Very lengthy scrapbook newspaper clipping, hand written date of June 24, 1916:
TWO KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Peter Bourlier, who married Miss Lottie Galpin, daughter of W. D. Galpin, of Candor, was killed recently, when an automobile in which he and George Ridean were riding was struck by a train. Both men met instant death.
The Syracuse Journal gives the following story of the tragedy:
"Peter Bourlier, 55, a wealthy farmer and cheesemaker of Central Square, and George Rideau, 65 another farmer living near Mallory, were instantly killed shortly after 11 o'clock this morning, when the automobile in which they were riding struck the engine of the Watertown Syracuse flyer as it passed through Central Square village over Schrader's crossing.
"The bodies of the victims were hurled through the air some 50 feet into fields bordering the tracks. Their skills were crushed in and practically every bone in their bodies broken. They died instantly. Coroner Willis G. Babcock, of Cleveland, investigated this afternoon.
"Some mystery concerns the cause of the accident, for Mr. Bourlier, who was driving the car at the time of the wreck, was long known as a careful driver. He was returning from Mallory, where he was interested in a cheese factory, when he met Mr. Rideau, whom he asked to ride on with him to Central Square.
"They were about to cross the tracks when the flyer loomed up. Whether the oncoming train could be seen is not certain, for a snow fence along the track partially obscures a view of the tracks. Evidently the men in the automobile had no chance to stop the car, for it struck the engine of the train midway between the cowcatcher and the cab. The men in the car were hurled high in the air, and Bourlier was found in a field at least 60 feet from where the accident occurred. Mr. Rideau was found about 40 feet away.
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Mr. Bourlier was one of the richest farmers in this section. He is survived by a wife and two small children, Gerald, 6, and Elma, 4 years old. Three brothers--Charles, of Caughdenoy; Frank, of Euclid, and George, of Detroit, Mich, also survive, as well as two sisters, Mrs. Conrad,of Pennellville, and Mrs. Wheeler, of Central Square.
TWO KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Peter Bourlier, who married Miss Lottie Galpin, daughter of W. D. Galpin, of Candor, was killed recently, when an automobile in which he and George Ridean were riding was struck by a train. Both men met instant death.
The Syracuse Journal gives the following story of the tragedy:
"Peter Bourlier, 55, a wealthy farmer and cheesemaker of Central Square, and George Rideau, 65 another farmer living near Mallory, were instantly killed shortly after 11 o'clock this morning, when the automobile in which they were riding struck the engine of the Watertown Syracuse flyer as it passed through Central Square village over Schrader's crossing.
"The bodies of the victims were hurled through the air some 50 feet into fields bordering the tracks. Their skills were crushed in and practically every bone in their bodies broken. They died instantly. Coroner Willis G. Babcock, of Cleveland, investigated this afternoon.
"Some mystery concerns the cause of the accident, for Mr. Bourlier, who was driving the car at the time of the wreck, was long known as a careful driver. He was returning from Mallory, where he was interested in a cheese factory, when he met Mr. Rideau, whom he asked to ride on with him to Central Square.
"They were about to cross the tracks when the flyer loomed up. Whether the oncoming train could be seen is not certain, for a snow fence along the track partially obscures a view of the tracks. Evidently the men in the automobile had no chance to stop the car, for it struck the engine of the train midway between the cowcatcher and the cab. The men in the car were hurled high in the air, and Bourlier was found in a field at least 60 feet from where the accident occurred. Mr. Rideau was found about 40 feet away.
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Mr. Bourlier was one of the richest farmers in this section. He is survived by a wife and two small children, Gerald, 6, and Elma, 4 years old. Three brothers--Charles, of Caughdenoy; Frank, of Euclid, and George, of Detroit, Mich, also survive, as well as two sisters, Mrs. Conrad,of Pennellville, and Mrs. Wheeler, of Central Square.
Very lengthy scrapbook newspaper clipping, hand written date of June 24, 1916:
TWO KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Peter Bourlier, who married Miss Lottie Galpin, daughter of W. D. Galpin, of Candor, was killed recently, when an automobile in which he and George Ridean were riding was struck by a train. Both men met instant death.
The Syracuse Journal gives the following story of the tragedy:
"Peter Bourlier, 55, a wealthy farmer and cheesemaker of Central Square, and George Rideau, 65 another farmer living near Mallory, were instantly killed shortly after 11 o'clock this morning, when the automobile in which they were riding struck the engine of the Watertown Syracuse flyer as it passed through Central Square village over Schrader's crossing.
"The bodies of the victims were hurled through the air some 50 feet into fields bordering the tracks. Their skills were crushed in and practically every bone in their bodies broken. They died instantly. Coroner Willis G. Babcock, of Cleveland, investigated this afternoon.
"Some mystery concerns the cause of the accident, for Mr. Bourlier, who was driving the car at the time of the wreck, was long known as a careful driver. He was returning from Mallory, where he was interested in a cheese factory, when he met Mr. Rideau, whom he asked to ride on with him to Central Square.
"They were about to cross the tracks when the flyer loomed up. Whether the oncoming train could be seen is not certain, for a snow fence along the track partially obscures a view of the tracks. Evidently the men in the automobile had no chance to stop the car, for it struck the engine of the train midway between the cowcatcher and the cab. The men in the car were hurled high in the air, and Bourlier was found in a field at least 60 feet from where the accident occurred. Mr. Rideau was found about 40 feet away.
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Mr. Bourlier was one of the richest farmers in this section. He is survived by a wife and two small children, Gerald, 6, and Elma, 4 years old. Three brothers--Charles, of Caughdenoy; Frank, of Euclid, and George, of Detroit, Mich, also survive, as well as two sisters, Mrs. Conrad,of Pennellville, and Mrs. Wheeler, of Central Square.
TWO KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Peter Bourlier, who married Miss Lottie Galpin, daughter of W. D. Galpin, of Candor, was killed recently, when an automobile in which he and George Ridean were riding was struck by a train. Both men met instant death.
The Syracuse Journal gives the following story of the tragedy:
"Peter Bourlier, 55, a wealthy farmer and cheesemaker of Central Square, and George Rideau, 65 another farmer living near Mallory, were instantly killed shortly after 11 o'clock this morning, when the automobile in which they were riding struck the engine of the Watertown Syracuse flyer as it passed through Central Square village over Schrader's crossing.
"The bodies of the victims were hurled through the air some 50 feet into fields bordering the tracks. Their skills were crushed in and practically every bone in their bodies broken. They died instantly. Coroner Willis G. Babcock, of Cleveland, investigated this afternoon.
"Some mystery concerns the cause of the accident, for Mr. Bourlier, who was driving the car at the time of the wreck, was long known as a careful driver. He was returning from Mallory, where he was interested in a cheese factory, when he met Mr. Rideau, whom he asked to ride on with him to Central Square.
"They were about to cross the tracks when the flyer loomed up. Whether the oncoming train could be seen is not certain, for a snow fence along the track partially obscures a view of the tracks. Evidently the men in the automobile had no chance to stop the car, for it struck the engine of the train midway between the cowcatcher and the cab. The men in the car were hurled high in the air, and Bourlier was found in a field at least 60 feet from where the accident occurred. Mr. Rideau was found about 40 feet away.
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Mr. Bourlier was one of the richest farmers in this section. He is survived by a wife and two small children, Gerald, 6, and Elma, 4 years old. Three brothers--Charles, of Caughdenoy; Frank, of Euclid, and George, of Detroit, Mich, also survive, as well as two sisters, Mrs. Conrad,of Pennellville, and Mrs. Wheeler, of Central Square.
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