The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-14
THREE KILLED,
MANY HURT IN
CAR ACCIDENTS
Two Machines Plunge Over
Entertainments to Add
to Death Lists.

~ SNANiA H-iOAOs
Three men we're killed and more
than score of persons injured in
weekend accidents in and near In
dianapolis.
The dead are:
Eugene Blackburn. So. Beech
Grove, president and treasurer Of
the International Metal Polish Com
pany.
Walter Turkey Mills, So, Of 327
North Alabama street, taxi driver.
George E. Tissue, SO. of 81 South
Lyndhurst drive, operator of an Ip-
diana avenue auto parking company.
Car Goes Over Bank
Mills and Blackburn died from in |
juries received when their car side
sWiped an Indiana Motor Transit |
Company bus on the National road, |
near Lynnhurst drive Saturday |
night and careened down twelve
foot embankment, crashing into a
telephone pole.
Curtis w Blackburn, 27, of q
West st. Joseph street, nephew of
Mr.. Blackburn, and Herbert T. Sher-
man, %, of PIG Broadway, who also
we're in the car, suffered slight in
Juries
Blackburn and Mills died after
being brought to the city hospital.
Sheriff Bert Shane of HENDRICKS
county today was continuing an in
vestigation Of the accident.
Lived Here AZ Years
Mr.. Blackburn had lived here for |
forty-three years, and was one of |
the founders of the metal polish |
company in 1905. He is survived by |
the widow, Mrs. Maude Blackburn; |
four brothers, Richard and G.. L.
Blackburn of indianapolis; E. L.
Blackburn of Bloomfield, O., andWn-
liam Blackburn Of New York, and a
sister, Miss Kitty Blackburn of In
dianapolis.
Funeral services for Mr.. Black
burn will be held at 2:30 Wednesday
afternoon. Burial vii be in Crown
Hill cemetery.
MIR. Mills had been an Indianap-
oils resident for more than thirty
years and was known to all who fire.
quented Illinois street when it was
known as 1.-The Levee." He drove a
hanson cab for years and drove one
of the first auto cabs.
VTTae m, I a<,ra Of hhcanca
At the time of his death, Mr.. Mills
was on a leave of absence from the
United Cab Company, where he was
employed.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs. An
ma Mills; a daughter, Mrs. Louise
r Cooper of Pontiac, Mich; three
brothers. Maurice Mills and DR..
James F. Mills of Marion county;
John j. Mills of Bridgeport. and a
sister, Mrs. E. V. Hawkins OF
Mitchell.
Funeral services will be held for
Mr.. Mills at 10 a. m Tuesday at
the Center Friends church near
Bridgeport and burial will be in the
Center cemetery.
Car PIunges in Creek
Mr.. Tissue was injured fatally
when an auto in which he was rid
ing plunged down an embankment
into a creek at Washington street
and Lyndhurst drive. Jean Deane,
30, of Chicago was driving the |
car, and was saved from drowning /
under the wreckage by bystanders. /
Mr.. Tissue suffered a fractured !
skull. He died a few hours later !
at the city hospital.
Deane is in the city hospital re- (
covering from slight injuries.
Mr.. Tissue is survived by the /
widow. Mrs. Catherine Tissue, and .
three daughters, Mrs. N. G. Sherred, |
Mrs. NJ. J. Coleman and Mrs. R. j. 7
Mygott. all of Chicago. Funeral !
arrangements have not been COM !
pleted.
Others Are Injured
Others injured include: Thomas
Quinn. 16, R. r. ,; Box 401A; Hav-
old Kite. IA. of 1909 North Mount +
street: Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Beach, /
2124 Broadway; Elmer Smith, l9, !
rear of Sis West Fourteenth street; I
Mrs. Maud collars of Roachdale. /
and her two children, Robert, II and /.
Florence. Is; Morris Henson, "a, OF /
731 Fletcher avenue; Archie Stein /
berger, "a. of 912 Fletcher avenue; |
Harlan Henson. 10. of $50 South 4
Hamilton avenue; Charles Britton, !
Is. of 251S East washington street; !
Davis STEELE, 10, and Francis n. |
Fields. 10, both of Connersville; Don |
Whitcomb. 1899 Blaine avenue; Miss |
Thelma HinShaw. Is. of 1925 Belle
fontaine street: Doris Marie ChaS- |
tan. 8, daughter of Mrs. Freda /
ChaStian. rs North Warman ave- /
nue. and John Master, 7, of 2111 ,