Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1920 — A CROSSING ACCIDENT VICTIM [ARTICLE]

A CROSSING ACCIDENT VICTIM

George Mears Dies at Lafayette After Crash Near Delphi. Delphi, Meh. 10. —George Mears, age 55, of near this city, died today at St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette of injuries received yesterday afternoon when a closed automobile in which he was riding was struck at a crossing near this city by a Ft. Wayne & Northern Indiana Traction company car. When the interurban hit the automobile, Mr. Mears w'as caught in the wreckage and was carried 250 feet. The side of his head was crushed and he was taken to Lafayette when an operation was performed in the hope of saving his life. He was a prominent retired farmer. A widow survives.