Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-12
Dies Three Hours After Ac-
cident at Fifth and Chest
nut Yesterday Evening.
SUFFERS FRACTURE
AT BASE OF SKULL
EicycliSt (olIideS with Automobile
Driven by W. =. Atkins, Apparently
Being ObIiyioms to Proximity Of
the Motor Car.

Luther G. Horton, collector and
agent for five years past for the Co
Operative Burial Il Industrial assocl-
alton, died at 9:25 o'ciock last night,
of fracture a. the base of the skull.
received about $50 o'clock yesterday
evening, at the corner Of Fifth ave-
nue. and Chestnut street, in a COLI
sion between the bicycle he was rid
ing and an automobile driven by w.
S. Atkins salesman for Barnes mu-
sic house.
A number Of people saw the acct
dent. and assistance was given the
injured man immediately. He was
rushed to the Clark sanitarium, but
nothing could be done to aid him and
he never regained consciousness.
Atkins Describes Accident.
Mr.. Atkins stated after the accident
that he was driving rather slowly
east on Fifth avenue, and that HOr-
ton approached on his bicycle, with
his, head bent downward, and tray
cling at rapid rate.
81 tried to avoid him, to go round
him, and | blew the horn continu-
ously, but the front wheel of his BIZ
cycle struck the side of my car, just
in front of the rear Wheel" said Mr..
Atkins. "The impact threw him to
the ground with terrific force, and
he struck on the side of his head"
Alex Strauss, Ir.. told Adam Rob-
nisoA, OF Ralph Robinson & son. that
he saw the accident, and that it oc-
Cured when Mr.. Atkins turned
Ior ;,,t,
from Fifth. the deceased riding into
,, the side of the automobile while he
was pedaling west on Fifth avenue.
Ivan Horton, brother Of deceased,
stated about midnight, that he had
talked with several witnesses to the
affair, and had reached the opinion
that his brother was as much at
fault as any other person. His
brother was riding with his hat pull
ed down over his eyes, and his head
bent down, to avoid the beating rain.
and ran into the automobile about the
fender of the rear wheel.
Mr.. Atkins was completely unnerv-
ed by the accident and expressed
! deep and sincere regret at the injury
OF Mr. Horton. He visited the sani-
tarium three times during the time
| Horton was being treated.
| Il always try to be careful and to
drive slowly, and this is the first &C
cident of any kind | have ever been
| in" he said
Horton Widely Known.
Luther Horton was born and rear
! ed in Pine Bluff, and was about 20
years of age. He had spent all his
life here, and was very widely known
and highly respected by all who knew
him. He Is survived by his widow,
his mother, Mrs. Emma Horton Ut
| 10G5 East Sixth avenue, three sisters,
| Mrs. X. C. Harris. Miss Ethel Horton
and Miss Kate Horton, one brother,
| Ivan Horton, and a host of more dis
| tant relatives.
He was a member of the Pine
Bluff camp, Woodmen of the World.
! AS collector and agent for the CO.
Operative Burial & Industrial asso-
citation of this city. he was person.
ally known to hundreds Of men, wu-
men and children, and Ralph Robin
son, head of the company, said last
/; night that deceased was one of the
! best young men he knew, a steady,
! reliable, Woodworking man who was
devoted to his family and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later by Ralph Robinson G
| son.
| Auto and Cycle Collide.
A Miss Robinson of near Fourth
and Linden street. is suffering a dis
location of the right shoulder, scalp
wounds and other minor injuries,
and Luther Mcintyre, employed at
the American Excelsior laundry, is
| suffering from scalp wounds, lacer-
ated arm and other minor hurts. as
the result of a collision on the Dol
larway road Sunday evening, be-
tween the motorcycle on which they
were riding and an automobile own
ed by C. H. Pilkington and driven by
an unidentified young white man.
How the accident occurred could
not be learned, although Mcintyre is
said to have stated that the automo-
bile ran into the motorcycle, severely
damaging it, and throwing Miss Rob-
inson and Mcintyre forcibly to the
ground. Both were brought to the
city, and are now under treatment by
physicians.
Roy Badly Hurt.
LLOYD Dade, 13-year old white boy.