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Vol. II
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1905
No. 23
Edgeworth Coasting Accident.
Four Lads Seriously, if Not Fatally,  Injured  by Bobsled Coming
in Contact with an Automobile on the Beaver Road.
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RAYMOND LUTY.
FRANCIS LUTY.
ELtN-EST WILLS.        THOMAS MCPHERSON,
Last Saturday morning'a jolly
coasting- party of school boys came
to a sudden termination by a collision with a automobile. Their merry
peals of laughter were hushed and
gloom overspread not only the
homes of the victims, but the entire
community.
Raymond and Francis Luty, aged
13 and 7 years respectively; Ernest
Wills, aged 8 years, and Thomas
McPherson, 12 years of age, borrowed a bobsled from Otto Evans,
a companion, and were enjoying
the sport on Ghestnut street, Edge-
worth. Mr. David Morris, of Gi-
rard, 0., on his way home from
Pittsburg in an automobile happened along. Just as he reached the
Ghestnut street crossing the sled
carrying the boys came dashing
down the hill at a tremendous rate
of speed and crashed into the automobile, hitting it between ' the
wheels and pushing the machine
across the street with its force.
Mr,.H. S. Surls and Mr. George
Herz, who were nearby, hurried to
the rescue of the boys, Thomas
McPherson was carried to the
home of Mr. Baum, a neighbor, and
the others were taken to the home
°f Mr. Herz until the extent of
their injuries could be learned.
In a few moments Drs. Frank
and J. M. McCready, DeWitt B,
Nettleton, White, Dickson and Hood
were on the scene doing all that
could be done to save, if possible,
the lives of the boys.
Raymond Luty, who was guiding
the sled, and Thomas McPherson
were the most seriously injured,
sustaining fractured skulls. Raymond^ head struck and broke the
mud guard of the machine; his hip
was dislocated and both of these
boys received minor injuries.
Francis Luty sustained a broken
arm and was badly bruised about
the head; for a time it was feared
his eyesight had been injured, but
this danger has passed. Ernest
Wills sustained a broken jaw and a
gash on his cheek that required ten
stitches. His right arm was broken
near the shoulder.
The Luty boys and Thomas McPherson are well known in the valley, Mr. M. N. Luty, who lives near
the railroad in Quaker Valley, being
the father of the two first-mentioned boys. Thomas McPherson
is the son of Mr William McPherson, who lives back on the hill
above Edgeworth. Mr. Wills, the
father of George, has been a resident of Edgeworth but ashorttime.
He is a foreman for a large contracting firm in Philadelphia and is
here in charge of the Burns house
now being erected on Academy
avenue.
Mr. Morris was held under bond
pending a hearing in the case,
which will take place before Squire
Buckley next Thursday. Bond
was fixed at $2,000. Mr. Morris
was able to leave for home Saturday evening. He was accompanied
by his mother and cousin whore-
side in the East End, Pittsburg.
Mr. Morris rendered all the assistance possible and shares the
grief of the community over the sad
but unavoidable accident.
At .last reports all of the injured
boys were improving as rapidly as
can be expected and hopes are entertained for the speedy recovery
of the lads.
Card of Thanks.
Mr. M. N. Luty desires to publicly
thank the doctors who attended
the boys injured in the bobsled
accident last Saturday. They responded to the call so quickly and
worked together so harmoniously
that there was not a hitch in the
operations anywhere, and everything was done as well and as
speedily as possible. He also desires to thank the people of Sewickley for the great outburst of
sympathy extended to him and his
family during the hours when death
hovered over their home.
Not Expected to Live.
Mr. L. D. Evans, of Edgeworth,
received a telegram from Galifornia
last Monday stating that his son-
in-law, Mr. Strohbach, was not
expected to live more than a few
days. Mr. Strohbach has tuberculosis, and went to Galifornia a
few months ago for his health.
Since their arrival there Mrs.
Strohbach has had typhoid fever,
from which she is just recovering.
Her mother, Mrs. Evans, is with
them.
'LITTLE MOTHER'S" DEATH.
Eunice Parke Took Poisonous Pill that
Her Baby Doll Refused.
In the time of her greatest suffering
and while her life was fast ebbing away,
little 4-year-old Eunice Parke, still
clasped her dollie, the innocent cause of
her death, to her breast, and when death
came the baby doll still reposed in its
"little mother's" arms. The little girl
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Panke, of 126 Linden avenue,
Edgewood, who are well known in this
place.
The child had taken some pills from a
box she had found in the drawing room
to give to her dollie, which she claimed
was sick. Mrs. Frederick H. Parke,
mother of the ,dead child, said that her
daughter had likely eaten two or more of
the pills, as several were missing from
the box.
Early in the week Mrs. Parke was ill.
Little Eunice came into the sick room
and said that she was sick. Mrs. Parke
learned that her daughter had eaten
some of her pills. Medical attention was
summoned, but it was of no avail. The
child died the same afternoon. She had
eaten the pills that her dolly refused
•to take..
Election of Officers.
The ladies of the missionary society of
the Presbyterian church of this place held
their annual election of officers last
Friday afternoon. Following is the result: President, Mrs. A. C. Robinson;
first vice-president. Mrs. Ellen C.Woods;
second vice-president, Mrs. L. B. Ghes-
<foro; third vice-president, Mrs. Robert
Wardrop; fourth vice-president, Mrs.
John D. Carson; recording secretary,
Mrs. Gifford K. Wright, corresponding
secretary, Miss Ella McFadden; leaflet
secretary, Mrs. P. D. Branum; treasurer,
Miss Elizabeth Dickson. The reports of
the year were also read.
Two Interesting Meetings.
To-morrow morning at 9.30 in
the Y. M. G. A. building, Mr. Way's
Young Men's Bible Class will hold
religious . patriotic service. The
Rev. H. ,M. Penniman, of Berea,
Ky,, will address the class, and as
the speaker is well-known here it
is assured that the meeting will be
an interesting one. Gome, and
bring a friend.
At 4 p. m. at the same place Mr,
Frank W. Stonecipher, of Pittsburg, will address the men's meeting on "First Fruits." There will
be a solo by Miss Sara Reid. You
are invited.
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