The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-07-22
WILLIAM G. HINEBAUGH DEAD
Wei Known Oakland Man Killed In
Automobile Smash Tuesday.

Mr.. William G. Hinebaugh, son of
the late William Hinebaugh and Mrs.
Elizabeth limbaugh, Oakland, was
instantly killed at point on the Ma
tlonal Road midway between Keyser's
Ridge and Grantsville Tuesday after
noon when his automobile turned over
several times, catching him beneath
it and crushing out his life
From what can be learned of the ac-
cident, Mr.. limbaugh, in company
with Russell E. Meyers, of Frederick,
an employe of the State Roads Com
mission, were returning from Cumber-
land. The two men stopped at Grants
vile, where they had dinner at the
National Hotel. Upon leaving that
town Mr. Meyers was driving. Three
miles, west of Grantsville is the APP
proach down long, winding hill to
the stone arch bridge spanning Purse
ley Run, and on the west side of the
stream the road again rises sharply,
carrying the traveller to the top of
the mountain just at Keyser's Ridge.
Approaching this bridge from the east
and just at its entrance is a sharp and
exceedingly dangerous turn to the left.
1t was at a point not more than a hun
dred feet east of the bridge that the
marks left in the roadway by the
Hinebaugh car and which were exam
med few minutes after the accident
took place by several who arrived at
the scene, showed conclusively that
the car had gotten beyond control of
the driver and the emergency brake
had been applied, which caused the car
to skid, then turn over and roll down
the roadway toward the bridge. It
did not leave the road at any point
and stopped just at the east portal of
the bridge. Here a stranger on his
way to Oakland found the car with
Mr.. Meyers so injured that at the
time he was unable to give an account
of himself. and Mr.. Hinebaugh's life
less body beneath the car. Finding
an envelope with Mr. Hinebaugh's
name and address upon it, ne hurried
on 10 Oakland and gave the facts and
related the circumstances of the oc-
currence substantially as set out in
this article.
In the meantime, however, the news
concerning the accident reached
Grantsville and telephone message
was sent to the Miners Hospital at
Frostburg for medical assistance and
an ambulance in which to convey Mr..
Meyers to that institution Shortly
after the message was sent the ambu-
lance arrived and the injured man as
well as the body of Mr.. Hinebaugh
was taken to that place Bolden's am
bulance from Oakland was then on the
way to bring back the body of Mr..
limbaugh but did not reach Purseley
Run in time and was therefore COM
PEELED to go on into Frostburg, from
which point with the body the ambu-
lance reached Oakland about half past
eight o'clock, where it was taken to
the undertaking establishment Of Mr..
Bolden and prepared for burial. The
funeral will take place from the home
of the deceased at 2:30 this after
noon and will be in charge of the local
lodge Knights of Pythias of which he
was member for many years.
Mr.. Hinebaugh is survived by his
aged mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hine-
baugh, of Oakland, and the following
named children: Guy, Joseph, Arthur,
Elwood William, Mary and Martha.
His wife died about three years ago.
being victim of the influenza, which
was raging at that time He is also
survived by the following named
brothers and sisters: DIR. NJ. C. Hine-
baugh, James o., Thaddeus c., Wade
H, and Arthur; Mrs. Samuel E.
Boyer, of Fairmont, West Va, and
Mrs. John G. Robinson, of Gettysburg,
Pa.
Mr. Meyers, after having his injur-
les treated at the Miners Hospital at
Frostburg and remained there until
yesterday afternoon returned to Oak
land. His injuries are confined largely
to bruises and abrasions about his
face and slight injury to his right
leg.