Evening journal., 1922-12-12
R. R. ENGINEER
IS KILLED IN
AUTO CRASH
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pairs made. Joseph r. Weatherby.
son Of the man who was killed
was at the steering wheel and Mrs.
Weatherby, was seated alongside her
son in the car. The older Wealth
erby was on the left side OF the car
near the roadway, and Mr.. McMul-
len was on the right hand side OF
the car. Both men were pushing
the car. Suddenly McMullen seeing
the glare OF light from the Mink
car. shouted a warning as he realiz-
ed that the onrushing car was about
TO crash into the rear OF Weatherby's
machine. The next instant the
Mink machine struck the side OF the
Weatherby car, throwing Mr.. Wealth
erby ten feet into a ditch, The
gas tank OF the car was thrown onto
his chest. The car was forced
against a telegraph pole and McMul-
len was thrown into a gully.
Joseph Weatherby, hurried to his
fathers side and DR.. A. J. Strikol.
Of Ashley was called. Realizing that
the mans condition was serious. the
doctor ordered Mr.. Weatherby's re-
moval to the Physicians and Sur
geons' Hospital. the injured man be-
ing taken there in Mink's car with
Mink and Howard Link. a grocer OF
Elmhurst.
Physicians al the hospital found
that both Mr.. Weatherbys legs were
broken. He was operated on at once
and appeared to rally at first but
later lapsed into unconsciousness |
and died.
Mr.. McMullen after the accident, !
said the tail lights on the Weatherby
car were burning. At the time OF /
the collision a trolley car was dis
charging passengers at a crossing /
and considerable excitement pre- 1
vailed for awhile. Il being reported I
that a number Of people had been /
injured.
Mrs. Weatherby and her son were .
removed TO their home in another
autom Mobile.
Mr.. Weatherby. the dead man, had I
been visiting Elmhurst 20 superin- /
tend the erection OF a new home /
there for his family. He was 40
years old and for the past 35 years I
had been a Pennsylvania railroad .
company engineer. He was engineer /
Of the Palmetto Express" between.
New York and Washington and one
u the most trusted employees OF the
Following the accident and the re-
noval Of Mr.. weatherby 20 the hos
oital, Mr.. Mink returned 10 his home
md notified the police department
lere OF the accident but he was not
AIKEN into, custody. While on his
way TO work today Mr.. Mink learned
or the first time that Mr.. Weather
~ had died.
Mr.. Weatherby is survived by his
wife and ten children, the children
,eing Joseph r. Weatherby, Mrs.
iamdel f. Houes. Mrs. James F.
)onohue. Frank A. Weatherby. Jr..
Ienry c. Weatherby. Wallace A.
Leonard B. Weatherby.
liss Margaret c. Weatherby, Amelia
+. Weatherby and James T. Chand-
n Weatherby.
Mr.. Weatherby was a member OF
irientsl Lodge, A. F. and A. NJ.
all Cedars OF Lebanon. Brotherhood
Z Railroad Engineers and Of Bran
ywine NJ. +. Church. He was for
ierly a member OF West Presby-
srian Church.
The funeral OF Mr.. Weatherby will
axe place from his late home on
'rlday afternoon with Oriental
.odge OF Masons in charge. The
,ev. L. Franklin Smiley. former
astor OF the West Presbyterian
hurch. will come from Pittsburgh,
a. where he now has his charge,
D oficlste at the services. Inter
rent will be in Riverview cemetery.