The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-27
SHOCKING
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AFFAIR At
RObERTSDALE
Mrs. Sarah Branstetter Is
Killed In Auto And Son
Is Badly Hurt.

Three week end accidents IN fam
mond cost the life Of Mr. Sarah y.
Branstettcr. 39e State ST. and result
cd in the injury OF three mon The
dead Mrs. Sarah Branstetter. botn
legs and arms broken Died last nisat
IN St Margaret's hospital
The injured. Harry HerricA. val
paraiso. cuts on head VIII recover.
Loyal Barnstetter cut above head
VIII recover Joe Nycz, head injured.
Taken TO his home.
Lake Shore flyer which struck thu
automobile IN which she was riding
with her son. Loyal Branstetter tIr"is
Mrs. Branstetter fifty feet. When plcA-
I'd up she was found to have suffered
fractures Of both legs and an arm. be-
sides numerous bad bruises and LAGER.
ations. Her son. Loyal was badly cut
about the face and head He was uu-
conscious through tho lyht and while
his injuries are serious, he Is expected
20 recover.
NO GUARDS AT CROSSINGS.
The fata! crash occurred yesterday
afternoon at the Lake shore crossing
at Lake ave. Robertsdaie Witnesses
declare that there was no Watchman at
the crossing and THAI the gates we're
up A shanty close b. the tracks 81.
structs the view and makes it difficult
70 see whether or not there is 4 train
approaching.
Mrs. Branstetter vas riding IN the
front seat of the machine with her
son They were driving north. to-
wards the lake. with the intention o-
picking UP another son Who was swim
ming AS the wheels OF the Branslet~
ter car reached the rails. the fast fl>e e.
bore down on them. Although the
evidently realized their danger there
time to act. The big engins
crashed TO the front end ot the ma
chine
THROWN FIFTY FEET.
The body Of Mrs Branstetter was
thrown distance Of nifty feet. Loyal
Branstetter escaped with a bad shak.
ing UP and severe bruises and cuts
about the head
The injured people vere rushed -
ST Margarets hospital In the machine
Of Howard Rathbun. 44s Columbia ave
According TO the testimony of Wit
ncsses. there was no vatehman a. tn.
crossing at the time Of tho accident,
and there had been no one on dut~
there that afternoon Considering this
thousands Of persons who use the cross
ing on Sunday in going 70 the lake.
such neglect in protecting the lives or
the people is nothing short OF criminal
qarolessness.
BURIED IN kOKoMo.
Mrs. Branstetter Is survived by ncr
husband. James II. Branstetter. who
IS 4 carpenter by trade. and by four
sons The funeral will take place 81
Burns chapel Wednesday afternoon st
three o'clock. the Rev Rist OF the
First Methodist Episcopal church IN
charge Of the services The bod VIII
be shipped Thursday TO kokomo. Ind
for burial
Early this morning three Valparaiso
Sheffield ave. when the front wheels
became caught in the car tracks al
l42nd ST The car skidded into a tei.-
phone pole. smashing the front end and
injuring Harry Herrick He was Gu.
about The head badly. but will recover
II no complications set IN Sam Para
With minor bruises and bad shaking
up.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
The car was towed 70 Granger's gar
age for repairs. Herrick was taken
TO St. Margarets' hospital.
a vampire autoist ran down ana
painfully injured Joe Nycz, $50 Morton
ave. yesterday morning on Co!umbiS
ave and continued without stoppinS
Nycz was cut about the head. but was
able to 20 to his home ntfer oe.ns
treated az the police station.