Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1909 — CECIL SWAIM VICTIM OF RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. [ARTICLE]

CECIL SWAIM VICTIM OF RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.

Young Man Jumps From Buggy and Breaks His Neck—Funeral To * Be Held Tuesday. A sad accident occurred Sunday evening at about 7 o’clock that cost the life of Cecil Swaim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Swaim, of near Aix, a family that has had more than its share of misfortune in recent months. In company with Earl Wiseman, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wiseman, of Aix, the Swaim boy had spent the afternoon at Parr. The boys were returning home in the evening and were near Aix when an automobile passed them. The horse was a vicious animal and began to kick and run. Swaim was driving and Wiseman saw that the horse was about to get the upper hand of him and he also caught hojd of the lines. Swaim either jumped or fell from the buggy and alighted upon his head. The horse overtook the automobile and the occupants saw that there was only one person in the buggy whereas there had been two when they went by, so they turned back and found the prostrate form of the young man at the side of the road. They found that he was dead and at once took the -body to the home of his parents near at hand. The names of the people driving the automobile was Fey, and they live at Oak Park, 111. They had been spending the day at DeMotte. Their conduct was in every manner very fair and they are not at all blamed for the sad accident. The Wiseman boy succeeded in getting the horse stopped after it had run for some distance and he was horrified upon returning to learn of the sad fate of his companion. The Swaim family has been greatly afflicted, three of the children having recently had typhoid fever, a son having broken his arm about a month ago, and the Swaim home having been burned to the ground with a complete loss several years ago. The funeral will be held at the Brushwood church near Aix at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning, and will be preached by Rev. Levi Bird. An inquest will be held by Coroner Wright after the funeral, when it is quite' certain a finding of accidental death will be made.