South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-11
THREE VIOLENT
DEATHS IN DAY
Joseph 0erIein is Killed in
Football Game = Boy
Struck by Train.


Three deaths Of a violent nature
was the Sunday record for South
Bend Those who met death were
Valentine Machinick. 1882 W. Division
ST., by asphyXiation; Joseph Oerlein.
Sl2 y. Hill St, fatally injured in a
football game at Leeper field, and
Wojcieh Przebylinski. 26O1 w. Dun
ham St, killed by a Grand Trunk
train at the Walnut st. crossing.
The death of Joseph Oerlein was
the first football fatality that has oc-
Cured in South Bend for a number
of years. 1t occurred in a game be-
tween two pickup teams, the Mich
igan avenue team and the COLES, of
which Oerlein was a member.
Oerlein was about to tackle q run
ner when he was knocked down oy
one OF the opposing players, who hit
him with his shoulder in the stomach.
The blow knocked Oerlein uncon-
scious. officer Hamilton called the
police ambulance, which came in
charge of Officers Tholander and Mil
Ter and rushed the injured youth to
EpwoTth hospital.
Dies Two hours After Accident.
Efforts to save his life proved futile.
his death occurring about $50 o.
clock about two hours after the acct
dent
Young Oerlein is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Oerlein, SIP y. Hill ST. Hls
father is proprietor OF a sample room
at $40 y. Hill St, while he was en-
ployed at the South Bend Tool Co.
tie was born in South Bend on Dec.
10, 1891, and was "a years old at the
time of his death.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by five sisters and brothers: Celia
and John of South Bend. George OF
FL Paso, Texas; Fred of Hurley, New
Mexico. and Henry. living at St.
Marys; two step brothers. Frank and
John Oerlein, both of South Bend.
and four Step-sisterS, Mrs. Rose Mar
celdo of Elkhart. Mrs. Arthur Enlitz.
Mrs. Martha Mandler and Mrs. Cade
Clark of South Bend.
Eight-Year-OId Boy Killed
Wojcieh Przebylinski, eight years
old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pre-
bylinski, 1921 W. Durham St, was
struck and instantly killed by west
bound freight train No. sos. at the
Walnut St crossing OF the Grand
Trunk railroad about 4:30 o'clock
sunday afternoon.
The only witnesses to the accident
were Frank Wagner, 1925 w. Napier
st. who is employed as Waterman at
the crossing, and a small boy who was
with the Przebylinski boy, whose
name could not be learned. The
other youth ran away when he saw
his companion ground under the
wheels of the train, and could not
be located afterwards.
According to Wagner. the two BOYS
had jumped on and off the train sew
eral times. The freight had stopped
at the Chaplin St crossing, and was
going at a slow rate of speed at the
time of the accident. Young Pre-
bylinski attempted TO board the train
on the east side of Walnut St, but
his foot slipped, causing him TO be
thrown in under the wheels of the
engine.
His body was rolled all of the way
across Walnut St, and when found by
Wagner il had been horribly man
gled The front part Of the body was
torn ~ almost completely, and one
foot was severed by the engine
wheels The body was taken TO the
Kaniewski morgUe, 1927 w. Division
St, where a coroners inquest Will be
held Monday morning.
Man Found Dead.
Coroner T. J. Swantz rendered &
verdict of accidental death in the case
of Valentine Machinick, whose dead
body was found in his room above the
Alex NIajer saloon, 1882 w. Division
St. early Sunday morning by Nj
Najer. Death was due TO asphyXia-
ton, an open gas jet in the room Civ
ing evidence of the manner in which
Machinick died.
In the same room was Joseph sly
genda, in a very serious condition,
barely escaping the fate of his friend
The police ambulance. in charge Of
officers Cutting. Bulhand, TholandeT
and Moore, was rushed TO the scene
and SZygenda was revived by means
of the pulnOtor, after the officers
had worked for an hour over the
body.
1t is believed that ignorance of the
use Of gas caused the death accord
ing to the story of Mr. Majer, the
two men rented the room over his
saloon for the night, intending to find
a room downtown some time SUNDAY
morning They arrived in South Bend
a few days ago from a farm across
the Michigan line, and intended to
secure work here.
Mr.. Majer showed them how to
turn on the gas and electric lights
when he took them To their room
about - o'clock Saturday night. It
is believed that one of the men mis-
took the gas jet for the electric ligh
switch, and opened the jet in attempt
ing to turn out the electric lights.
The odOr of the gas attracted Mr.
Majors attention in the morning, just
in time TO save the life of Szygenda
who was reported early this morning
TO be almost fully recovered.
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