The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-10-21
Another Life
Claimed In
Auto Smash
Grin Head Dies From Injuries
When Car Rolls Over
On Highway.
INSTANTLY KILLED;
CHEST CRUSHED

The second fatal auto accident in
the Libby district in less than a week
took the life Of Grin Head about 5
o'clock last Sunday afternoon. Head
was instantly killed. In the car at
the time with Head, were Mrs.
Head and two men from Troy,
George Fife and Paddy Carr. Mrs.
Head received severe bruises and
decorations about the legs and hips.
The two Troy men were uninjured
except for bruises and scratches.
Peculiar Accident
The four people were driving to
Libby on No. 2 and the accident hap
pened as the car came down the
first hill west of town. John Riley,
highway maintainer, who lives not
far from the hill, saw the acct
dent and was the first one to reach
the injured people. He reports the
car came down the hill toward Lib
by and swung far to the right of
the road, apparently out OF con-
troll but travelling at not excessive
rate OF speed. Head, who was driv-
ing, then pulled the car across the
highway at long diagonal, the
car crossing to the left shoulder
of the highway and blowing along
: the shoulder for some distance. Head
then pulled the car sharply back
onto the highway, when it tipped
over and rolled Riley says it hurt
led through the air and turned over
at least twice. Both MIR. and Mrs.
Head we're thrown from the car.
The auto came to rest on its four
wheels, cross-Ways of the highway.
Clasps and Dies
Riley at once jumped into truck
and raced to the scene Of the ac-
cident. He found Head lying on his
face behind the car, Mrs. Head lying
on the other side of the car. Riley
turned Head over onto his back
when he gasped once or twice and
died. Examinations made later by
the coroner disclosed that his chest
and collar bones were badly
crushed
A few minutes after the accident
happened John Harmon and party
drove up on their day into Libby.
They stopped to give assistance and
soon other paseers-by also stopped.
Mrs. Head was at once taken to the
Libby hospital where her injuries
were given attention. Immediately
following the tragedy, Mrs. Thomas
Long, county coroner, was called
and was at the scene in a short time
and had the body removed
Cause Is Mystery
What caused the accident is q
mystery. Some think it might have
been due to tire blowout. One
rear tire was found to be punctured
and almost torn from the wheel but
whether or not that was the cause
of the tragedy will never be known
Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon at o'clock, from
the GOmpf chapel. Burial was in
the Libby ceretery. The services
were conducted by Rev. W. III. Woods
of the Methodist church.
Grin Head was born So years age
in Iowa. He came to Libby a mum
Der of years ago, his father having
been the first county superintendent
of schools when Lincoln county was
created He is survived by the
widow, by his mother, Mrs. F. D
Head OF Rexford, and by three sis.
tiers and one brother. They art
Mrs. Fred Marvel, OF Rexford; Mrs
Bert Eaton, Of Seattle, Wash; Mrs
Chas. Bennett, and Guy Head, 0.
Libby. The deceased had been EN-
ployed for the past several week.
by Morrison & Knudson, highway
contractors, north of Bonners Ferry
The sorrowing relatives have tn,
sincere sympathy OF the entire com
munity because of the tragedy tina
has taken from them a loved one