The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-11
TWO ARE KILLED
in A COLLISION
NEAR RWAKARUSA
MIR. and Mrs. Niles Ross, of
PaOIa, Are Dead.
Roadster Loaded With ExpIo-
sives Struck Ford Auto.
FOUR ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Two TOpekans Are Severely
Bruised in Accident.
PaOla Couple Were on Way to
Shoot Oil Well.
Roadster Loaded With Explo-
sives Struck Ford Auto.
FOUR ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED
THE DEAD.
EF and Mrs. Niles Ross, of Paola.
THE INJURED.


THE INJURED.
Charles jenkins, of Berryton, severe
cuts and bruises.
Mrs. Charles jenkins, broken collar
j. j. messenger, 1O12 Harrison street,
Topeka. Severe cuts and bruises.
Mrs. J. j. Messenger, left leg brOken'
wrist iisIocated, bruises.
Two persons met death and four
were seriously injured about o'clock
Sunday afternoon when a Hudson
roadster, loaded with dynamite and
nitro -glycerine. struck a Ford car
about four miles north of Wakarusa
on the Topeka avenue road. There
was no explosion.
Two PaoIa People Killed.
Niles Ross, 2S. son of NJ. A. Ross, of
the Independent Torpedo company, OF
Paola, and his wife. Mrs. Ida Ross,
were riding in the Hudson. Charles
Jenkins, of Berryton, was driving the
Ford. Ross was driving north on the
Topeka avenue road at a high speed
Jenkins was going west on the Berry
ton road bound for Wakarusa. Jen-
kins turned onto the main road in
low gear and had almost reached the
right hand side of the Topeka avenue
road when the speeding Hudson struck
his car broadside.
The Hudson struck the end of a cul-
(
from the point of the crash. Ross was
killed outright. Mrs. Ross suffered
fractured skull, a broken leg and both
wrists broken. She died in Christ's
hospital three hours later. Her nus
bands head was crushed.
All the occupants of the Ford were
thrown out by the tremendous impact
Mrs Messengers left leg was broken
and one of her wrists dislocated. Mrs.
Jenkins sustained a broken collar bone.
Messenger and Jenkins sustained pain
full decorations and bruises, but no
broken bones. All the injured were
taken to Christ's hospital in Bonn
gardner's and Sheliabarger's ambu-
lances.
Both the Ford car and the Hudson
were almost demolished. Brains and
blood were spattered over the forty
feet of road from the Ford, which lay
headed in a southerly direction. to the
Hudson, which lay on its side squarely
across the road. Some witnesses
claimed the Hudson turned over twice;
body lay face downward about ten feet
north of his car.
Dynamite Scattered Over Road.
Motorists who quickly gathered at
the scene of the accident picked up
the injured and made them as com
Portable as possible until the arrival
of Dr. E. T. Heckert, of Carbondale,
DIR. H. L. Clark, county coroner, and
Sheriff Robert Miller were called.
Sheriff Miller gathered up the dyna-
mite sticks, which were scattered along
the road, and took them to the w. A.
/. Thompson powder house for safe
keeping.
jenkins told Doctor Clark that Ross
had plenty of room to pass behind him
had he swerved slightly to the right.
Tall weeds growing at the corner are
believed to have interfered with the
view of the Hudson driver
Ross was 2S years old. He had
worked for the Independent Torpedo
company for eight years as well
shooter. He was on his way to Yer
million, Kan, where he was to shoot
an oil well today. He served in the
navy on the Pacific coast during the
war
Mrs. Ross was % years old She
was formerly Miss Ida Nelson, of Bar
tlesville, Okla. The couple had been
married four years and lived in Paola
They had no children.
Mr. and Mrs. Messenger, of Topeka
formerly lived near Berryton. They
sold their farm and moved to Topeka
about a year ago, purchasing a room
ing house at 1912 Harrison street
M. A. Ross. father of the dead man
was III Topeka today and made ar
rangements to have the bodies taker
to Paola for burial
County Attorney Veale this morn
ing made an investigation of the ac-
cident From all testimony he could
gather he said, Ross was to blame fol
the accident because of the high speed
at which he was travelling. No fur.
ther action will be taken by the au
thorities. it was said. Doctor CLARK
stated that no inquest will be held.