FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

LOCALITY

Elkhart, IN Auto And Bus Collide, Apr 1929

Posted March 14th, 2009 by Stu Beitler

5 KILLED, 10 INJURED AS AUTO AND BUS CRASH.

Elkhart, Ind., April 29. -- (INS) -- Five persons are dead today, a sixth probably will not survive and ten others are nursing injuries as a result of a collision between their automobile and a Chicago- Detroit motor bus near here.
Dead:
MRS. URAL MABIE, 41.
MISS VAUGHN MABIE, 19.
CHARLES MABIE, JR., 17.
RUTH MABIE, 14.
DANIEL PAPA, 20, all of Elkhart.
RUBY, RUTH'S twin sister, is in a grave condition.
The MABIES were on their way in PAPA'S car to Burr Oak, Mich.
Twn of the eighteen bus passengers were cut by broken glass and bruised. The impact hurled the heavy vehicle close to the brink of a 20-foot embankment of the St. Joseph river.

The Bee Danville Virginia 1929-04-29
__________________

Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

Search for more information on this disaster and other train wrecks, fires, accidents, etc. in historical newspapers in the Newspaper Archive. Over one billion newspaper articles online!
Search for your ancestors among the billions of names at ancestry.com Find death records, census images, immigration lists and genealogy other databases for your surnames. Use this Free trial to search for your ancestors.
Start Your Family Tree It's FREE and easy. Start with yourself, your parents, grandparents and you're on your way to building your family history! Get Started Now and build your family tree at ancestry.com. It's Free!


Family Old Photos | Old-Yearbooks.com | Old Photos & Genealogy Blog

gendisasters.com is a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death. Database and records searchable by surname. Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. Copyright ©2006-2009, All rights reserved. Contact me. Privacy Policy.