The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-10-07
One KILLED, nine INJURED
In AUTOMOBILE COLLISION
Accident Occurred Late Satur-
day Night at Silver Lake, Is
Miles South of Oakland
DEAD MAN is OF FAIRMONT

One person was killed and nine were
injured badly about 11:30 o'clock on
Saturday night when two automobiles
collided at Silver Lake, fifteen miles
south of Oakland. Silver Lake is on
Route PIG leading from Oakland to
Thomas.
The Dead
G. H. Musgrave, So, of Fairmont,
w. Va. Fractured skull and fractures
of both legs. Died Sunday morning.
..A4 The Injured
Mrs. Sadie Musgrave, 48, wife of
the dead man. Fractures, of both legs
and decorations about the face.
John Musgrave, 20, her son, Shinn-
ston. Cuts about the face.
Mrs. Alma Musgrave, 20, of Shinn-
ston, Johns wife. Serious scalp lecer-
ations and body bruises.
Laura l.. Musgrave, 10, of Fair
mont, Johns sister. Severe decorations
of scalp and bruises about the body.
Dale Curtis, 20, of Fairmont, LAGER
ations about the face and legs.
Harry Delaney, 81, of Silver Lake,
the driver. Suffering from loss of
blood. In serious condition.
Harvey Shuttlesworth, rs, of Red
House, Md, cuts about the body.
Virginia NJ. Shaffer, 81, of near Egg
Ion. Several ribs broken and severe
cuts about the head and face.
Earl Shuttlesworth, Is, Red House.
Injured ankle and cuts about the face.
~r,' Going To Visit Kin
The accident occurred while the
Musgrave family was en- route to Par
SONS, W. Va, to visit their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. X.
Henry. Musgrave was riding in the
car operated by his son, John, which
was in collision with the automobile
driven by Harry Delaney, of Silver
Lake. Riding with Delaney were Har-
vey Shuttlesworth, Virginia M. Shat
fer and Earl Shuttlesworth.
An eyewitness to the accident, Dale
Shahan, %, of Oakland, told West
Virginia State police that the Delaney
car was on the wrong side of the high
way on curve. The Musgrave car
was headed toward Parsons, while De-
laney was driving north toward Red
House.
100 Stitches To Close Wounds
Harry Delaney, the driver of one
car, received severed artery in his
arm, and suffering from loss of blood
was in serious condition. The Shut
tlesworths received cuts about the
face and were taken to Elkins. Miss
Shaffer had 100 stitches taken to close
cuts about her face and head and has
several ribs broken.
G. H. Musgrave, who was thrown
from his sons car by the force of the
impact, died nine hours later in a
Parsons hospital.
Corporal L. V. Minnick and Officer
C. D. Todd, of the West Virginia State
police and Constable D. E. erosion,
of. Parsons, investigated.
Three ambulances, two physicians
and attaches of the first-aid truck
from Thomas, set up miniature hos
pital at the scene of the wreck while
some of the crowd attracted by the
crash, helped cut bandages for the in
jured. >.
Leighton's ambulance from Oak
land, was, called into service and car
ried two of the injured to an Elkins
hospital.
1.-The remains of G. H. Musgrave
were taken to Shinnston, where fun
eral services were conducted on Tues
day. -- ...... ......
Harvey Shuttlesworth and his
brother Earl returned to their home
at Red House Monday after treatment
at Parsons. Miss Shaffer, of Eglon,
still remains in Parsons in a serious
condition.
Delaney was permitted to return to
his home on Monday.
Mrs. Musgrave, wife. of the dead
man, remains as patient in an FL
kins hospital. ,,.,.