The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-13
Three Generations Hurled into
Eternity ia Auto Accident
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rear of the car, to point some dis,
lance down the road so that She
might not see the fearful result oil
The accident.
BY this time the people who were
attending Sunday school near had
been summoned and among the first
to arrive was ]. @. Yost. who resides
near Easton: Fender and willing
hands did all possible for the tenn
porary relief of the injured. Doc
tors were summoned and iambulances
called TO the scene and the dead bod
lies removed TO the undertaking
rooms OF Davidson. Relatives were
notified OF the accident by tele-
phone and. wire.
Geo: b. Nelson, OF Fairmont, with
his car coupled BY himself, his wife,
Glenn Westling and Miss Edna Steele
OF Grafton, were following about 30
minutes behind the Mckay car and
this party were among the first Epeo-
tple on the ground. Miss Steele be-
ing a trained nurse. graduate OF
the Miners hospital, was first 70 adj;
minister relief TO DR.. Mckay. She
discovered that his heart was grow
ling very weak and administered a
stimulant, and bound up the deep
wound in his body from which a
great amount Of blood was flowing.
The little daughter Of DR.. Nc
Kay was not notified of the; death of
| her brother, and she asked for him
many times during the afternoon
and evening vest erday. The wifeIof
| DR.. Mckay IS the mother % a three
weeks. old baby and she was not sap-
prised of the accident unit late last
night for fear that the shock might
prove too much for her. The eldef
Mckay, Of Rayenswood, was visiting
his son, while Bailey and Wigh,
were both close friends OF Dr.. Nc
I Kay. W
The chine was actically new,
Il having been purchased by Or. Nc;
Kay only two weeks ago. The speed
ometerl showed that the cal, had been
driven but 374 miles in all and %
! lmiles on the fatal trip.
). When the mile ground was
'lreached, the chauffeur says that DR..
Mckay urged him to "let 'er9 OUT
I and seeing that he had a straight
away for a mile or so. he proceeded
\ Ito do so. He claims that two ma
!; chimes ahead Of them on the road,
were passed in responsett to order Is
!, sued from the rear seat. From sto-
ries told by persons who saw the
!; car pass along the mile ground and
1 from statements from those in the
car, It is calculated that the big SIX
was making in the neighborhood Of
! so miles an hour when the turn at
Easton Hill was attempted.
Look out, there's a sharp turn 3
!; are the words which Knox says were
II yelled to9 him from the rear seat as
he swung down the hill and after
that, he rememb ers nothing for sew
eral minutes. The speed of the car
made It possible ito hold her in
\ the course and i'm an instant. the
collision took place. The Windshield
was broken with a terrific smash,
the thick glass severely cutting the
occupants directly behind.
II The collision bent the front
lwheels back underneath the body
and practically jammed the right
sic of the car into "a small heap. The
right front seat where the little Me-
1 Kay boy was riding, was jammed
i up over the back into the tonneau,
while the blood. bespatt running
road and mud guard were twisted
and torn into "a mass OF junk. The
car was dragged In TO a Aforgantowni
\ garage last evening about . clock:
News Of the terrible accident
reached nIorgantown a few minutes
after 1t occurred. Scores OF mas
chimes hurried to the scene. Mean
while, other cars passing to and fro
ON the Cheat road 1.-The fayorite drive,
jIstopped. and every possible assist
lance was given to the victims.
\ AT the hospital yesterday evening,
llittlel Dorothy Mckay told of the sac7
4 cident. She remembered little OF
4 how II happened, except that they
were going very rapidly. It was
dher impression that her father told
n 4ba n riva- 4, +, was rim min q fno fast