The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-06
Autos Take Twelve Lives in Indiana; Two Die Here
One indianapolis Man Killed
When Train Hits Machine
Pedestrian Is Struck.
THREE NEAR L0GANSPORT
MotoriSt browns When Car
PIungeS Into Ditch.


twelve lives in Indiana over the
weekend, a check showed today.
Icy roads were blamed for most of
the fatalities.
Two were killed in indianapolis,
three near Logansport, two at An
derson, two at Michigan City, one
at Muncie. one at Mishawaka, and
one near Richmond.
Harry McAninch, 40, Of 2047 Park
Ave, was killed instantly Sunday
night when a machine in which he
was returning from Edgewood, Ind.
with his family was struck by a
train at Madison Ave. and the Belt
Railroad. Mrs. Olive McAninch, his
wife, was critically injured and
their two children, Robert, 16, and
John, IA, were seriously hurt. They
are in Methodist Hospital.
Pedestrian Fatally Hurt
An accident at Warman Ave. and
Morris st. Sunday afternoon was
fatal to Duke Howard, As, of 2406
w. wilkins st. He was crossing
the street when he was struck by
machine driven by Me Turner,
11O6 Belle Vieu Pl. Turner, who
said his windshield was covered with
ice, which prevented his seeing How
ard, was slated on an involuntary
manslaughter charge following the
death.
Mrs. Everett Groninger, 35; her
father, Theodore Dock, II, and her
daughter Edith Marie, 5, were killed
when Mrs. Groninger jammed on the
brakes and skidded her automobile
in the path of a Wabash interurban
near Logansport Sunday morning.
Another daughter, Alice, 3, was in a
serious condition at local hospital.
Horton Lyle, "a, Muncie, was
drowned near Petroleum Sunday
night when the car in which he was
riding skidded and overturned in
a ditch containing about three feet
of water. Lyle was pinned beneath
the car and was unable to free him
self. Paul Norris, SO, a companion,
is in the Wells County Hospital at
O44ly lASlNly 4llJdA
Snow Blamed
Blinded by falling snow. Frank
Sassadeck, as, drove his auto in
front of a passenger train at Mich
igan City, Saturday night. He and
Otto Rudnick, IS, who was riding
with him, were instantly killed.
Charles Davis, IS, formerly
camera man in the Charlie Chaplin
studios was instantly killed at
Mishawaka, Saturday night, when
his auto was struck by a taxi cab.
Charles Ward, As, and John Co.
burn, 10, were killed at Anderson,
Saturday, when a train hit a milk
truck Ward was driving. 1t was the
fifth fatal crossing accident at An
derson for the week.
Gilbert Foster OF Richmond was
crushed to death behind the wheel
of his auto when his machine
skidded off the road near the Ohio
Indiana line. His body was not found
until several hours later and was
frozen stiff.
Autos Crash
Charles L. Wright of Lima, Ohio,
sustained injuries which may prove
fatal Sunday evening when a Terre
Haute automobile crashed into
Wright's car six miles east Of Green
castle on the National Rd.
Wright and w. E. Albrecht, who
was found hiding under a bridge by
passing motorists, were taken to
hospital here. Albrecht was only
slightly injured. Albrecht is be-
lieved to have benn riding in the car
that crashed into Wrights car.
Perry Coffman Of Terre Haute is
believed to have been the driver of
the Terre Haute car and Is being
sought by police.
Waited at Crossing
witnesses said the McAninch ma
chine had waited at the crossing for
an east bound machine to pass.
When it had gone by, McAninch
started across and his auto was
struck by a west-bound Big Four
freight train. Dragged about one
hundred feet, it was wedged between
the freight train and an east-bound
Pennsylvania Railroad engine, Nc
Aninch was thrown under the wheels
of the engine, his body being badly
mangled.
Funeral arrangements are incom.
plete. A coroner's inquest was to
be held this morning.
The crossing Waterman, Charles c
Baugh, said he was tagging the
crossing when both trains crossed,
and that he tried to keep McAninch
from crossing. On the Big Four
train were Ray Smith. 1855 N. Gale
ST., engineer: Henry Stone, 129 w.
Twenty Ninth ST., conductor. and
Enos Sunderman, 2746 N. Gale ST.,
fireman. Duncan Puett, engineer;
Harold White. fireman, and Russell
Ijames. conductor. all of Logans
port, were in charge of the Penn
sylvania engine.
Severely Burned
Ray Adams. %, of 202S w. Morris
ST., and Miss Margaret Lyons, 80,
of 2173 Hillside Ave. were severely
burned when their machine caught
on fire after leaving the road and
overturning in the $500 block on
Morris st. Adams said a car COM
ing from the opposite direction
driven by Henry Rousch, r. r. c,
Box 625, was crowded into his car
when a machine going at a high
rate of speed, cut around in front of
the Rousch car.
Other injuries over the weekend
in Indianapolis included: Miss Esther
LeMay, %, Of 125 N. Liberty ST.. in
jured about the back and chest; Leo
Lenchesky. SS, Linton. Ind, several
broken ribs, and Harold Foltzen-
logel. 1850 Union St., injured about
the head