3 Dead, 2 Dying and 20 Injured in Holiday Auto Crashes
Driver Flees Into Swamp After Wreck
Police and Posse Searching Warners Mudlands for Man
Trooper in Hospital
Deputy Sheriff Ripley Also Injured in Chase
Three persons are dead, two are in hospitals suffering from serious injuries and 20 are suffering from lesser hurts today as the result of a series of holiday traffic accidents. Posses are seeking in the swamps near Warners the driver of one of the death cars. The driver of a machine that left its victim unconscious in the roadway is also sought. Seven motorists were arrested for drunken or reckless driving. The dead, Vera Wilkinson, 11, of 112 Erie Street, killed in a collision near Warners yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Emma Mattie, 59, of 102 Elsner Street and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ida Mattie of Rochester, killed Sunday in a crash at Grant Boulevard and Teall Avenue. Those most seriously hurt are John Boehmer, 16, of Lakeland, who is in Syracuse Memorial Hospital at the point of death and Edward Argoni, 12, of 304 Kellogg Street in Peoples Hospital. Harry Stevens of Garden City, reputed driver of the car that figured in the death of the Wilkinson girl, fled into the swamps a short time after the accident. Despite a search that has been carried on for more than 12 hours by State Police deputy sheriffs and citizen volunteers, no trace of his has been found. The girl was on a truck driven by her father, John A. Wilkinson. With them were her sister, Leona, 12, and Miss Mary Brantes, 19, a maid in the Wilkinson home. All were injured but Vera was pinned beneath the truck as it turned over in a ditch at the side of the road after a collision with Stevens car. The latter turned onto the wrong side of the road to attempt to pass another car, as he did so he noticed Wilkinson’s truck and tried to cut back to the right side. His rear wheels struck the truck. William Gibbs, 118 McCarthy Avenue, George Wilbur of Liverpool and George Wilbur, Jr., of 512 Schuyler Street were passengers in Stevens car. They were questioned at the Court House Jail. Stevens remained on the scene until his unconscious victim had been extricated from the wreckage. He then slipped away in the excitement and ran in the shirt sleeves in the direction of the swamp. Fears for his safety were expressed because the swamp is treacherous and there are many places where a man would sink 10 or 15 feet into the mud. The funeral of the Wilkinson girl will be held Thursday. There will be private prayer at the home, 112 Erie Street, at 10 o’clock and public services at the West Genesee Street Methodist Episcopal Church at 10 o’clock. Besides her parents she is survived by two sisters, Leona and Martha, and three brothers, John Jr., Allan and Robert.
Syracuse Herald
Tuesday evening, September 6, 1927
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Driver Flees Into Swamp After Wreck
Police and Posse Searching Warners Mudlands for Man
Trooper in Hospital
Deputy Sheriff Ripley Also Injured in Chase
Three persons are dead, two are in hospitals suffering from serious injuries and 20 are suffering from lesser hurts today as the result of a series of holiday traffic accidents. Posses are seeking in the swamps near Warners the driver of one of the death cars. The driver of a machine that left its victim unconscious in the roadway is also sought. Seven motorists were arrested for drunken or reckless driving. The dead, Vera Wilkinson, 11, of 112 Erie Street, killed in a collision near Warners yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Emma Mattie, 59, of 102 Elsner Street and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ida Mattie of Rochester, killed Sunday in a crash at Grant Boulevard and Teall Avenue. Those most seriously hurt are John Boehmer, 16, of Lakeland, who is in Syracuse Memorial Hospital at the point of death and Edward Argoni, 12, of 304 Kellogg Street in Peoples Hospital. Harry Stevens of Garden City, reputed driver of the car that figured in the death of the Wilkinson girl, fled into the swamps a short time after the accident. Despite a search that has been carried on for more than 12 hours by State Police deputy sheriffs and citizen volunteers, no trace of his has been found. The girl was on a truck driven by her father, John A. Wilkinson. With them were her sister, Leona, 12, and Miss Mary Brantes, 19, a maid in the Wilkinson home. All were injured but Vera was pinned beneath the truck as it turned over in a ditch at the side of the road after a collision with Stevens car. The latter turned onto the wrong side of the road to attempt to pass another car, as he did so he noticed Wilkinson’s truck and tried to cut back to the right side. His rear wheels struck the truck. William Gibbs, 118 McCarthy Avenue, George Wilbur of Liverpool and George Wilbur, Jr., of 512 Schuyler Street were passengers in Stevens car. They were questioned at the Court House Jail. Stevens remained on the scene until his unconscious victim had been extricated from the wreckage. He then slipped away in the excitement and ran in the shirt sleeves in the direction of the swamp. Fears for his safety were expressed because the swamp is treacherous and there are many places where a man would sink 10 or 15 feet into the mud. The funeral of the Wilkinson girl will be held Thursday. There will be private prayer at the home, 112 Erie Street, at 10 o’clock and public services at the West Genesee Street Methodist Episcopal Church at 10 o’clock. Besides her parents she is survived by two sisters, Leona and Martha, and three brothers, John Jr., Allan and Robert.
