The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-10-25
Geo. w. Tannahill Instantly
Killed in Accident Near
Sweetwater.
LAWYER
Companions Dig Out From Be
meath Car-Funreal to be
Held Friday.


Idaho lawyer and Lewiston citizen,
was instantly killed shortly after one
o'clock Friday afternoon when an
auto he was driving left the grade
near Webb. The auto turned over
and caught Mr.. Tannahill over the
right breast, iniiictlng at the instant
a fatal injury. So suddenly had the
accident happened that the only
words uttered by Mr.. Tannahill, and
addressed to his companions In the
car, were "Oh, boysr
At this period his companions, Post
master Lee Pennell of Lewiston and
p. II. DAILY of Spokane, were also
pinioned under the car, but within q
themselves and had suffrede no seri-
GUS injuries.
The accident was promptly reported
by telephone to Lewiston and ply
sicians summoned. rumors then gain
ing circulation that Mr.. Tannahill's
injuries were not fatal, but eager
inquiry by hundreds Of friends later
brought the distressing information
to them that ne was dead.
Circumstances OF Accident.
Mr.. Tannahill and party left Lewis
ton about II 80 o'clock for a saw mill
property owned by him and located
ON upper Webb ridge. MIR. DAILY liz
the manager Of the LumberMen's In
demnity Exchange with headquarters
in Spokane and was enroute to the
saw mill to place insurance on the
same.
The accident occurred on the Pack
er's gulch grade, short distance from
the +. @. Holbrook ranch, known as
the j. A. Ferris place. The cause of
the accident Is not known as the
/ front wheels had plunged over the
embankment before either Mr.. Daily
or Mr.. Pennell knew that anything
was wrong. The embankment was
I to the right of the roadway and as the
car left the road 1t first turned on
| its right side and then over with the
wheels in the air. Both Mr.. Daily and
i Mr.. Pennell were thrown into the
car while Mr.. Tannahill was thrown
partially over the left front door and
caught beneath the door when the car
stopped bottom up.
Mr.. DAILY was occupying the front
seat beside Mr.. Tannahill and had his
arm across the back-rest at Mr.. Tan
nahilPs back when the car went over.
The sleeve of his coat was caught in
such q manner that Ii was necessary
for him to extricate himself from the
coat before he could crawl beneath
the car Mr.. Pencil was jammed in
to the space between the front and
rear seats and was able to make his
escape only after digging out on the
upper side of the car.
1t seems that Mr.. DAILY and Mr.. PEN
nell escaped from the car at about
the same time and their first atten-
tion was to Mr. Tannahill. Their eff
forts to raise the car to relieve the
pressure on his chest We're without
7 avail and the rock formation pre-
: vented their digging him out. Mr..
: DAILY then went for assistance and Mr..
| Pennell used the car Jack" to raise
the side of the car.
Surveyors working on the road
about mile from the accident were
; the first to reach the scene and later
: G. G. Miles and other farmers resid
q ing in the vicinity arrived. 1t was
I about thirty minutes after the cal
0 turned over before Mr. Tannahilrs
2 body could he extricated and with
r In a few minutes the physicians from
: Lewiston and Lapwai were on the
n ground The examination by the ply
s siclans. disclosed that Mr.. Tannahil
a had been instantly killed The dool
o of the car had rested across his breas
from the top of the right shoulder t,
a point ten inches below the left arm
g pit. The left breast had been crush
II ell in and heavy bruises on the hacl
e showed where boulders had been en-
$. countered when Mr.. Tannahill wa
E caught beneath the car.
Is Mr.. Pencils explanation of the &C
s cident is that the car seemed to lea
IS into space. turned bottom up AM
If landed In the rocks with a crash. HI
IF first endeavored to escape on the low
ID er side of the car but was unsuccess
% full He then turned his attention +
If the upper side of the car and ther
'e discovered an opening He then hear
e the digging of Mr. DAILY. who was at
e tempting to escape from the from
n compartment and the two reached
, freedom at about the same time and ths
effort to extricate Mr.. Tannahill was
then commenced.
e Mr. Pennell was severely bruised
t about the knees and lower limbs but
+ was otherwise uninjured though badly
b shaken up. Mr.. DAILY escaped with
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