Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-11-03
ROY r. SNYDER KILLED IN
ACCIDENT.

AG&iOEN l.
Roy F. Svnder and Gravson Shuli.
both -. and both of Charles Town,
and Rose Cation, f6, and Margaret
Taylor. IL, both of Martinsburg, all
travelling in Snyder's Ford eoape last
Sunday night about II o'clock,
crashed headl0ng into the tender Of
backing engine, at the kearneys-
vile +. & @, railroad crossing. Sny-
der was fatally injured. dying less
than two hours later In City Hos
pital with a fractured skull. q hrok-
EN- left arm and thigh, an ear torn
nearly of, and heavy decorations and
bruises over the body Rose Cation,
16-year-old Martinsburg girl, Is &c
the Martinsburg City Hospital with
a broken arm and deep decorations
about the head and face. Miss Tay-
Tor was pinned under the wreckage
Of the Ford coupe, but emerged with
nothing worse than cuts on the right
side Of the head, over the nose and
about the arms. Grayson Shull also
escaped with decorations about the
face and bad body bruises.
While Miss TAYLOR was pinned un-
der the car wreekage, the other three
were strewn ap the track for dis
NeiAANE vi WHY lNAAs AAAAtA III Asssk4et
eff the kearneysville section. who
was sitting near the crossing at the
time. described the crash Of the
eoupe into the engine rs n terrific
noise of screams and splintering of
machinery He found Snyder a little
way up the track, and recognized
him. 4 little farther he found Miss
Cation, lying alongside the track, and
some distance beyond found Shull.
lvie unconscious in the middle Of the
track.
Help was scare there at that hour,
Miehaels and the crew of he helper
engine gathered the injured up, and
Snyder. bleeding and luscious, was
placed npon the tender of the engine
and held there by Michaels while the
engine raced to MartinsburF Mich
aels said the cab of the engine was
denied as Il resting place for the in-
iured man and that he held Snyier's
limp form on the tender, and that
several times during the journey to
Martinsburg with Snyder in his arms
he was almost thrown from the ten
der. The other three were taken 70
the Martinshurg City Hosbital by
motorists. Miss Taylor and Grayson
Shull were treated and dismissed,
while Miss Cations injuries will hold
her there for some time.
Grayson Shull. least injured Of the
group. said that the tragedy was
rather indistinet TO him. and il the
backing engine had lights they did
not see them. However, the coupe
windows were all tightly closed, and
he could not be sure as 20 the bell
and lights. The car Is torn all to
pieces.
Snyder was dying when brought
into the hospital, and breathed his
last about an hour later. without ever
recovering consciousness.
The two young fellows had left
Charles Town about o'clock, going
to Martinsburg to take the two
young ladies for ride. They were
returning to that city when struck.
Miss Cation is the daughter Of
George Cation, living at l26 Ken
tucky avenue, Martinsburg. Miss
Taylor's home is at 900 East Burke
street. Of that city. She is we'll
known for her solo dancing work.
Roy Francis Snyder was the son Of
Mr.. ] s. Snyder, living at Halltown,
who is proprietor of a pool room at
Charles Town. The boy is survived
bv bis father and brother, Perci-
val, at the home, and by one sister,
Mrs. Henriett. Of DufIelds. Fun
eral services were held Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock from the Hall
town home. with the Reverend j. A.
Curran, of Harpers Ferry, officiating.
Interment was In the Catholic Gene
terry at Harpers Ferry.
An inquest was held by Coroner
Wiley in Charles Town on Tuesday,
and the jury found that Snyder came
TO his death In an automobile acct
dent caused by cars obstructing the
tracks At Kearneysville.