The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-29
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AUTO ACCIDENT
SATURDAY NIGHT
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hour. Coming back it was going as
fast the wheels could turn.
IT WIS standing on the porch.
and when l saw the Estep car pass
three other machines and run off
the road 1 knew something was go
ing to happen so I started running
toward the car.
THE car ran over the road be-
low my house. 1t kept on going.
The three cars going toward Rives-
vile passed and it came back on
the road, just missing a telephone
post. 1t went off the road again
and hit the limb of tree.
Then the car whirled around
so thatthe front wheels were right
against the curb and turned over
there. When 1 got there HerscEel
I1step was lying under the car with
| the edge OF it clamped down on his
neck. He was dead. lifted the
car a little bit and he never moved.
Three of the fello~~- were
thrown plumb out of the car when
it turned over If they hadn't been
they'd probably have been much
worse or caught under the car.
They'd probably have been killed
| if the top of the car hadn't been
down.
"on of the fellows went up TO
my house to use a telephone. Tie
ones who were hurt looked to me
like they were intoxicated i didn't
see any liquor or any bottles abcSt
the car
sThe car was going past me at
| a pretty fast speed. 1t was gray
Apperson Jack Rabbit 8 speedster
with wire wheels. didn't see the
accident but the others in my car
heard the brakes grind and turn
ed. They saw the car make a say
shay across the road and go off.
! when I got back to the scene,
! Estep was dead. After awhile
they lifted up the car and pulled
Carl Beltz from under it. No,
Estep was the man who was tdriy-
| ing the car" he said in answer:
/ to question.
Hugh snodgrass, Rivesyi1le
| garage owner. was still on the
stand at 3 O'Clock. He said:
81 was standing in my garage
doorway about a quarter of a mile
! from the accident when it hap
/ pened. When they passed me go
/! ing to Fairmont they We're run
I
! hour They were passing a car
| which slowed them up, think,
because they speeded up when
they got past.
were going when the accident oc-
! CURED but it was more than
| twenty miles an hour. All L saw
! of the accident was the car run
ming off the road and was a quar-
| ter of mile away when it hap
! pened. 5t e
! taking the boys out. I couldn't
1 tell, of course, if they We're
drunk, on account of all the ex-
7! citement and some ofIthem being
| hurt. The car didn't turn all the
1 way over but just on one side,
! Other6witnesses to be called are
1 Walter Phillips of Rivesville, ard
\ Ivan Arnett of Walnut avenue,
! F'airmont.
! Questions putFto various witness
fses brought out the Information
I that the four other men in the Cal
| were Carl Beltz of Water street,
! Clyde Estep OF Wheeling. Jam,s
Jordan OF this city and Re- Batter
fof Wheeling.
1 Z All were taken to the hospital "a
i SOOQ. as q possible ~ . dlASS = = oAu*SLl
was; the least seriously. Injured and
was sufficiently recovered Il to De
I taken to his home yesterday The
jothers are still at Cook hospital;
] seriously injured, it was brought
bout
/ The second witness called to the
j.stand was Hosea DeBerry Of 32E
4 Madison lane. a city fireman Nee
HE and his family were in a cal
4 driving toward Rivesvnle and pass:
4 ed the Estep car shortly " before the
taccident /. Mr. ~ Deb s 'ial,1 q &
ipaTt: 81 W.,
4 both arms and legs. James Jordon
! had an arm and knee injured d. Roy
Baker was cut about the face ant
4 arms. These are the three: mer
1 Who were thrown out Of the car,
! accord ing to- eyid ence submitted at
1.-The inquest. All of the men, includ,
ling tBeItz, are expected to recover
Il Herchel Estep, the man killed
4 was the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. VII:
II liam L. Estep, formerly OF diamond
Il street, East Side, but now q o.
;iWheeling. Carl Beltz- IS a brother,
q in-1aw OF the dead man and Clyde
\ Estep a. brother. Jordana Baker
I were friends of the other TIRES
81 men.
Herchel Estep wit his mother
II and brother came y ere from sV3es
q sylsit an az Mrs Beltz5Fre
Il Gently.