from unknown paper, 22 May 1916:
Walter Tipton Killed Outright
Motorcycle Crashed Into His Buggy, Throwing Him Out and Breaking His Neck
Rushing along at a speed estimated anywhere from 25 to 50 miles per hour, a motorcycle ridden by N. Hope crashed into a buggy on the road about four miles south of town Sunday morning about ten o'clock, throwing the occupants out of the buggy, Geo. (Walter) Tipton and his son, clear of the wreckage. Mr. Tipton fell on his head in such a way as to break his neck, killing him instantly. The son was drug a few yards by the runaway horse, but escaped practically unhurt. The motorcycle rider was rendered unconscious for a short time and, while bruised up considerably, escaped serious injury.
Mr. Tipton and his son, who live on the Sangster farm a mile south and a mile and a half east of town, had driven several miles south to the Hutchins farm early in the morning, and were returning home on the Sterling road, coming north. Six motorcycles, ridden by Oscar Gearhart, Frank Saint, Dale Mealy, N. Hope, ______ Maxwell, and Boyd Batterton, were going south, on their way to Hutchinson. The buggy was on the right side of the road, going north, and the boys were on the right side of the road going south. Two or three of the motorcycles had safely passed the buggy, when the horse became frightened, and started to run. Instead of running in a straight line, he swerved to the left, directly in the path of the remaining oncoming motorcycles, the front one of which was unable to get around the buggy in time to escape a collision and crashed into the rig, throwing the occupants out. Hope, the young man who was riding the motorcycle that crashed into the buggy, was stunned for a few minutes, and does not remember anything of the accident, or how it occurred, saying that all he remembers is leaving town on a trip to Hutchinson. County Attorney Crandall, Coroner McBride, Undersheriff Paden and City Marshal Lantow were summoned to the scene immediately, and the body was brought to town to the Six Undertaking Parlors, being later removed to the Tipton home near the south salt plant. A coroner's jury was summoned and after due deliberation returned a verdict that "Deceased came to his death by an unavoidable accident." No arrests were made.
Mr. Tipton, who was about thirty-five or forty years old, leaves a wife and three small children, one boy, 6 years old, the oldest of the children, being with him when the accident occurred and two small girls. His mother and sister, who live in Parsons, Kansas, will be here for the funeral, but his brother, who lives in Missouri, sent a message stating that he could not come. Thornt Morris, brother of Mrs. Tipton, arrived on this noon's train. Mrs. Tipton is a sister of Arch Morris, of the Morris & Lansing grocery. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.
Walter Tipton was well known throughout this community, having been a resident of Rice county for the last twelve or fifteen years, and his sudden death has cast a pall over the entire community.
Walter Tipton Killed Outright
Motorcycle Crashed Into His Buggy, Throwing Him Out and Breaking His Neck
Rushing along at a speed estimated anywhere from 25 to 50 miles per hour, a motorcycle ridden by N. Hope crashed into a buggy on the road about four miles south of town Sunday morning about ten o'clock, throwing the occupants out of the buggy, Geo. (Walter) Tipton and his son, clear of the wreckage. Mr. Tipton fell on his head in such a way as to break his neck, killing him instantly. The son was drug a few yards by the runaway horse, but escaped practically unhurt. The motorcycle rider was rendered unconscious for a short time and, while bruised up considerably, escaped serious injury.
Mr. Tipton and his son, who live on the Sangster farm a mile south and a mile and a half east of town, had driven several miles south to the Hutchins farm early in the morning, and were returning home on the Sterling road, coming north. Six motorcycles, ridden by Oscar Gearhart, Frank Saint, Dale Mealy, N. Hope, ______ Maxwell, and Boyd Batterton, were going south, on their way to Hutchinson. The buggy was on the right side of the road, going north, and the boys were on the right side of the road going south. Two or three of the motorcycles had safely passed the buggy, when the horse became frightened, and started to run. Instead of running in a straight line, he swerved to the left, directly in the path of the remaining oncoming motorcycles, the front one of which was unable to get around the buggy in time to escape a collision and crashed into the rig, throwing the occupants out. Hope, the young man who was riding the motorcycle that crashed into the buggy, was stunned for a few minutes, and does not remember anything of the accident, or how it occurred, saying that all he remembers is leaving town on a trip to Hutchinson. County Attorney Crandall, Coroner McBride, Undersheriff Paden and City Marshal Lantow were summoned to the scene immediately, and the body was brought to town to the Six Undertaking Parlors, being later removed to the Tipton home near the south salt plant. A coroner's jury was summoned and after due deliberation returned a verdict that "Deceased came to his death by an unavoidable accident." No arrests were made.
