Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-05-19
DEATH FOLLOWS AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT NEAR CHESTERHIIL
Arch Taylor, Aged IA, Is Dead. His
Son Albert Taylor In a Very Crit
ical Condition, and the Latter's
Daughter Believed to be Seriously
Injured, as Result of Auto Acct
dent Wednesday,.


dent Wednesday.
One OF the worst auto accidents
that ever occurred in this county,
was that of Wednesday about noon,
when seven passenger Wescotr
touring car, owned by the woodward
Bros. of Elliott, and Ford touring
car, driven by Albert Taylor of
Sharpsburg, collided on a turn in
the road about a mile beyond Ches-
terhill, on the main road, near the
old gas plant on the Earle Bowman
farm. Mr.. Graydon woodward who
has garage at Elliott, and his three
brothers, Burdell, John and Dale
woodward, were demonstrating the
machine with view to selling it to
Mr.. Glenn Parsons Of Chesterhill,
who was in the car at the time of the
accident, as was also Merkle Trip
lett Graydon Woodyard was driv-
ing, and they were going toward
ISharpsburg. The Ford was driven
by Albert Taylor, and with him in
the car were his father, Arch Tay-
lor, aged about IA years, and the
formers two children, Marguerite.
laged 13, and Raymond. aged 10.
The Wescott machine, it is
said, was being driven about 35
miles per hour when the accident
occurred The brakes on both ma
chimes were working, but because of
the slippery condition of the road,
they did not take hold readily, and
the two machines crashed together
in a frightful manner. Graydon
woodward, the driver of the Wescott
car, had his right arm broken near
the wrist and bone dislocated in
his hand, and was otherwise badly
bruised and shaken up. The other
occupants of this machine were not
badly injured. The occupants of the
other machine were less fortunate.
TAYLOR, the driver, had his arm and
hip broken and his father was very
seriously injured about his head, and
his skull was fractured.
The younger Taylor was taken to
the White Cross hospital, Wednes-
day afternoon, in the Fisher ambu-
lance. woodward was brought here
to a doctors office who gave him
the necessary attention, and the 9TH
ers were looked after by the Penns-
vile DOCTOR
Both machines are completely
wrecked, and will be junked.
Arch Taylor Dies About Midnight
Mr.. Arch Taylor fingered until
about midnight when he passed
away. His death occurred at the
home of Oscar Taylor, son, of
Chesterhill, where the injured were
taken following the accident. The
deceased as stated was "A years of
age, and made his home for the
most part with his son Mr.. Albert
Taylor, near Plantsville. Other chill
dren surviving. besides the two men
toned are: Emerson, of GAINESVILLE;
Oliver of Plantsville, and Mrs. Bran
son Cramblitt of Malta, who is in a
GAINESVILLE hospital where she un-
derwent a serious operation. The
following children are deceased:
Edward, Mrs. VIM. Chappelear, Mrs.
Julia Felwood, and child who died
in infancy. The deceased was coal
miner by trade.
Funeral arrangements are not
complete.
Others In Serious Condition
The last word from Albert Tay-
lor, who was taken to the White
Cross hospital, Columbus, is that his
condition is very critical. Besides
the injuries mentioned, he is also
suffering with internal injuries. His
Marguerite, is also be-
lieved to be seriously injured, since
it is feared that her skull is frac-
tured, and she has broken bone in
her foot. Raymond, the son, is suf-
fering with broken bone in his in
step, and bad bruises.