The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-06-13
AUTO lCG|OeNT KILLS
-FOUR GOlDHElD CITIZENS
DR.. T. A. Wheeler and Dan Fall
vey Die Instantly; CT Rice and
Herman Kruger Later

OAA1M~EIs 49,
Wheeler, Cyra.Rsce. Daniel FsIrey M
Hsrnan Kruger. four pronireof eafi-
z~n. Of g oldfeld, are dead % . result
81 an att smotile accident that occurred
.boot / 40 o'cioek rhIs morning 90 the
over road 10 Tonopah abo1t IL nile
from Gsls6eId. DR. Wheeler. owner
sud driver Of b car. ard Palv-y were
:; led insanity. Rice died ~ 5 O'clock
and Kruger ii 05 O'Clock - s. Msryis
Hospital 10 this ramp. TO " ieh they
wese removed .ffer tn sces1eDI
Fifth Oeeup.nt Ese.pes
Louis B.nni.t-r. the ifsn occ1psBs Of
tie machine. escaped with only slizh'
Ssjanes- Ib= Car va- travelling ~ ter
udc sp=ed-.ocor.inz 70 BsUoist-r. a.
the rste Of not less than 80 miles 90
nour.
DR.. Wbeei-r's left chest xAs crushed
-sx rite IN he immediate yfcInlty OF
HE heart we're broken and his lef'
shoulder WIS ~fr.c'nred. Palvey's neck
vas brsken at the b.sa 81 the skull,
~hieh also va frscsur-d. Toe destb
II Kruger wss doe 20 . fracsure of the
-knil near the risbs ear. His js~bon~
vas broken in several places. ss also
we're the bones Of the upper portion of
bis face Rice succumbed 10 injuries
on the left side Of his back and his alb
fomen.
Due to Broken Automobile in Road
The accident was due primarily TO .
disabled sosomobsie belonging to Ernest
Weyle. > Local photographer. being left
partly in the road Sunday afternoon.
following the breaking Of the steering
apparatus and the consequent bending
Of the front axle. The victims Of the
'rsgedy. together with about 70 other
members of Mckinley lodge No. 26.
Knis hts Of Pyfhias. travelling in IA
automobiles in all, were returning to
Gold6eld from q visit { o the Tonopab
lodge Of the order. Going TO h Silver
Camp all the automobiles passed the
disabled machine safely. the left rear
Wheel OF which distracted the road fer
about a foot and . half on the right. or
he EAST side.
Attempted to Turn Out
Approaching the disabled machine on
the return trip. DIR. Wheeler, according
IN Bsnnister, attempted TO turn out Of
the rosd. The front wheels Of his car
climbed the slight raise on the side of
the road. but the rear wheels dragged
slopR the rut for . distance Of about 125
feet. after passing n disabled Weyle
car.
DR.. Wheeler endeavored TO right his
car. but was unable to do 50. Suddenly
he rear wheels mounted the rut and
the car plunged q distance of 25 feet
frrm the rosd.
The left front wheel sank into the
ground and the car turned over on it's
.ide.
Upon the arrival Of the cars bearing
me bodies OF DIR. Wheeler q Faivey.
heir wives were notified by friends.
Both Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Falvey be-
came hysterical and they arelundsr the
care Of friends and relatives.
Had Oftsn.Bsen Warned
Carson Appeal: DR.. e. A. Wheeler,
who was killed in an auto accident be-
tween Tonopah and Gold6eld this morn
ing. WAS an experienced automobile
driver. but obsessed by the speed bug.
He had . hieh-power machine. but was
satisfied unless il Was travelling
On the ''hiRh." Time and again he had
been told by his friends hat unless he
controlled his passion for speeding it
would be the death of him. And it
came.
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