Show FOG IS BLAMED FOR 2 DEATHS Rich Chicagoan and Wife Vire lulled Killed in hi in Trying prying er illg to Avoid A Crash CHICAGO Oct 20 By By The As As- As ted Press John John J. J J Mitchell Sr head of ot Chicago's os o's second largest larges financial institution and nation Intel In ally known as a II banker and Mrs Mitchell were wae killed In an automo automo- automobile automobile automobile bile accident near here today while hll from Irom their summer home n at Lake Geneva Genera to Chicago to meet ft II funeral train Uain In trying to avoid striking a clus clus- cluster cluster ter ur of ot automobiles and persons wh who had halted baited on state highway number 21 to observe two automobiles which had Just crashed In a dense tog fog John Bradley the Mitchell MI hell chauffeur locked the wheels of ot the big closed car In which Mr and Mrs Mitchell were riding The machine spun around and pitched Into the roadside ditch RUSHED TO HOSPITAL Mrs Mitchell formerly Mary I Louise Jewett of ot Bristol R R. I. I was killed Instantly Her Ifer neck was brok brok- broken en Mr Mitchell was as believed to be dead when rescuers released his body from the wreckage of ot the automo automo- bile He was as found still to breathe however and was as rushed to the office of ot Dr R. R It L. L Taj Taylor Talor lor where he died two to hours later laur of ot a fracture of the skull at the base of the brain br ln and a crushed chest Bradley the chauffeur was thrown clear of the wreckage and escaped with wilh minor cuts and bruises In another week eek the great banker b would have ha been 74 years ears old His appearance belled belied his years how how- however however ever e and he had planned for tor many m ny nymore more years ears of business He was was was' one of Chicago's richest men In his own 1111 right and besides heading the Illinois Merchants Trust company with assets ts of ot he was a director In enterprises having hav hav- having ing assets of more than Among them were the Pullman company compan International Harvester Han Commonwealth C Edison and the Illi Illi- Illinois Illinois nois Bell B ll Telephone company company LOVER or OP HOME E LIFE un With all of his personal financial achievements Refinements Mr Mitchell was said Mid Midby by his friends to have ha held his home of first Interest In rest He was married nt lit the age of 37 ten years jears ears after he had become one of Chicago's youngest bank presidents and became the fath lath father lather er of five children three sons rons and two daughters I mean a n home not Just a house he had said In giving the most im important Im- Im Important important requisite for happiness and success In life I never take the bank home with me when I finish my days day's work In the office office the of office of- of office office fice is forgotten |