South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-02
THREE INJURED
AS CAR STRIKES
AUTO AT LYDICK
Fear Member of Party Has
Fractured Skull Residents
of New Carlisle.
DID NOT HEAR WHISTLE
Other Accident at State Line
Costs Life of Arthur Phoe-
bus of Argus.

Two crashes of interurban cars
With automobiles took toll OF
lives of three of the victims yes
:erday afternoon. and three 9th
.rs are in the Epworth hospital
n a serious condition
The dead are:
John c. Reese. 90. Climax,
Mich.
Mrs. John c. Reese.
Arthur Phoebus, 50, Argus.
Ind.
Those in the hospital are Mr..
and Mrs. Fred c. Zeck of New
Carlisle and their eight-year-old
daughter. Helen Grace. Mrs.
Zeck was still unconscious at a
ate hour last night. and though
the full extent of her injuries is
not yet determined. her condi-
ion is held to be critical. 1t IS
feared she has a fractured skull.
Mr.. Zeck's injuries are mostly lac
erations and bruises and the child
was suffering mostly from shock.
The most serious accident. in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Reese were
killed. took place near Lydlck about
42O Yesterday afternoon, when an
interurban car bound for Michigan
CITY struck the Zecks' Paige sedan
in which Mr.. and Mrs. Reese ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeck and dauShter
were riding. The accident occurred
near what is known as Augustine
corners.
The other fatal accident too"
Mace at the state Line crossing On
J the Niles road. Phoebus. who was
killed. was driving a Ford truck
! loaded with cement blocks. when the
truck was struck by a noI1hD'una
interurban freight
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese came % Ne"
Carlisle Thursday TO spend Thanks
giving with their daughter Mrs
/ Fred Zeck. Friday afternoon taey
came 10 South Bend 20 do some
shopping. and it was on their return
TO New Carlisle that the accident
/ happened.
FniIcd to Hear Whistle
John Boyce. motorman OF The in-
| terurban car. stated that he had jus
made a stop at Davenport. about
1900 feet east Of the crossing where
! the accident occurred and that ar
/ ter starting the car he saw the auto
mobile approaching from the south
at about 80 miles an hour Motor
man BoyCe said he blew the whistle
three times. but that Zcck who was
ldriving the car. apparently failed
Ito hear II. II is said that farm
/ house near the crossing partially OBJ
/ structs the view OF cars approaching
from the east
The interurban car struck the Sc
! dan squarely and hurled IL about so
feet. completely demoiish.ng it Mr.
/ Reese. who was sitting beside the
driver in the front seat died almost
( instantly. his neck being broken by
the force OF the collision Mrs.
| Reese and Mrs. Zeck. who were sit-
/ ting in the rear seat. were rendered
unconscious. and together with the
Zeck child and Mr.. Zeck. were
rushed TO Epworth hospital. Mrs.
Reese never regained consciousness
and died about g o'clock last highs.
Mr. Reese has been prominent
farmer near Climax Mich for about
30 years past. Tie was born in Ger
many, and came 10 this country
when a young man. and has resided
at Climax practically an his life.
Two sons and one daughter survive.
Accident at state Line
The other accident .r Whirh
+ Arthur Phoebus was killed. occurred
shortly after . O'Clock yesterday aft
ernoon. According 20 various ar
/ counts Phoebus is said 30 have dr..-
4 on the truck past TWO cars which
. had come 20 stop 30 allow the
Z interurban car t0 pass and directly
I in front OF the approaching car. The
. car carried the demolished truck
more than a hundred feet long thc
right Of way Phoehus died alnes-
( instantly. a large portion ~ his
skull was torn away in the crash
Phcehus. who was employed as