Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-06-28

Tuesday night, June 10, at about
1000 pm. Mr.. Ralph Pfaff of
Mayfield Rd. was on his way
to work in Cleveland, when a car
driven by Mr.. HanSel Ashby
of Chagrin Falls, smashed into
the rear of Mr.. Pfaf's car roll
ing it three times over a ditch,
through a fence and into the
front yard of the Henry Klatka S
residence, from there Mr.. Ash
by's car Skidded across the road
and into the car of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Petersen of Auburn
Center Rd., who were driving
east at the time. All three cars
were demolished and all five
passengers were taken to Cor
ey'S hospital after first aid treat
ment by Mr.. George Kiplinger
of the MunSon Volunteer Fire
Department, who is an inStruC-
tor of first aid. Mr.. Pfaff, Mr..
Petersen, Mr.. Ashby and Mr..
SEMINARS, a passenger in Mr..
AShby'S car, were released from
the hospital after treatment, but
Mrs. Clarence Petersen is now
in Lakeside hospital undergo
ing treatment for a serious hip
injury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Pfaff
want to thank the Munson Vol
unteer Fire Department fortr
their help in directing traffic
and helping take care of the in
jured. Also they want to espec-
tally thank Mr.. Henry Klatka
for his help, and Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Klatka, for all their help
in their hours of worry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Klatka
also want to thank the firemen
of Munson for their help up
there, in directing traffic.
Also I received letter from
one of the neighborS near the
scene of the accident who wishes
to remain anonymous, but wish
eS to have me put this in the
column as an "open letter" to
all MunsoniteS so here it is:
Dear Mrs. Duncan: AS you
are the reporter for the Geauga
Record concerning the MunSon
News, thought I would write
to you of an experience we had
out here in front of the house
last night.
In the past there have been
several accidents there, but
none as bad as this one. 1t in
volved three cars and when
got out there one of them had
gone through t he neighbor S
fence and up on his lawn. The
other two were CrOSS-WiSe Of the
road, about ten o'clock at night,
with cars coming about fifty
miles or better in both direc-
tionS.
The ones coming from the
east could not see the accident
until within about fifteen feet
from it. All of the neighbor' S
realized that something should
be done at once before the on
coming cars piled up on top
Of the two wrecked ones in the
road, with the injured still in
them
Some of the neighbor women
stood on the side of the road
screaming and trying to wave
them to stop. Not being able
to see what was on the other
side Of the knoll, they couldn'
get their cars under control ir
time.
In less than five minutes the
MunSon Volunteer Fire Depart.
ment came up with their blink.
er going on their No. l Fire
Truck. They parked the truck
where it would protect the
Wreckage and the blinker could
be seen from both ways, ano
got out with their lights anc
waved the traffic down.
Il knew that it was too soor
for a telephone call to get
through, so I asked one of the
firemen how they got there sc
quickly. He said that they were
down at the fire house mixing
concrete for footing for theil
new tower and someone came
by and said that there had beer
a bad accident down the roac
and SO they got in the truck anc
came. I might add that they