The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-01-05
Auto Accident Is
Fdtul To Potter
Raymond Bolts. Fdlls Creek
Mouldrunner. Killed
InstdntlY
COMPANIONS HURT
Potters Klar and Sierzegu
Injured; Little Hope
For Kldr
From the Du BOis, Pa, Daily
Newspaper


Tragedy stalking the paths of
highway travellers on Friday evening,
claimed the life of one man and the
serious injury of two others, one of
which, it is feared, will prove fatal,
in the worst motor accident to mar
this sections otherwise improved rec
ord for 1888.
The pre-New Years crash occurred
at about D. m. on the Buffalo Pitts
burgh Highway at point few hun
dred feet north of the Pennsylvania
Railroad crossing at McMinns Sum-
nit, when two cars sideswiped in pass
ing, and one of them crashed into a
tree and plunged over bank.
Raymond Charles Bolts, q, of
Falls Creek, driver of one of the cars,
was almost instantly killed, his body
being cold when it was removed from
the wreckage half an hour later.
Raymond Klar, of Falls Creek, re-
ceived broken wrist, serious head
decorations and fracture of the skull
at the base. His condition in the
Maple Avenue Hospital at 2 o'clock
Saturday morning was reported to be
continued critical with little hopes for
his recovery.
Charles Sierzega, of Falls Creek,
was at his home in that place, with
internal injuries, the extent of which
had not been determined
All three youths were employees of
the Jackson China Co. and members
of Local 104. They had received
their pay-checks but short time be-
fore and were on their way to Brad
ford when the accident happened. They
had left Du Bois shortly before p. m
in a Chrysler sedan, owned by Joseph
Bolts, father of Raymond Bolts, who
was driving.
State motor patrolmen who investi-
gated the accident, said that all three
youths were riding in the front seat,
Klar being next to the driver and
Sierzega on the outside. klar and
SierZega are brothers-in-laW.
Just after crossing the p. r. r..
tracks at McMinn's Summit on their
northward journey, the, party en-
countered "A Dodge pane'-body truck
owned by Brown Brothers, Of Altoona,
and driven by Bruce Cunningham, Of
Du Bois, who was accompanied by
Charles Sawyer, of Du Bois, travelling
southwark toward this city.
The machine foued in passing and,
while Mr. Cunningham was able to
hold his vehicle under control until
he could stop it few yards further
on, the Bolts machine continued on
out of control, until it struck 3-inch
tree, which it broke off, then plunged
over an 8-foot bank on the left side
of the highway, and crashed to stop
against two other trees.
Sierzega was able to get out of the
wreckage Immediately and passing
motorists hurried him to his home.
'Persons stopping to render aid, if
possibly, however, found the bodies of
the other two men buried under the
wreckagc and it was not until wreck
ing crews and trucks arrived from
Brockway that the debris was rolled
over enough to permit the bodies to be
released.
Motor Patrolman II. A. Rice SUI
broken bodies, and DR.. J. J. Menegas,
of Brockway, who had arrived at the
scene, pronounced Bolts dead, APP
parently having been killed instantly.
His body was removed to the n. X.
Moore & Son Morgue here. Life was
found in KIar's body and he was
rushed to the Maple Avenue Hospital
ia, l,pl
State Motor Police commenced a
thorough investigation of the tragedy
at once and Howard Johnson, deputy
coroner of Brookville, was summoned
to make another examination.
Mr.. Johnson came to Du Bois and
viewed the body of Bolts, concluding
that death was due to head injuries,
tion to broken neck, broken wrist
and other injuries.
Sierzega was treated at his home
where physicians said that super
fetal examination Indicated that he
had received internal injuries. He was
advised to go to a hospital, but late in
the night was still at his home.
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partially torn off but both Cunning
ham and Sawyer escaped without in
jury and were able to help in the
rescue work.
Motor patrolmen said'that the Bolts
car had travelled 100 yards beyond
the scene of the crash, apparently
careening from side to side, until il
crashed into the first tree. The cal
struck the tree at the left front door
beside the driver, who received the
brunt of the first impact.
The tragedy created a mild sen,
sation, many wild rumors of multiple
deaths being circulated and numerous
motorists rushed to the scene to ado
a traffic jam to the troubles Of the
state motor police and rescuers.
Raymond Charles Bolts, was the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bolts, o1
Falls Creek, and celebrated his 2ls
birthday on last October H.. He wa!
employed as a mouldrunner at tn,
Jackson China Co where he WAS vel