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Show 'Auto Accident Fatal to Gunnison Lady MRS. HENRY KEARNS MEETS TRAGIC DEATH WHEN CAR TURNS TURTLE AT A POINT NEAR GREENWOOD HUSBAND SUSTAINS BROKEN RIBS AND OTHER BODILY INJURIES, BUT IS ON ROAD TO RECOVERY. Mrs. Henry Kearns, one of Gunnison's most prominent mat- rons, and widely known throughout Utah, was instantly killed, and her husband, H. A. Kearns, barely escaped with his life, when the I car in which they were riding turned turtle, while enroute to Delta j last Saturday morning. The accident happened at Greenwood, Millard county, and at ai curve in the state highwway, which is becoming be-coming to be regarded as "death curve." When negotiating the curve, the Essex car, according to Mr. Kearns, was traveling at about thirty miles an hour and when trying to make the turn the car got beyond control and tipped over, landing on its top. Mrs. Kearns was thrown from the car and her neck was broken, causing instant death. In addition to the injury which caused her de.'th, Mrs. Kearns received bad head bruises and several smaller cuts. When Mr. Kearns was thrown through the door of the car he suffered suf-fered three broken ribs and was otherwise injured about the body. Fortunately, his injuries are not regarded as serious and the attending attend-ing physicians predict complete recovery in a few weeks. When the car went over, two ladies residing at Greenwood, were nearby and both ran to the wrecked car. Later one hurried to the telephone and called physicians from Fillmore. Men living at Greenwood were also notified and hurried to the scene and quenched the flames that had started start-ed when the car turned over. Mr. Kearns and the body of his wife were hurried to Fillmore where Mr. Kearns was given immediate attention at-tention and arrangements made to care for the body of Mrs. Kearns. I First aid treatment was given the injured man and late Saturday night, with J. T. Jones and J. A. Tuft, he was taken to the home of W. H. Brown at Salina. The body of Mrs. Kearns was later taken to Richfield and prepared for burial. Only a few minutes after the fatal accident word was dispatched to the sons arid daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Kearns. Ernest Kearns, the only son, and who resides at Ogden, made the trip from his home at Ogden to Fillmore, Fill-more, a distance of 209 miles, in five hours and on his arrival ;hfi (took charge of affairs. Mrs. Dean Brown of Venice, California; and Mrs. Frankie Allworth, daughters, arrived arriv-ed just as soon as possible, from their respective homes and were here to console and comfort their father. Mr. Kearns, after regaining his senses following the severe shock, ; stated that he was driving about j thirty-five miles an hour just before j he came to the treacherous curve. : His wife, he stated, cautioned him to ! slow down and he attempted to check i the speed of the car, but failed suf-' suf-' ficiently to prevent the accident. In ' rounding the curve the car swerved to the edge of the bar-pit and the loose gravel caused the left front wheel to slip ..and cramp, thus throwing throw-ing the car over. The car first landed land-ed on the left front end, afterwards turning over, landing upside down. It is thought that when the car, in making' its first turn, jammed and caused the door to open, thus allowing allow-ing Mr. and Mrs. Kearns to be free, as both were a few feet from the wreck. In his dazed condition Mr. Kearns went around the wrecked car, looking for Mrs. Kearns. The body of the woman was found at a point where Mr. Kearns had been laying, and near the car, which was then on fire. The injured man hurriedly pulled his wife from danger of the blaze. Passing autoists and citizens aided in putting out the fire which, was rapidly consuming the machine, I and then directed their attention to giving comfort to Mr. Kearns and caring for the body of Mrs. Kearns. The news of the tragic death of Mrs. Kearns was 'received here shortly short-ly after noon. The accident happened about 11:15. rM. and Mrs. Kearns were enroute to Delta, where Mr. Kearns, as representative rep-resentative for the Occidental Seed company, was to look after some important im-portant business matters. They left Gunnison a few minutes after 8 o'clock, going direct to Salina, where a brief stop was made at the home of W. H. Brown. They left Salina about ten o'clock and word was received re-ceived less than an hour after of the fatal accident. ' When the news was flashed over the wires of the tragic accident of Mrs. Kearns the entire section was shocked and friends, relatives and citizjens bowed their heads in sorrow. sor-row. Mr. Kearns, who has been suffering suffer-ing considerable from his injuries j and from the awful shock of the death of his wife, was brought from Salina Tuesday and later in the evening even-ing the rmains were brought here from Richfield and taken to the home and yesterday impressive funeral services wel-e held for Mrs. Kearns. |