The border vidette., 1930-02-08
MRS. VICTOR j. WAGER KILLED
AND HUSBAND INJURED
Tuesdays International)

known women of Nogales, was
instantly killed about 2:3O o'clock
Sunday afternoon when a sedan
in which she was riding was
struck by Tucson-bound South
ern Pacific passenger train four
miles southest of Tubac. Her
husband, who was driving the
car, is not believed to have been
seriously injured.
The accident happened while
Mr.. and Mrs. Wager were driv
ing east on the road two miles
south of Carmen's Store. Ac.
cording to Charles Karns, who
has ranch in that district, and
who was standing about 1925 feet
from the scene Of the crash,
Wager's car came up on the rail
road at a slow rate of speed,
probably not over two miles an
hour. There is a rather steep
grade at the scene and appar.
emily the car was travelling in
low gear.
Noise from tractor working
in the vicinity is believed to have
prevented the Wagers from hear.
ing the approaching train.
The car was carried about so
feet by the train but never over
turned. It struck cattle guard,
tearing it down. Three wheels
of the automobile were demol
ished, one of which rolled for
800 feet before it stopped. The
impact tore the cowcatcher of
the engine loose and the train
was brought to q standstill by
the engineer as quickly as possi
BILE.
So badly wrecked was the
front part of the car it was ne
cessary to twist one of the doors
of the sedan back before Mrs.
Wager could be released from
the wreckage. The upper part
Of her body was hanging out Of
the eide of the car and she was
dead when eye-witnesses to the
accident reached the scene.
Immediately after the automo
bile came to a standstill Mr..
Wager stepped out of the car
and remarked to Charles Karns,
where am l." He then col
lapsed and was brought to St.
Josephs Hospital in the Carroon
ambulance. At the hospital,
where he was received at $50
o'clock, an examination by Drs.
E. G. Houle and A. l.. Gustetter,
revealed that his injuries were
apparently not serious. He was
dazed but conscious and con.
versed with many friends who
called at the hospital. Outward.
ly his injuries consisted of
mum Der of bruises. Although
recognizing his friends be asked
a number times Sunday night
and early yesterday, what hap
pened?"
The body of Mrs. Wager was
brought to the Carroon Mortua
ry, and up to yesterday morning
her husband had not been ad.
vised of her death. He asked
the attending nurse number of
times about his wife, how badly
hurt she was, where she was
taken, etc, the nurse, to prevent
shocking him, passing the ques
items off as lightly as possible.
Besides her husband, Mrs.
Wager is survived by three chill
dreD, Miss Ruby Wager. about
16 years of age, a student in the
Nogales high school; Clinton
Wager. a student at the North,
ern Arizona Teachers College at
Flagstaff; and Victor ]. Wager,
Jr., who is associated with J. G.
Barnes, formerly of Nogales. in
the insurance business at Phoe
nix. She also leaves numerous
other relatives IN THIS county
where she was raised. She was
born in California and was q
mem ber of the we'll known de Ia
Ossa family of the Lochiel dis.
trict.
Mr.. Wager is president of the
State Elks Association of Ari
zona, a member of the board of
directors of the Nogales Nation
al Bank. secretary of the Noga
les Elks lodge. member of the
Santa Cruz County Democratic
Central Committee, was county
assessor of this county for sev
eral terms, and is head Of the
Victor j. Wager Insurance Agen.
cy of this city. He is one Of the
most prominent men of this