The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-08-18
SAM P0LKINcH0RN
Meets Death In Auto Accident
Thursday.

cident by which Samuel Ely Polk
inghorn and another man lost his
life was taken from the Daily Vir-
ginian of Friday. Sam Polking-
horn will be remembered by a
large number of people in this city
where he resided for years. He
was the first white child born in
this city 80 years ago. Several
cars of Ely people drove to Hib-
bing Sunday and attended the fun
eral. The Virginian said:
Samuel Ely Polkinghorn, Hib-
bling. aged 80 years, timekeeper
for John McKusick, son of Mrs.
Eliza Polkinghorn, Hibbing, and
the first white child born in Ely,
and Ike Hill, Eveleth, range agent
for the Peoples Brewing company
Duluth, are dead. while their COM
panions, Village Recorder D. D.
Haley, Robert Geiselman a cigar
manufacturer, Frank MCGEE, an
engineer employed by the town of
Stuntz and member of the Hibbing
independent baseball team, all of
Hibbing, and Judge ". E. Moylan.
of the Eveleth municipal court, es-
capped practically unhurt, when a
new Paige auto owned and driven
by Mr.. Haley last night, veered
from the Fayal road, Fayal location
at Eveleth, at the turn where con-
nection is made with the Miller
Trunk road, the heavy machine
turned over twice, throwing the oc-
cupants cut with tremendous force,
precipitating Polkinghorn who was
sitting in the front seat clear of the
car, and when picked up dead, his
left ear had been severed and a
large hole had been punctured in
the back of his head, while it ap-
peared that Hill who was in the
back seat had been pinioned under
the weight of the car.
Joseph Murray, employed by the
Oliver Iron Mining company at the
Fayal, as sample car driver, hap
ened on the scene, following the ac-
cident and with his assistance, the
bodies of the dead men were taken
to the Helps-Shea undertaking par
lors and the removable parts of the
automobile stripped off and put in
the Oliver garage for safe-keeping.
The steering wheel of the machine
was broken off, the left front door
of the car torn off and the tenders
and hood caved to some extent
while the bumper in front was
smashed. The windshield was
completely broken. Judge Moylan
was removed to his home while the
other members of the party from
Hibbing, who had escaped were
driven to their homes by Captain
w. M. Mahon, proprietor of the
Rex Hotel Eveleth.
Matt J. Doyle of West Duluth, a
former Eveleth resident is expected
to arrive in that city this afternoon
and will arrange for the obsequials
for Hill.
According to S. J. Peake, Vir-
ginia citizen, member of the city
police force. Hills parents are now
residing at Pembroke, Ontario, and
had previously resided at Renfrew,
Ontario. This information will be
communicated to the Eveleth auth
critics. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Peake
are we'll acquainted with the elder
Hills.
Thomas Polkinghorn. brother
| of one of the dead arrived today in
Eveleth from Two Harbors, where
he lives, being employed as an en-
gineer by the Duluth & Iron Range
Railroad company. The body was
taken to Hibbing this afternoon
where interment will be made, ar
rangements for which however,
have not yet been made. Mrs.
Polkinghorn, the young man smoth-
er is nearly Frustrated from grief
and fears are entertained that she
may not survive the shock. Polk
inghorn was likable man and was
known to many on the ranges.
| For being the first white child born