New Britain herald., 1922-09-08
Plainville News
JOSEPH W|NN|NGER
 DIES 0F INJURIES Prominent Local Man Victim of
 Automobile Accident DIED IN CLIFFORD, MAINE

UAOD AN VAul VIlU) WHll1Il Chamber of Commerce Appoints Com-
 mittee to Investigate Coal Condi.
 tions in Order to Get Supply For
 1bwn-Plans Commission to Meet.
 Joseph Winninger of Broad street, one of the most well known local young men of Plainville, died at the Clifford hospital in Clifford, Maine at 9:30 o'clock last night. according to telegram received here at 8 o'clock this morning, sent to his mother on Broad street. MT. Winninger died of a fractured skull received in an au- tomobile accident while he was tour ing Maine with his wife. Complete details are missing with the excep- ton of three telegrams forwarded here, telling of the accident briefly. It is reported that the local young man was driving through Monson, Maine, with his wife on Wednesday night of this week, at the time of the accident.
 As far as can be learned, his ma chine overturned on an embankment and landed in a stream at the base of the hill, pinning the unfortunate vic- times under the car Both Mir. and Mrs. Winninger were seriously in- jured. It Is not known how his wife is but her condition is understood to be critical. Joseph Winninger father of the young man left for Maine late last night with his son, Russell, aft CT receiving a telegram last night telling him to come there as the in- jured man was fast failing. The trip was made by automobile and as it is about 400 miles to Monson, 1t is not believed they reached there before noon today.
 parents of the unfortunate young man vile yesterday morning telling of the accident. This telegram had the name misspelled and at first, it was I thought to have been mistake. The telegram read as follows:
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Wingate seriously injured in auto accident last night. Notify Mrs. Sargent"
 The confusion in the name and the audiences of the news, bewildered the parents of tn unfortunate young man, and they awaited other news. The next telegram arrived about o'clock last night and read:
 Joseph has fractured skull; car still in stream; better come" It was this message which prompted the father to hasten to the scene of the accident and he believed he could travel faster than a train which leaves Hartford at II o'clock but has many stops on the way. Thus an automo- bile was chartered and the race against death started. only to have the latter win out while the men were on the way.
 The next telegram came at 8 o'clock this morning and was very brief: Joseph died at 9:30 o'clock last night"
 The news of the death of the young man spread quickly this morning and came as a distinct shock to his many friends. He was painter by trade and we'll known here. He was about 34 years old.
 His great love for hunting was we'll known and he could always be found in the woods when he had the opportunity His ability at trapping netted him excellent results from skins he got on his hunting trips. He was also a lover of outdoor sports and played on the Plainville Athletic club. He was an ardent follower of and played football.
 His mother was prostrated by the sudden news of her sons untimely death and being left alone in the house, after her husband and son, Russell, left last night for Maine, re- ceived the telegram this morning tel ling her of her son being dead. Kind neighbors came to her side and will comfort her until the other members of her family return from Maine.
 It is expected that Mir Winninger will make arrangements for the body to be brought to Plainville for burial. He will also bring news of t%e condi- tion of his sons wife.
 Besides his parents, the young man leaves a brother, Russell, his wife, formerly Miss Ruth Sargent of Farm ington, and young son.
 Coal Situation Here
 The coal condition existing in this town was the main topic of the Plain- vile Chamber of Commerce at its monthly meeting last evening. Burton H. Phelps, who operates that Plain- ville Lumber and Coal company, gave report on the situation. Although MT. Phelps sees the seriousness of the emergency, he was nevertheless op- timistic in regards to future coal and