Syracuse Herald
Tuesday evening, September 6, 1927
Page 4, Column 1
3 Dead, 2 Dying and 20 Injured in Holiday Auto Crashes
Driver Flees Into Swamp After Wreck
Police and Posse Searching Warners Mudlands for Man
Trooper in Hospital
Deputy Sheriff Ripley Also Injured in Chase
Three persons are dead, two are in hospitals suffering from serious injuries and 20 are suffering from lesser hurts today as the result of a series of holiday traffic accidents. Posses are seeking in the swamps near Warners the driver of one of the death cars. The driver of a machine that left its victim unconscious in the roadway is also sought. Seven motorists were arrested for drunken or reckless driving. The dead, Vera Wilkinson, 11, of 112 Erie Street, killed in a collision near Warners yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Emma Mattie, 59, of 102 Elsner Street and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ida Mattie of Rochester, killed Sunday in a crash at Grant Boulevard and Teall Avenue. Those most seriously hurt are John Boehmer, 16, of Lakeland, who is in Syracuse Memorial Hospital at the point of death and Edward Argoni, 12, of 304 Kellogg Street in Peoples Hospital. Harry Stevens of Garden City, reputed driver of the car that figured in the death of the Wilkinson girl, fled into the swamps a short time after the accident. Despite a search that has been carried on for more than 12 hours by State Police deputy sheriffs and citizen volunteers, no trace of his has been found. The girl was on a truck driven by her father, John A. Wilkinson. With them were her sister, Leona, 12, and Miss Mary Brantes, 19, a maid in the Wilkinson home. All were injured but Vera was pinned beneath the truck as it turned over in a ditch at the side of the road after a collision with Stevens car. The latter turned onto the wrong side of the road to attempt to pass another car, as he did so he noticed Wilkinson’s truck and tried to cut back to the right side. His rear wheels struck the truck. William Gibbs, 118 McCarthy Avenue, George Wilbur of Liverpool and George Wilbur, Jr., of 512 Schuyler Street were passengers in Stevens car. They were questioned at the Court House Jail. Stevens remained on the scene until his unconscious victim had been extricated from the wreckage. He then slipped away in the excitement and ran in the shirt sleeves in the direction of the swamp. Fears for his safety were expressed because the swamp is treacherous and there are many places where a man would sink 10 or 15 feet into the mud. The funeral of the Wilkinson girl will be held Thursday. There will be private prayer at the home, 112 Erie Street, at 10 o’clock and public services at the West Genesee Street Methodist Episcopal Church at 10 o’clock. Besides her parents she is survived by two sisters, Leona and Martha, and three brothers, John Jr., Allan and Robert.
Syracuse Herald
Tuesday evening, September 6, 1927
Page 4, Column 1
Driver Flees Into Swamp After Wreck
Police and Posse Searching Warners Mudlands for Man
Trooper in Hospital
Deputy Sheriff Ripley Also Injured in Chase
Three persons are dead, two are in hospitals suffering from serious injuries and 20 are suffering from lesser hurts today as the result of a series of holiday traffic accidents. Posses are seeking in the swamps near Warners the driver of one of the death cars. The driver of a machine that left its victim unconscious in the roadway is also sought. Seven motorists were arrested for drunken or reckless driving. The dead, Vera Wilkinson, 11, of 112 Erie Street, killed in a collision near Warners yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Emma Mattie, 59, of 102 Elsner Street and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ida Mattie of Rochester, killed Sunday in a crash at Grant Boulevard and Teall Avenue. Those most seriously hurt are John Boehmer, 16, of Lakeland, who is in Syracuse Memorial Hospital at the point of death and Edward Argoni, 12, of 304 Kellogg Street in Peoples Hospital. Harry Stevens of Garden City, reputed driver of the car that figured in the death of the Wilkinson girl, fled into the swamps a short time after the accident. Despite a search that has been carried on for more than 12 hours by State Police deputy sheriffs and citizen volunteers, no trace of his has been found. The girl was on a truck driven by her father, John A. Wilkinson. With them were her sister, Leona, 12, and Miss Mary Brantes, 19, a maid in the Wilkinson home. All were injured but Vera was pinned beneath the truck as it turned over in a ditch at the side of the road after a collision with Stevens car. The latter turned onto the wrong side of the road to attempt to pass another car, as he did so he noticed Wilkinson’s truck and tried to cut back to the right side. His rear wheels struck the truck. William Gibbs, 118 McCarthy Avenue, George Wilbur of Liverpool and George Wilbur, Jr., of 512 Schuyler Street were passengers in Stevens car. They were questioned at the Court House Jail. Stevens remained on the scene until his unconscious victim had been extricated from the wreckage. He then slipped away in the excitement and ran in the shirt sleeves in the direction of the swamp. Fears for his safety were expressed because the swamp is treacherous and there are many places where a man would sink 10 or 15 feet into the mud. The funeral of the Wilkinson girl will be held Thursday. There will be private prayer at the home, 112 Erie Street, at 10 o’clock and public services at the West Genesee Street Methodist Episcopal Church at 10 o’clock. Besides her parents she is survived by two sisters, Leona and Martha, and three brothers, John Jr., Allan and Robert.
Syracuse Herald
Tuesday evening, September 6, 1927
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