Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-14

Earl Morrell, a brother of Con-
stable Roy MorreIl, was one of the
victims of the collision. Roy Nor
rell visited the Moore & Mcclellan
undertaking establishment at q
o'clock this morning and identified
the body there as that of his broth
er, who is in the employ of the rec
lamation service. He was unable
to Give any information tina. would
tend to disclose the identity of the
other victim.
Driving new, high powered
motorcycle at a high rate of speed
and without a light, two young
men, who had not been Identified
an hour after the affair occurred.
met almost instant death at 2:3O
o'clock this morning, when their
machine collided with a milk Wag-
on on Central avenue, about two
miles north of town. One of the
victims was thrown headfirst into
the front end of the heavily laden
wagon, crushing his skull and
scattering his brains for several
feet. The other was injured inter
nalIy as we'll as about the head,
and while he breathed few min
utes he did not regain conscious
ness before death ensued.
According to H. McHu9h, who
was driving the big Central Avenue
Dairy wagon into which the motor
cycle crashed, the machine must
have been going at high rate of
T.. IL he I,1
il until the crash came, the impact
was such that one Of the horses
was lifted high in the air and fell
with both hind legs broken, one
being completely severed. The
hieh rate of speed at winch the
machine was moving is further cor
roborated by Dr.. George n. Wood
hall, medical director of the Phoe-
nix Sanitarium, which is located
but a few hundred feet from the
spot where the collision occurred.
DR.. Wcodhall estimated from the
sound Of the machine as it passed
the sanitarium that it was travel
ina at not less than fifty miles an
hour.
When the crash came, McHugh. who
was uninjured jumped from the wagon
and endeavored TO eXtricate the elder
of the two men from the Wreckage
Finding this impossible he turned his
attention to the other who still lived
Then he called for help and DR.. Wood
fall. who was awake quickly responded
In the meantime one OF the hofses
with two legs broken was unable tc
rise but continued throwing himsell
about and kicking in the air. The othel
horse, McHugh released and ne was
afterward captured ana returned TO tht
Central Avenue Dairy snort Instance
away.
Word was telephoned TO the sner
III ONCE ana llie Poiice s.dlioii ~ an.
officers from both departments Wen
Iiufiledly 10 the scene oI .le WIEN
ArrlVlhs lhere anu iiiuiiS oo'ii i'ieA
dead, the' only WORK at manu- was '-i'-
of calling coroner FRANK De oouzd AM
hotiiyinS u~iideItaheis' ~ oileSiliai ,; i't'a .ta
mum III the Ihedhlliiie, leaiiZihs INC
the injured MORSE couiu hol pe Ni 'Nou
put MN OUT OF ms misery Win WEI
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ny means vi tIe huIipei oii 'no nt
lnulah inotoicycie' wnich waS p 80.
caily coinpiete "feck anu n5 M,icn ~ ~
license NO. o4i' II was hopeu ina
ldehtl1icailoh oI at ieas' oie VI "a, -
men couiu oe IiNou a. ~ - ~.
me ponce anu tHe ueputies ION ai+ta Wv
snerlll oilice iai1u' ao ~ neieie '.,
oIlice was thele 70 pe ipuiiu ~
OF the NUMBER Wiilch mao esiueii'i'
been ISSUED very recehtly-
AS soon as coroner De Souza a.
rived, after a record run IN the count.
car, he impanneled jury consisting
q. l.. Strathy, vernon L. CliD' harf'
De Winton, Jasper Dopps anu Il. BAKER
He then permitted an examination
the bodies and search OF the clothing
This search did not reveal anything b,
which identification could be arrived
at.
One of the bodies was then turne
over to Moore & Mcclellan and the othe
given into the charge of j. T. Whitney
Coroner De Souza appointed 2 o'cloc
this afternoon as the hour for the hold
of the inquest
. AS soon as word of the affair reach
ed town. dozens of people out at tha
hour of the morning visited both o
the undertaking establishments hopin
to be of assistance in Identifying tn
bodies of the dead men. DIR. Woodha
gave it as his opinion that the ma
who was riding on the tank OF tn
motorcycle was about 40 years olo' an
lne uTlNer ABOUT 20 years VI dSc. DIV