Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 1, Number 11, DeMotte, Jasper County, 6 October 1932 — HENRY HOWARD ACCIDENT VICTIM [ARTICLE]

HENRY HOWARD ACCIDENT VICTIM

COLLISION AT LAKE VILLAGE FATAL TO FATHER AND SON. A shocking accident, resulting from a colision on State Road 41 near Lake Village, Ind., about eight o’clock Friday evening resulted in ihe deaths of Henry Howard, aged 78 years, and his son, Walter, 40, father and brother of Harry Howard and Mrs. A. O. McColly of Crown Point. Mrs. Bernetta Howard, wife of the younger man, was seriously injured. The Howards were driving in a light farm wagon from their home one and one-half miles south of Lake Village to attend a church meeting in that town. Walter Howard was standing in the back of the wagon holding a lantern to protect their conveyance from a rear collision and the older man and Mrs. Howard was riding in the seat with Mr. Howard at the reins. A large truck, passing around two other cars in the rear of the Howards swerved in and side-swip-ed the wagon, killing both houses, demolishing the conveyance and dragging the wreckage a considerable distance before it could be stopped. Walter Howard, thrown to the concrete roadway, sustained a fractured skull, broken legs and other injuries and passed away before reaching the hospital at Rensselaer to which passing motorists took the injured ones. The older man’s skull was fractured, both limbs broken, one leg being badly mangled, and face and body severely cut. He was conscious when picked up and lived for about three hours after reaching the hospital. Mrs. Howard was thrown on the sand at the side of the road and was less extensively injured and it is believed will recover, although in a state of great shock. Harry Howard was notified of the accident and reached his father’s bedside a few moments before his death. The front of the truck was damaged but the driver escaped injury. He is being held by the Newton county sheriff for the coroner’s inquest.