12/09/1934
Two Oklahoma Women Die When Their Car Leaves Road Near Fabens; Another Is Injured
Engine Strikes Elderly Man
Retired Rancher Succumbs From Hurts Received Thursday Night When He Walked Into Side Of Vehicle.
El Paso's traffic death toll yesterday soared to a new peak as three persons were killed in accidents in the city and county and a fourth died from injuries received in an accident Thursday.
Mrs. Gene Cole, 30, and Mrs. Amy Wainsted, 28, both of Enid, Okla., were killed last night when the automobile in which they were returning to Oklahoma from California, driven by Mrs. Wainsted, crashed into a tree after leaving the highway four miles east of Fabens. Mrs. Wainsted's mother, Mrs. A.C. Bookout, 51, of Oklahoma City, was cut on the knees and face.
J.G. Frank Urban, 78, of William Beaumont Hospital, was killed instantly when a Texas & Pacific Railroad engine struck him as he was crossing Main Street between Mesa Avenue and Oregon Street.
D.C. Williams, 73, died at City-County Hospital from injuries received Thursday night when he walked into the side of an automobile driven by Frank Miller, 611 North Octavia Street, at Kansas Street and the railroad tracks.
Became Frightened
The Oklahoma women's crash, officers said, occurred when Mrs. Wainsted became frightened as she was passing an automobile driven by Jose Lopez, Tornillo, and saw the vehicles' left rear wheel come off.
Mrs. Cole was killed immediately when the car crashed into a tree. Mrs. Wainsted died after being taken to Masonic Hospital in a Kaiser and Mason ambulance.
Mrs. Martha Rodriguez, 45, and her son, Carlos, 24, of Tornillo, riding in Lopez's automobile, were injured when the car overturned after losing the wheel. They were taken to City-County Hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Wainsted's husband was rushing to El Paso last night by plane from Enid. Her body was held at the Kaiser and Maxon Mortuary; Mrs. Cole's body was at the Peak-Hagedon Mortuary.
Attended Theaters
Mr.
Urban probably was going to the Crawford Theater last night when his
life was snuffed out by the railroad engine, relatives said. He had
lived since February with his son-in-law and daughter, Maj. and Mrs.
H.A. Clark, at William Beaumont Hospital.
The elderly man had few friends in El Paso and made it his custom to attend several moving pictures in an afternoon, Major Clark said, usually ending his itinerary at the Crawford Theater.
C.E. Lowe, engineer, and C.H. Price, fireman of the engine that struck Mr. Urban, could not account for the accident. Price said he saw him walking in front of the engine, apparently with enough time to get across the track; Lowe said he stopped the train when he saw the body tossed aside by the cow-catcher.
Watch Still Running
Mr. Urban's skull was crushed and several bones broken. In his possession were several theater ticket stubs and a valuable watch, still running after the accident.
The body will be sent by the Hartford Mortuary to Mr. Urban's former home at Dorchester, Mass., for burial.
Funeral services for Mr. Williams, a retired cattleman, were pending last night with the Peak-Hagedon Mortuary.
Roscoe Smith, Jr., 11, 1203 North Cotton Avenue, was slightly injured yesterday in a collision between automobiles driven by Louis Dunn, Camp Millican, and D. Rodriguez, Mesquite, N.M., at Overland and St. Vrain Streets.
Yesterday's death brought the toll in El Paso City and County for 1934 to 45, a record for all time during one year. Twenty-five of the deaths have resulted from traffic accidents in the city; 20 from accidents in the county outside the city limits.
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