Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-25
CAR ACCIDENT
NEARCTTYH HAS
FATAL RESULT
Manuel Morales Crush
ed Under Overturn-
ed Auto; Nebraskan
Drowned I'm Gulf

AT least three persons died in mis-
haps IN the Lower Rio Grnnde Val
ley over the weekend and az least
six other persons were injured, a
check-up Of the accidents on Satur-
day and Sunday shows.
Included among the fatalities are
the death of Manuel Morales i'm an
auto accident near Brownsville Sun
day morning and the drowning OF
Elias Madison on Padre Island Sun
day afternoon.
Morales was 26 years old and II
survived by his widow and two
year-old baby girl. Three others
were injured in this crash. including
Encarnacion Garcia, Agnulfo villa
real apd Demetrio Vallego.
Garcia, cmploye az the lChrysler
Motor Sales Company. took out "A
roadster and at o'clock Sunday
morning had picked up Villarenl, n
Western uniCH cmploye. They had
BEEN TO n dance in COIonia Mexicano
and afterwards went TO the Cecilio
Lerma barber shop near the Dftt-
man Theater where they picked IT'D
Gallego. barber. Went for A ride
and were about half IA mile from
the city limits near the MrDavftt Rfn
when the accident occurred. None ~
the victims we're able TO tell how the
accident occurred but marks left bv
the roadster showed that TX swerved
Off the road and tore down 80 feet Of
fence before striking telephone
pole and standing On end. "A man
coming towards town found them
and called the W. A. Darling ambu-
lance which took them AZ Mercy
Hospital. DR.. U. ~. Rantfro VA
called but Morales died before the
physician arrived.
Nillareal had deep cuts 0n his
head and Vallego suffered internal
injuries on his left side. Gareia, with
n bad cut on his left hand, was the
least injured. Nillarral and ValIego
were declared out Of danger today
and were able to be about.
The Morales funeTaI was to be
held az Z O'Clock today under the
direction Of the Hidalgo Society Of
which All four accident victims werr
members.
Caught By Undertow
On Padre Island, Madison, aged ~.
was the victim OK undert0w when I'D
got too far out in the surf IN front
of the bath house. About rs persons
bathing IN the surf witnessed thp
tragedy. AL VI. Wren of Weslaco. w
friend, tried 20 save him, but rad q
Tight for his own life when he was
caught in the same undertow. TAU
other finally reached Madison Sue
when he was brought 10 shore life
was found extinct. Coast guards
worked for nn hour mud N half with
out being able 20 revive him.
Madison had been working In Har-
linRen about three months ns
carpenter, and was or Padre Island
with Weslaco friends. He came ~
the Valley from Mhnden. Nshrnsaa
where NV hhs n sister The body
being held by the Thompson Mortn
ary In Harlingen pending word frorr
relatives.
w. J. Bowen. justice of the peace.
held the inquest on Padre island
and pronounced a verdict of death
hv drowning.
John Patterson of San Benito and
Elmer Lewis Of Durham. Oklahoma,
were injured Saturday when their
automobile was struck Nv "A vest
bonnd passenger train at San Ranito
No bones were broken but both nru
believed to have suffered internal ir
juries. They were taken 10 the Va.
ley Baptist HoAnital wv HarlinRen
Included in the live WV fatnlitir4+
over the weekend ~ the death Wy
Stanford W. Rifes. Mercedes man
who was injured Saturday when hp
lumDed nff truck We though
would collide with another vehicle.