crushed breastbone. which punctured
her lungs. Her son sustained a dis
located shoulder and cuts and bruises
about the face and head. They we're
taken to their home north of Millers-
town.
Mrs. Shuman died twenty minutes
later after regaining consciousness.
Her son-in-law, Undertaken c. II.
Mauk, of Harrisburg, was notified and
took charge of the body.
Motoring to Harrisburg
The Shumans were motoring to
Harrisburg to attend church services
at the Fifth Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church. where DR.. Martin G.
Brumbaugh spoke yesterday. ..-
Mrs. Shuman is the second wife of
Uriah Shuman, who survives her. Tie
children who survive her are Mrs. w.
A. Shuman. Ross and Frank Shuman.
all at home. The stepchildren are
Mrs. r. II. Hart and Mrs C. II. Mauk.
of Van Dyke; Lloyd Shuman, of
Thompsontown: Mrs. Gilbert II. Frank,
of Newport, and Mrs. E. r. EisenberE,
at home. She is also survived by two
sisters. Mrs. j. E. Kennedy. of Boston,
and Mrs. Robert Wallace. of Harris
burg, and three brothers. Aulton
McLinn, of Philadelphia; George
McLinn, of Harrisburg, and the Rev.
Milton McLinn. of Grafton.
The Rev. ID. b. Triebley, of Thomp-
sontown, will have charge of the
| funeral services, which will be held
! ernoon at 1 o'clock. Burial will be
made in the Lutheran Cemetery of
Thompsontown.
Five Hurt at Highspire
The second accident occurred
short distance below Hishspire at 2,10
o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Five
persons were injured and one woman
is not expected to live. The party con-
sisted of W. Is. Gemmill, former dis
trict attorney of York. county, and his
wife. 502 West King street, York; her
sister. Miss Beulah Griffith. of Stew
artstown; Miss Elizabeth Washers, SO
East King street, York, daughter of
the late State Senator Henry Washers,
and Arthur Thompson, of Stewards
town.
Miss Washers, suffering With a frac-
left ankle and contusions and bruises
about her body. is the most seriously
injured. She was taken to the Harris
burg Hospital, where little hope of
her recovery was entertained by the
doctors to-day. Mrs. w. b. Gemmll
sustained a broken collarbone and
bruises about her body Miss Griffiths
injuries are conclusion of the brain
and cuts and bruises about her body.
| At present the two are at the home of
| DR.. r. d. Swiler. 1881 Derry street.
Their condition is reported as inn
proved and they will recover. The
men were only slightly injured and
returned to York Yesterday.
The party left Harrisburg for York.
going by the way of Lancaster. Just
below Highspire roadster ap-
preached from the rear and as Mr.
Gemmill turned out to LEI 1t pass the
roadster struck his automobile. His
machine turned turtle twice and
landed on the car tracks at the right
of the road. Miss Washers was the
only one who was not thrown from
the car. She was pinned beneath 1t
and was unconscious when taken out.
Another automobile party, consist
ing of Ezra Eyster, his wife and
daughters. Mrs. Mary Balm and Miss
Anna Eyster, and Harry Balm. also
of York, preceded the Gemmill party
on the return trip. but after the acct
dent they returned and brought the
injured women to this city.