The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-01-09
TWO Medina men
|. IN AUTO WRECK AT
MINERS CROSSING
g. v. Kingsbury Has Skull and
Jaw Fractured-Will From
! baugh Has Both Legs and
! Hips Broken.
NEITHER MAN COULD
SURVIVE THE SHOCK

/ A serious accident occurred on the
Southwestern Ry. at Miners Cross
ing, two miles north of Medina, about
4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. At
this crossing-which is a dangerous
one--the electric package going north
ran down an auto containing G. V.
Kingsbury and Will Frombaugh, COM
pletely wrecking the machine and
seriously injuring both men. An eye
witness says that the traction car
struck the auto full abreast and
with full force.
Both men were thrown some dis
tance, landing against trolley pole
at the side of the road. The auto
was going west and the impact was
terrific. Both Frombaugh's legs and
hips were broken and crushed; Kings
bury's skull was fractured and his
jaw broken in two places. Kings
bury was unconscious though at
times attempting to talk; Frombaugh
was so badly shattered that little of
his talk was coherent.
Both men were taken to st. Johns
hospital in Cleveland in the local un-
dertakers' ambulances, after first aid
had been given them at the scene of
the accident. Examination showed
Kingsbury in very serious conditi-
on, only partially conscious, with no
hope of his recovery. He was so
weak all thru the night and showed
50 little sign of reaction that no at
tempt was made to operate on him.
AT 6 o'clock Wednesday morning a
message was received which stated
that he was breathing laboriously and
it was feared the end was near.
Everything was being done for his
relief but no efforts put forth under
his feeble condition to set any bones
or reduce any fractures.
While Frombaugh's injuries were
more in the nature of surface frac-
lures he was, too, very low, talked
only in a rambling manner and could
be but partially understood. No
|hopesSwere' held out by hospital au-
thofities for his recovery. He at
tempted to, send message to friends
but no one could understand what he
wanted to convey. -
It was a hard matter to get con-
nected account of the accident from
either of the men they were so sever
ly injured, and neither one seeming
to regain full consciousness after
the accident. There seems to have
been but one eyewitness and his
view. was partly obstructed. 1t
seems settled, however, that the car
struck the, auto, with full force and
about the center of the machine
which was travelling fast.
Kingsbnry was married man and
lived with his wife in Medina. From
baugh had been married and seper-
ated from his wife; there are two
children. His continued efforts to
send a message-which no one was
able to unravel--it is believed had to
do with his wife or children.
The crossing where the accident oc-
Cured is bad, one and. men who
travel the road much say it is q hare
matter, owing to a. depression in the
roadway, to see an approaching cal
until it bears down on one. The in.
jured men were in no condition te
talk intelligently about the accident
or the steps leading up to it. From
a sitting of the gossip concerning the
accident it seems that both the cal
and the auto were making good time
the auto in taking chance as tx
whether or not there was any obstruc
ton, and the car in an effort to keel
to it's schedule. Taking all the cir
cumstances into account it Woult
seem that no especial recklessness cal
be charged up to either, but due eau
ton should have caused the men il
the auto to have made more care
full inspection.
Miners Crossing is known among
auto men as a bad crossing, and on
that should be approached with care
This is not the first time that wreck
have happened at this place. Onl.
last summer Dry Wickwire and fam
lily Of Granger township had mirac
ulous escape when their auto wa
struck and completely wrecked by ;
limited car.
One can hear many rumors on tn
street, some purporting to come direc
from eyewitnesses. One family as
serts that it saw the whole catas
trophe and declares that the men il
4 the auto did not exercise due care
They say, however, that the motor
man did not blow his whistle in warn
ing. !.
Frombaugh is said to have mad
the statement that the men in tn
auto saw the car coming and that he
i Frombaugh, asked Kingsbury to sto
and wait until the car had passed
He said that Kingsbury replied, CIV
can easily make it," and went on, A
Kingsbury lacked but or 8 feet o
making IT., it is easy to see how s
small an error of judgment could az
tuate him.
i Kingsbury died about 10 a. M. Wed
4 nesday, and Frombaugh about 1:30
4 m. The remains in both cases wer
4 brought to Medina Wednesday.
4 Mrs. Kingsbury is the daughter Q
4 Mrs. Steinley, living on s. Broadwa!
The funeral Of Mr.. Kingsbury wi
/ be held at his late home at 2 o'cloc
Il Friday afternoon. He was n year
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