The Winslow mail., 1925-09-11
MOTHER and
CHILD KILLED
IN ACCIDENT
Y YESTERDAY

One of the saddest tragedies of
the year occurred yesterday morn
ing when the lives of Mrs. Conney
Parrish, 81, and baby, s months,
clasped tightly to the mothers
bosom, were crushed out by an
overturned automobile a short dis
tance west of Winslow. Two other
small children of Mrs. Parrish were
slightly injured.
The accident occurred about 10:30
O'Clock. Mr.. Parrish was driving
an Overland car, with his wife and
baby beside him. In the rear seat
were a boy, aged five, and girl.
three. They were driving toward
WinsloW. The car was travelling
close to the right side of the road.
The right wheels got into the loose
gravel and swerved toward the
ditch. Mr.. Parrish tried to regain
the middle OF the road, but the
car pitched off the fill, which is
not more than two feet high at
that point. He gave the wheel a
sharp turn toward the left and in
attempting to climb the embank-
ment the car was overturned to-
ward the right, throwing the driver
out and Mrs. Parrish and child into
his seat, directly below the steer
ing wheel, which fell upon mother
and child, killing them instantly.
No other cars were on the high
way at the time, and there were no
witnesses to the accident. Several
cars appeared soon after, and the
overturned car was removed from
the bodies of the victims. Doctors
from WinslOw were quickly sum-
moned and attended the boy and
girl. A coroner's jury was assem-
bled from the gathered crowd and
rendered verdict of death from
an unavoidable accident
The father, too daZed to under
stand the extent of the tragedy,
made brief statement to the jury.
He said:
II was driving close to the right
hand side of the road, going east,
and saw that my right wheels
were in the soft dirt. l tried to
get back into the center of the
road, but couldn't. Finally the car
went off entirely. 1 got excited
and held the wheel toward the en-
bankment, after getting into the
ditch. The car overturned, toward
the right, pinning my wife and
baby beneath. My wife and baby,
a son, five years old, another
daughter, three, and myself, were
the only occupants of the car.
There was nothing wrong with the
car. No one crowded me off the
road. There was no one in sight"
The Parrish family were ON their
way from Fresno, California, where
they had lived for several years.
and where many of Mrs. Parrish's
relatives reside, to Lubbock, Texas,
the former home of Mr.. Parrish.
They had recently sold their ranch
in California and were on their
way to make a new home in the
Lone Star state.
The bodies we're brought to the
WinsloW undertaking parlOrs,
where they await the arrival of
relatives. Mr.. Parrish's mother left
Lubbock Immediately after being
notified, and will arrive in Wins
low this evening Word is still
being awaited from other relatives.
The children are being taken care
of by Mrs. Frank Riley, until final
arrangements are made. Mr.. Par
rish is at a local hotel.
The situation has aroused the
deepest sympathies of the entire
community. Many offers Of aid and
expressions of comfort have been
received by the unfortunate young
father. The financial condition of
the family has not been determined
Many offers of money have been
rendered, but not accepted yet. 1t
may be necessary later to solicit
funds for the relief of the stricken
father and children, when the Of
fers of the people will be gladly
accepted The roundhouse boys
generously offered last evening to
take up a collection at the shops,
and a lot of the fellows down town
wanted to give A chance may yet
he given tn cOntribUte