Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-01-19
Rail, Highway Miskaps Fatal To Two Countians
0 A K H A R B 0 R
CAR REPAIRMAN,
FARMER KILLED

KILLED
Two Ottawa county residents
met violent death within few
hours Wednesday, one being kill
ed by New York Central pas
Senger train, and the other vic
tim succumbing from injuries re-
ceived in an automobile wreck.
Both were residents of Oak Har-
bor, and both died several miles
from their homes. A third man
was injured in the traffic acci-
dent.
The dead: Virgil Cenxman,
~, son OF Mr.. and MRS. Alexan.
der Genxman. 31e West Main
street, osk Hsrbor.
Fred kresser, ~, Rp I, Oak
Hsrbor, retired farmer.
Injured: Sgt. Gerald Marshall,
10 Center Street, Oak Hsrbor.
Kreager, whose body was ex-
tensively mutilated, was walking
when struck by westbound train
No. 235. He lived alone near the
railroad right-of-way about two
miles east of Oak Harhor. Dep
uty Sheriff Mike Hetrick report
ed that two telephone linemen
who were working nearby said
that they saw Kreager step in
front of the fast train. They are
John Sherk, Genoa and L. T.
Lowe, Wauseon. They said it ap-
peared that the victim did not
hear the approaching train. Auth
critics were told that Kreager
was afflicted by deafness.
The remains were removed to
the Robinson Funeral Home in
Oak Harbor.
Body identified
The mangled body was identi-
fled by Ray Kreager, a nephew of
the deceased.
Sgt. Marshall, who was visiting
his home while on leave from
Monmouth, N. j., enroute to a new
post in Seattle, Wash, was in Port
Clinton early Tuesday evening
with Genzman. They started west
toward Oak Harbor, shortly after
midnight, Genzman, who was
driving, was believed to have lost
control of the car midway between
here and Oak Harbor. The car
overturned after going into skid
on route 1853. throwing Marshall
clear of the wreckage, in which
the driver was pinned.
Both were brought to Magru-
der Memorial Hospital, where
Genzman died at about A p. m.
Wednesday.
Marshailfs Condition Fair
Hospital attaches reported
Thursday that Marshall had shown
signs of rallying early Thursday.
He suffered numerous abrasions,
possible internal injuries. Re-
suits of x-rays had not been de-
termined Thursday. His dazed
condition was such that he was
unable to give Deputy Sheriff
William Cullen a coherent ac-
count of how the mishap oc-
Cured.
Genzman'S body was removed
to the Robinson Funeral Home,
Oak Harbor. He had been en-
ployed as an automobile body re-
pairman at the Port Clinton Sales
& Service Co.
Other Mishap Reported
The sheriff's Office reported
that two semi-tractor trailers
crashed on route 2, but that both
drivers escaped injury although
one of the trucks was described
as a total loss.
Robert Randall, Hubbard, o.,
was operating a truck which was
empty and siieswiped by a steel
ladened truck driven by Dorm
Wolf, Clarksfield, o. The latter
truck was headed west at the time
of the crash.
Deputy Sheriff Hetrick was cali
ed to Erie township early Satur-
day morning to investigate a
traffic accident west of the Erie
Ordnance Depot, when two auto
were involved. The acci-
dent occurred during heavy fog
and traffic was tied up for about
a half hour. No persons were
reported injured.
Sunday afternoon Deputy Het-
rick was called TO Marblehead to
a traffic accident in
which Robert Novicky, %, Of Dam
bury, was reported slightly injur-
I'd. The accident was said to
occurred when the truck driven
~ Novicky left the highway and
lit the home of Michael Poloni at
Aarblehead, damaging the corner