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Blaine Byron Brim

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Blaine Byron Brim

Birth
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Death
16 Dec 1930 (aged 44)
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Section 38 - Lot 43 - Space 2
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The Emporia Weekly Gazette, 25 Dec 1930, Thur

TWO KILLED NEAR EMPORIA

Blaine E. Brim, who was killed Tuesday afternoon about 2:40 o'clock when Santa Fe train No. 21 struck the truck he was driving over the crossing at Twelfth and Weaver, was the second person killed in railroad crossing accidents near Emporia in four days. Miss Mary Campbell, of Cottonwood Falls, was killed, and two other persons were injured in a crossing crash near Plymouth Saturday. Mrs. Ralph Lambert and her daughter, Irene, were injured the same day when their car was struck at the Sterry crossing near Plymouth.

Brim's life insurance policy expired about three weeks ago.

Blaine Brim was hauling gravel from a lot, a quarter of mile north of Sixth avenue on Weaver street, to Eighteenth avenue east of the Burlingame road, where the road is being surfaced. Brim had left the gravel pit on Weaver street and was driving north across the Santa Fe tracks when the train struck the truck.

Brim's body was carried nearly 150 yards and parts of the truck were found about 300 yards from the crossing, according to those who arrived soon after the wreck. The truck was demolished. The train was stopped and the body was brought to Emporia.

Dr. C. E. Partidge, coroner, and Tom Owens, sheriff, assembled a coroner's jury Tuesday afternoon and the jurors viewed Brim's body at the Sutton funeral home Tuesday night. The jury will visit the crossing this afternoon at an inquest will be held at the Sutton funeral home this evening at 7 o'clock.

Members of the jury are J. P. Parrington, C. H. Dabbs, Tom Bennett, Walter Schureman, H. L. Crockett and Jack Richards. The following men will be called as witnesses: F. W. Richter, J. C. Hoch, R. L. Hoch, S. C. Jacobs, Russell Jacobs, Robert Austenfeld, Vernon Hoch, John Forbeck, Perry Brim and Ray Smith.

Blaine Brim was born in 1886 at Americus. He had lived near Emporia and Americus all his life. Mr. Brim married Bertha M. Whittemore in 1916 in Emporia. Mrs. Brim died August 20, 1921, at Emporia. Mr. Brim was a member of the Christian church. He is survived by three small children, Byron, Leonard and Wilma; four sisters, Mrs. Mamie Forbeck, of Americus; Mrs. Ora Forbeck, of Emporia; Mrs. Lydia Rose, of San Bernardino, Calif., and Mrs. Grace Ashcraft, of Kelso, Calif.; a half-sister, Mrs. Nellie Riechard, of Allen; one brother, Perry Brim, of Emporia, and a half-brother, Ed Brim, of Bolivar, Mo.

No funeral arrangements have been announced.

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The Emporia Weekly Gazette, 25 Dec 1930, Thur

THE BRIM FUNERAL SUNDAY

Funeral services for Blain (sic) B. Brim, who was killed Tuesday afternoon in a railway crossing accident east of Emporia, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Sutton funeral home. Rev. Claude D. Large, pastor of the First Christian church, will conduct the services. Interment will be in Maplewood cemetery.

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The Emporia Weekly Gazette, 25 Dec 1930, Thur

CORONER'S JURY GIVES VERDICT

A coroner's jury formed the following verdict Wednesday night at an inquest held at the Sutton funeral home to investigate the death of Blain (sic) Brim. "We, the undersigned jurymen, under oath at the inquisition concerning the death of Blain Brim, here lying dead, do find that the said Blain Brim came to his death by being struck by Santa Fe passenger train No. 21, on December 16th, 1930, at 2:37 p.m."

Dr. C. E. Partridge, coroner, conducted the inquest. Ten men who were working at the time of the accident near the crossing where Brim was killed, were called before the jury to testify. A statement made by Charley Jones, engineer on No. 21 was read to the jury.

"None of the ten workers testified they heard the train whistle blow at the crossing," Dr. Partridge said. "However, the engineer reported that the whistle was blown."

In his statement, Charley Jones said he blew the whistle for the crossing and the truck driven by Brim approached on the fireman's side of the engine. When the fireman, R. R. Asher, saw the truck he blew the whistle again, according to Guy Vail, chief clerk at the Santa Fe, who read the statement.

