Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-05 | Page 5 | 5 Plunged to Death, Belief

5 PLUNGED TO DEATH f BELIEF LEA LEAMINGTON Ontario March I 5 United Press Press Press-A A deserted farmhouse farmhouse farmhouse farm farm- house here today was vias mute evidence of the disappearance of J James m s Phipps his wife and their tl three ee children believed to tu have plunged to their death in Lake Erie during an automobile trip from Pelee Island last ast Monday l Phipps bundled his family into a small sedan five days ago and made maae the he mile eighteen-mile trip over the Ice Iceo to o the island where he visited relatives rel rel- On the same day according according accord- accord ing ng to word brought here late yesterday yes Jes the family struck off on the return trip Nothing has been heard from them since Neighbors of the missing family said there probably was but one chance hance in a thousand Phipps got gol through a heavy storm which broke over oyer the lake late Monda Monday The general belief is the sedan either plunged through the Ice fee or or became stalled resulting in the death of Phipps his wife Lulu and their three children two young oung boys am ama and anda a girl It was hoped an airplane would lead the search for the missing family today In the belief the se sedan sedan sedan se- se dan might be sighted from the air