Tragedy Tuesday - The Death Of Henry Boomershine (1957)

BOOMERSHINE RITES SUNDAY   Henry C. Boomershine, 67, of West Manchester, died Thursday afternoon in Reid Memorial hospital, Richmond, from injuries sustained in a truck collision June 8.   The accident occurred at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and the Lewisburg Western road, west of Lewisburg, when Boomershine, going south on Lewisburg Western road, pulled in front of a truck traveling east on Route 40.  The east-bound truck hit Boomershine's vehicle on the right side.  Boomershine had been employed at the H. A. Geeting Auto company in West Manchester for 31 years and at the time of the accident was driving a company gasoline truck making deliveries to farm patrons.   Mr. Boomershine was a native of the West Manchester community, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Boomershine.  He was a member of the Masonic lodge of Eaton, and American Legion as a veteran of World War I.   Final rites were conducted from a West Manchester funeral home Sunday afternoon, with burial following in Mound Hill cemetery at Eaton.  The Rev. Keith Akard, a former pastor of the West Manchester Congregational Christnian church officiated at the funeral services.   Masonic and military services were conducted at the funeral home Saturday evening.   Survivors include his widow, Chloe; a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Tanner of Richmond; a son, Daniel of West Manchester; a brother, Ralph of Indianapolis; three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Bias, Berea, Mrs. Mabel Handley of Eaton and Mrs. Willodene Hebbler of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and three grandchildren. **unknnown newspaper clipping, 16 JUN 1957, Preble County, Ohio

Tragedy Tuesday - The Death of Clement Kreitzer (1904)

While Many Stood By Helpless Clement Kreitzer Drowned In Twin Creek Accident Happened So Quickly That No Aid Could Be Rendered    On last Saturday afternoon Mr. Clement Kreitzer of Pyrmont drove over to Twin Creek on the sheep road to fish a little and wash his buggy.  About three o'clock after fishing all he wished, he made preparations to wash his buggy and started to drive into a pool to soak the mud off the wheels.  This pool has for years not been over three feet deep but investigation since the tragedy shows that the last flood has washed it out to a depth of over twelve feet.  As before stated, Mr. Kreitzer drove in on the ripple at the bottom of the pool when suddenly his horse went off of the offset and it is thought that Mr. Kreitzer was precipitated forcibly over the dash.    At this point, the accounts of the eye witnesses of the account differ,  some saying that the unfortunate man never reappeared while others claimed to see him struggle to gain the top of the buggy.  One thing cert-___________________________ .    After half an hour of work a raft was constructed and floated out over the spot where the unfortunate man went down and he was fished out and laid on the bank.  Dr. Brown who arrived on the scene at this time pronounced life extinct and an examination of the body showed a severe wound on the top of the head under which was sufficant to produce unconsciousness, there was also a bruise on the forehead.    The generally excepted theory is that in falling out of the buggy Mr. Kreitzer either struck the wheel or was struck by the horse in his struggles causing insensibility    In the course of an hour the body of the horse came to the surface and was roped and drawn out.  The buggy had one shaft broken showing that the horse had fallen and doubtless had became tangled in the harness and was unable to extricate himself.  The buggy beyond the one broken shaft was not injured.    Tidings of the sad event were at once sent to the family and undertakers Boice & Dunkel came from Brookville and took the remains in charge.    Mr. Kreitzer was 41 years of age _________________________ six children.    The funeral services, which were attended by an immense concourse, were held at Providence Church on Monday afternoon.  Interment at the same place. **Lewisburg Leader(Preble County, Ohio), 25 MAY 1904, Front Page

Tragedy Tuesday - Former Employee Of This Paper Killed

Former Employe[sic] Of This Paper Killed 

Walter Ott, of North Milwaukee, Wis., Has His Skull Fractured 

Walter Ott, formerly employed on the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, was killed at Milwaukee, Wis., Saturday afternoon in a ball game. No details of the accident reached here, however, it is known that his skull was fractured. Up until three years ago he was a resident of Fort Wayne. The funeral services were held in Milwaukee and he was buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery. Surviving relatives are his wife and two children, Lawrence and Loraine; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Ott of near Churubusco; five brothers, Lawrence, Jerry and Roscoe of this city, Nelson of Muskegan, Mich., and Claud who in the Government employ in Panama; four sisters, Mrs. Lillie Arnold, Mrs. Orpha Robinson, Mrs. Anna Kessler and Mrs. Nellie Getz, of this city.

 **Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Indiana), 06 SEP 1919, Pg. 2