Members of the coroner's jury were: H. L. Crockett, foreman; J. P. Carrington, C. H. Dabbs, Tom Bennett, Walter Schureman and Jack Richards. The jurors viewed the crossing Wednesday afternoon.
The Emporia Weekly Gazette, 25 Dec 1930, Thur

TWO KILLED NEAR EMPORIA

Blaine E. Brim, who was killed Tuesday afternoon about 2:40 o'clock when Santa Fe train No. 21 struck the truck he was driving over the crossing at Twelfth and Weaver, was the second person killed in railroad crossing accidents near Emporia in four days. Miss Mary Campbell, of Cottonwood Falls, was killed, and two other persons were injured in a crossing crash near Plymouth Saturday. Mrs. Ralph Lambert and her daughter, Irene, were injured the same day when their car was struck at the Sterry crossing near Plymouth.

Brim's life insurance policy expired about three weeks ago.

Blaine Brim was hauling gravel from a lot, a quarter of mile north of Sixth avenue on Weaver street, to Eighteenth avenue east of the Burlingame road, where the road is being surfaced. Brim had left the gravel pit on Weaver street and was driving north across the Santa Fe tracks when the train struck the truck.

Brim's body was carried nearly 150 yards and parts of the truck were found about 300 yards from the crossing, according to those who arrived soon after the wreck. The truck was demolished. The train was stopped and the body was brought to Emporia.

Dr. C. E. Partidge, coroner, and Tom Owens, sheriff, assembled a coroner's jury Tuesday afternoon and the jurors viewed Brim's body at the Sutton funeral home Tuesday night. The jury will visit the crossing this afternoon at an inquest will be held at the Sutton funeral home this evening at 7 o'clock.

Members of the jury are J. P. Parrington, C. H. Dabbs, Tom Bennett, Walter Schureman, H. L. Crockett and Jack Richards. The following men will be called as witnesses: F. W. Richter, J. C. Hoch, R. L. Hoch, S. C. Jacobs, Russell Jacobs, Robert Austenfeld, Vernon Hoch, John Forbeck, Perry Brim and Ray Smith.

Blaine Brim was born in 1886 at Americus. He had lived near Emporia and Americus all his life. Mr. Brim married Bertha M. Whittemore in 1916 in Emporia. Mrs. Brim died August 20, 1921, at Emporia. Mr. Brim was a member of the Christian church. He is survived by three small children, Byron, Leonard and Wilma; four sisters, Mrs. Mamie Forbeck, of Americus; Mrs. Ora Forbeck, of Emporia; Mrs. Lydia Rose, of San Bernardino, Calif., and Mrs. Grace Ashcraft, of Kelso, Calif.; a half-sister, Mrs. Nellie Riechard, of Allen; one brother, Perry Brim, of Emporia, and a half-brother, Ed Brim, of Bolivar, Mo.

No funeral arrangements have been announced.

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The Emporia Weekly Gazette, 25 Dec 1930, Thur

THE BRIM FUNERAL SUNDAY

Funeral services for Blain (sic) B. Brim, who was killed Tuesday afternoon in a railway crossing accident east of Emporia, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Sutton funeral home. Rev. Claude D. Large, pastor of the First Christian church, will conduct the services. Interment will be in Maplewood cemetery.

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The Emporia Weekly Gazette, 25 Dec 1930, Thur

CORONER'S JURY GIVES VERDICT

A coroner's jury formed the following verdict Wednesday night at an inquest held at the Sutton funeral home to investigate the death of Blain (sic) Brim. "We, the undersigned jurymen, under oath at the inquisition concerning the death of Blain Brim, here lying dead, do find that the said Blain Brim came to his death by being struck by Santa Fe passenger train No. 21, on December 16th, 1930, at 2:37 p.m."

Dr. C. E. Partridge, coroner, conducted the inquest. Ten men who were working at the time of the accident near the crossing where Brim was killed, were called before the jury to testify. A statement made by Charley Jones, engineer on No. 21 was read to the jury.

"None of the ten workers testified they heard the train whistle blow at the crossing," Dr. Partridge said. "However, the engineer reported that the whistle was blown."

In his statement, Charley Jones said he blew the whistle for the crossing and the truck driven by Brim approached on the fireman's side of the engine. When the fireman, R. R. Asher, saw the truck he blew the whistle again, according to Guy Vail, chief clerk at the Santa Fe, who read the statement.

Members of the coroner's jury were: H. L. Crockett, foreman; J. P. Carrington, C. H. Dabbs, Tom Bennett, Walter Schureman and Jack Richards. The jurors viewed the crossing Wednesday afternoon.

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