South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-01
Physicians Have Slight Hope,
However, For Mrs. Mar
tina Runyan. go, Whose
Skull is Fractured.
CORONER SWANTZ BEGINS
INQUIRY TO FIX BLAME
viii Sift Evidence Regarding
Auto Collision With Street
Car Which Killed Two
South Blenders.

With two dead. another lowering
on the brink and almost certain 20
die and a fourth suffering from seri-
Gus injuries as the result OF tine COLI
lision Of street ear and am automo-
bile on Lincoln Way f.. NIishawaka
last night at S:45 o'clock. Coroner
n. J. Swantz is today making rig
orous investigation of the affair. iu
the hope Of ascertaining wherein lies
the blame for the tragedy.
Mrs. Edgar T.. Galbreath. 3N years
old. and her daughter. Margaret, IA
years old. are dead
Mrs. Martha Runyan go years
old, mother Of Mrs. Galgreath is nc
St Joseph's hospital i'm Mishawaka
and is expected 20 die at any mo-
ment
f. p. Galbreath. - years old. is
expected 10 recover and is conscious.
although suffering from critical in
juries.
Physicians hold out little hope for
Mrs Runyan. whose skull was frac-
tured from the forehead 20 the base
and who is otherwise injured.
Strenuous measures are being used
in an effort 10 save her. but her axe
against her recovery.
The GaIb.eaths live at 500 w.
Marion ST. Mr. Galbreath is assist
ant manager Of the Standard OH co.
Mrs. Runyan's home is in Walker
Vile. Mich
Hurled from Machine.
Airs. GaIbreath and her daughter.
Margaret, were hurled head fore
most from the machine when it
struck the car. Both struck the
curbstone on the south side OF the
street. Margaret died shortly after
reaching the hospital. while Mrs.
Galbreath was dead when picked up.
II is believed that she died Instant
ly
The double funeral sill be held
Saturday afternoon az the Galbreath
residence AZ $50 o'clock. Rev. Al
exander of the First Christian
church viii odiciate and burial viii
Dee In Riverview cemetery
Mr.. Gaibreath had periods OF uu-
consciousness during the night.
Early THURSDAY morning DE asked
the physicians in attendance for
news regarding those who were with
him IN the death car. The physi-
clans told him Of the death OF his
daughter and wife and the condition.
OF his mother-in-law. He received
the news bravely. bearing up under
the shock stoically.
Coroner Continues Probe.
Or. Swantz began his invest CATION
Of the tragedy Wednesday night and
continued the probe over Thursday.
Physicians were expected 20 secure
a statement from Mr. Gal1reath
during the DAY, while the conductor
and motormau of the street car
were 30 he examined during the az
teruoon hy the coroner.
Reports OF Motorman oliver Pfen-
der and Conductor Frank Jadeod-
zinski. who were in charge OF the
street car. to r. T. Hardy superin-
tendent OF transportation of the
street car company. are the same az
those secured By the police and
other authorities after the accident
Pfender said that his car was going
east near Merriheld av and the
automobile was WestDOuuu. The
driver turned onto the car tracks I'd
pass q vehicle and met The street
car head on. The motormau was
hurled back from his controls when
the crash came but De was not in
jured
Blinded by Lights.
Blinded boy the glare of The lights
from an oncoming automobile Mr.
Galbreath. AZ the wheel OF the DOOM
ed machine swung onto the car
track 10 avoid horse and buggy
going the same direction.
Too late he saw the car and ole
tempted 20 cut across the track Ths
fast travelling car struck tho
machine. whirled it completely
around. hurting its occupants out.
and slammed IL against the north
curb.
Marearet was found nearly IS
feet from the seen or the collision.
lying jammed against the curb. cali
breath and his wife were found rot
far from their daughter Hhnr AIS.
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