The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
THOS. z. FIRTH IS DEAD.


to Grenada. leaving mis- city about
four o'clock Sunday afternoon to
meet Mesdames Willie Austin and
Milton E. Bacon, who were en-
route home from a Wit to rela-
tives at Scobey, Mr.. Thos. E.
Firth had his auto to turn turtle
on the Green Wand-Grrnada road,
near the residence of Mr.. Giles
Avent; the car turning over three
times and its steering wheel PIN
ming him to the scat.
Just at the bridge near Mr..
Avent's home, the turn is almost
Rectangular. and Will Wilson,
the negro who was in the car on
the trip with Mr.. Firth, states
that Mr.. Firth was driving at too
rapid a gait 10 make the turn, and
when the attempt to turn was
made the car, which is a speed
ster, and was purchased last Sat-
urday by Mr.. Firth, began to lunge
and made three turns, throwing
the negro clear of the car, and its
steering wheel pinning Mr.. Firth
until it landed on its left side. Mr..
Firth then fell clear Of the car,
and called the negro to place him
in the car and drive quickly to the
Kings Daughters Hospital. The
negro soon had the car on its
wheels, and with one arm sup
porting Mr.. Firth, and the other
holding to a remnant of the steer
ing rod, made a hurry-up drive to
the hospital.
Mr.. Firth was Immediately
placed under the care of the best
physicians in the city, and upon
their diagnosis it was found that
practically all of his ribs on one
side were crushed in and frac.
tured, one of his lungs trauma-
tised, and severe bruises about
his lower limbs. Little hope was
expressed for his recovery as soon
as the examination was made, and
just a little while before the enc
came he asked of DR.. Sandifel
that he be given something tc
ease him, that he was certainly
going to die; and at nineteen min
utes to eleven o'clock the enc
came.
His remains were then carried
to the residence of Mrs. Willie
Austin, corner of George ane
Washington streets, where they
lay in state until the funera
services at noon.
His remains were taken t.
Memphis, his old home, for inter
ment, accompanied by severa
friends. The active pail bearer
were Messrs. Hannis Stoddard, C
v. Crenshaw, T. j. Phillips, NJ. E
Bacon, A. c.. Nets, J. H. Free
man; honorary, John Pettey, Ca
Wilson, w. C. George, j. W. Barn
we'll, O. F. Bledsoe, Jr., S. F
Jones, Albert Aron, P. D. Mont
JOY, H. L. Walton and R. E
Avent.
Mr.. Firth's father and mother
and one sister survive him, an,
his interment was had in Mem
phis Tuesday afternoon from thei
residence, 642 Union Avenue, il
that city. Services were con
Quoted by Memphis lodge No. 81
B. P. o. E., assisted by Green
wood, Miss, lodge No. 1854, at tn
J grave in Forest Hill cemetery.
"Tommie," as he was so we
4 known all over this section, cam
I to Greenwood about fifteen year
I ago, and accepted the presen
I position he held at the time of hi
: unfortunate accident, as manage
of the Greenwood Cotton En-
change, during which time h
made himself a universal favorits
and was considered as one {
Greenwood's most popular an
successful young business me1
In his adopted home after leavin
Memphis, this affable young ma
Immediately made himself a sui
stantial fixture, and no enterpris
was ever promoted for the better
ment of Greenwood that Tommi
Firth was not a sympathizer an
willing helper. In all his bushes
dna1inuo there u,oc c-nr;rnooo~