The Winslow mail., 1926-09-17

The body was located at 4:1O
P. M. in the car, buried about 10
feet in quicksand, but was not re-
covered until 900 P. M.
The fatal accident occurred be-
tween 1O:0O and 10:30 P. M. Sat
urday, when the party of which
Miss Shipley was member was
returning from a motor trip to the
Petrified Forest Included in the
Shipley car were Miss Shipley,
Mrs. l.. M. Shipley, Mrs. Tom
Ingledew and Tug Wilson, who was
driving.
Fearing Manila Wash was full
of water from the heavy rain of that
afternoon, Mr.. Shipley and Vance
Wilson, in Wilson's car, left Win
slow to meet the other party and
to help them to cross the wash
safely. No serious condition was
found at Manila Wash, and both
cars started for Winslow.
At Cottonwood wash the Wilson
car, carrying Mr. Shipley and Mr..
Wilson, was preceding the other
party, and was not more than fifty
yards in the lead. The two in the
lead passed over the western ap-
prOach after crossing the bridge
in safety, unaware Of the impend-
ing danger.
A few yards farther on Mr.. Ship
ley looked back, just in time to
see the ill-fated machine fall back
ward into the water and sand as
the road gave way. The road had
evidently been washed away be-
meath, leaving the macadamlzed
surface as crust over which the
first car passed in safety.
Jumping out of the car before it
',had stopped, Mr.. Shipley ran back
80 the scene, where he found the
car lying on it's side, totally sub
merged except for the left front
corner. The doors window on this
corner was open, and Tug wilson
had succeeded in partially eXtr1-
eating himself, and was helped on
to the road. Mr. Shipley and Tug
Wilson then pulled Mrs. Ingledew
from the wreck and few moments
later had freed Mrs. Shipley, pass
ing her up the bank to Vance Will
son. Mr.. Shipley was under the
impression that his daughter was
the last to be passed to safety, and
was calling Mrs. Shipley's name,
thinking she was still in the sub
merged car, when Tug Wilson
called to him that his wife was
safe, and that Miss Shipley was
missing.
Vance Wilson, who was driving
the first car, demonstrated excep-
tional presence of mind by turning
the car around on the highway and
hurrying back to the scene, play
ing the headlights into the river
thus furnishing light without which
the rescue of the other occupants
could not have been effected.
After searching the car and
stream nearby unsuccessfully,
Vance Wilson was lowered on a
rope and located the body in the
front portion of the car. He tried
twice to free Miss Shipley, but
failed. 1t is believed that Miss
Shipley was knocked unconscious
at the time of the cave-in by the
lurching of the car.
Tug Wilson, wet, cold and at
the point of exhaustion, remained
at the scene of the tragedy while
the injured were brought to town,
and through his efforts prevented
another car from driving head on
into the stream. The three other
passengers were soaking wet
chilled by the night air, cut and
bruised, but were not seriously in
iured, although Mrs. Shipley is
still in danger as the result of the
shock and exposure.
AS soon as news of the accident
was brought to Winslow a body of
volunteer workers rushed to the
scene, and working in shifts, stay
ed on the scene until the body was
recovered.
Too much cannot be said for the
heroic and unselfish efforts Of
those who struggled two days and
nights against adverse conditions
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