The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-01-04
TWO BOYS Die AS RESULT
OF A COASTING ACCIDENT
Gilbert Lee Metz, 10, and Walter
Friend, 6, Fatally Injured Last
Friday Morning; Homes At
Friendsville
METZ KILLED INSTANTLY

A coasting accident last Fri
day morning at Friendsville took
the lives of two children, Gilbert
Lee Metz, 10 years old, dying al
most instantly, while Water Lee
Friend, 6, died two days later
after remaining in an unconsci-
Gus state during that time.
The boys sled struck the front
wheel of a moving truck, driven
by Charles Nipples, Somerset,
Pa, as the boys riding on the
single sled came out on the main
street of the town from a billy
side street, according to an investi-
cation made by States Attorney Neil
C. Fraley, and other officials.
The Metz boy suffered fractured
skull and was dead when he arrived
at the office of DR.. Brown in Friends
vile, whence he was Immediately
taken. The boy had bled profusely.
He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Lee Metz, who had resided in Friends
vile about year.
The Friend boy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Friend, and grand
son of Walter w. Savage, member of
the Garrett County Board of Educa-
ton, and the late Mrs. Savage, suf-
forod n oooo,,ccioo n hpoIyop loft loo.
and other injuries Following the acct
dent he was taken to his home where
he died Sunday morning at five o'clock
without recovering consciousness, al
though the attending physicians had
expressed hope for his Improvement
and ultimate recovery.
In addition to States Attorney N.
c. Fraley the accident was inves-
tigated by Sheriff William J. Owens
and State Police Corporal Thomas
Currie.
The inquest is set for tomorrow, Fri
day, January 5, at 200 o'clock in the
afternoon at Friendsville. The inquest
was not held Immediately when it was
learned that Magistrate Percy Friends
brother, William Friend, merchant at
Friendsville, had been found dead in
his home that morning. The inquest
will be conducted before Magistrate
Percy Friend.
Nipples, driver of the truck with
which the boys collided, was cited TO
appear at the inquest and was released
pending the outcome of the investiga-
ton and decision of the coroner's jury.
Funeral services for the Metz boy
were conducted on Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock at the Methodist church
in Friendsville with the Rev. R. L.
Greynolds, pastor, in charge Inter-
ment was made in the Church of the
Brethren cemetery at Accident, with
Rev. Arthur Scrogum in charge.
Pallbearers were James md Charles
Ross, James Skidmure and Walter
Wicklow. Flowers bearers were Bobby
Schroyer, Bobby Statler, Daryl Will
liams, Harry Holman and Edward
Friend.
Surviving are his parents, two sis
tiers, two brothers and half brother.
A brief service for Walter Lee
Friend, aged years, 10 months and IA
days, was conducted Tuesday after
noon at the home Of his parents, fol-
lowed by services at the Methodist
church at 2:30 o'clock with Rev. Grey
nolds in charge. Interment was in the
Savage addition to the Steele cemetery
at Friendsville.
Pallbearers were Robert Statler,
Harry Holman, Edward Friend, Paul
Friend, Jr., William Robert Liston
and Eugene Skidmore Honorary pail
bearers were Billy Hevener, Delbert
Metz, Bobby Schroyer, Colt Wicklow,
Darrell Williams, Paul Lyle, Jimmie
Wheeler, Delbert Reckard and Gerald
Custer.
Surviving are his parents and a
brother, Jack Douglas Friend.
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