Mr. Tipton, who was about thirty-five or forty years old, leaves a wife and three small children, one boy, 6 years old, the oldest of the children, being with him when the accident occurred and two small girls. His mother and sister, who live in Parsons, Kansas, will be here for the funeral, but his brother, who lives in Missouri, sent a message stating that he could not come. Thornt Morris, brother of Mrs. Tipton, arrived on this noon's train. Mrs. Tipton is a sister of Arch Morris, of the Morris & Lansing grocery. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.
Walter Tipton was well known throughout this community, having been a resident of Rice county for the last twelve or fifteen years, and his sudden death has cast a pall over the entire community.
from unknown paper, 22 May 1916:
Walter Tipton Killed Outright
Motorcycle Crashed Into His Buggy, Throwing Him Out and Breaking His Neck
Rushing along at a speed estimated anywhere from 25 to 50 miles per hour, a motorcycle ridden by N. Hope crashed into a buggy on the road about four miles south of town Sunday morning about ten o'clock, throwing the occupants out of the buggy, Geo. (Walter) Tipton and his son, clear of the wreckage. Mr. Tipton fell on his head in such a way as to break his neck, killing him instantly. The son was drug a few yards by the runaway horse, but escaped practically unhurt. The motorcycle rider was rendered unconscious for a short time and, while bruised up considerably, escaped serious injury.
Mr. Tipton and his son, who live on the Sangster farm a mile south and a mile and a half east of town, had driven several miles south to the Hutchins farm early in the morning, and were returning home on the Sterling road, coming north. Six motorcycles, ridden by Oscar Gearhart, Frank Saint, Dale Mealy, N. Hope, ______ Maxwell, and Boyd Batterton, were going south, on their way to Hutchinson. The buggy was on the right side of the road, going north, and the boys were on the right side of the road going south. Two or three of the motorcycles had safely passed the buggy, when the horse became frightened, and started to run. Instead of running in a straight line, he swerved to the left, directly in the path of the remaining oncoming motorcycles, the front one of which was unable to get around the buggy in time to escape a collision and crashed into the rig, throwing the occupants out. Hope, the young man who was riding the motorcycle that crashed into the buggy, was stunned for a few minutes, and does not remember anything of the accident, or how it occurred, saying that all he remembers is leaving town on a trip to Hutchinson. County Attorney Crandall, Coroner McBride, Undersheriff Paden and City Marshal Lantow were summoned to the scene immediately, and the body was brought to town to the Six Undertaking Parlors, being later removed to the Tipton home near the south salt plant. A coroner's jury was summoned and after due deliberation returned a verdict that "Deceased came to his death by an unavoidable accident." No arrests were made.
Mr. Tipton, who was about thirty-five or forty years old, leaves a wife and three small children, one boy, 6 years old, the oldest of the children, being with him when the accident occurred and two small girls. His mother and sister, who live in Parsons, Kansas, will be here for the funeral, but his brother, who lives in Missouri, sent a message stating that he could not come. Thornt Morris, brother of Mrs. Tipton, arrived on this noon's train. Mrs. Tipton is a sister of Arch Morris, of the Morris & Lansing grocery. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.
Walter Tipton was well known throughout this community, having been a resident of Rice county for the last twelve or fifteen years, and his sudden death has cast a pall over the entire community.
Walter Tipton Killed Outright
Motorcycle Crashed Into His Buggy, Throwing Him Out and Breaking His Neck
Rushing along at a speed estimated anywhere from 25 to 50 miles per hour, a motorcycle ridden by N. Hope crashed into a buggy on the road about four miles south of town Sunday morning about ten o'clock, throwing the occupants out of the buggy, Geo. (Walter) Tipton and his son, clear of the wreckage. Mr. Tipton fell on his head in such a way as to break his neck, killing him instantly. The son was drug a few yards by the runaway horse, but escaped practically unhurt. The motorcycle rider was rendered unconscious for a short time and, while bruised up considerably, escaped serious injury.
Mr. Tipton and his son, who live on the Sangster farm a mile south and a mile and a half east of town, had driven several miles south to the Hutchins farm early in the morning, and were returning home on the Sterling road, coming north. Six motorcycles, ridden by Oscar Gearhart, Frank Saint, Dale Mealy, N. Hope, ______ Maxwell, and Boyd Batterton, were going south, on their way to Hutchinson. The buggy was on the right side of the road, going north, and the boys were on the right side of the road going south. Two or three of the motorcycles had safely passed the buggy, when the horse became frightened, and started to run. Instead of running in a straight line, he swerved to the left, directly in the path of the remaining oncoming motorcycles, the front one of which was unable to get around the buggy in time to escape a collision and crashed into the rig, throwing the occupants out. Hope, the young man who was riding the motorcycle that crashed into the buggy, was stunned for a few minutes, and does not remember anything of the accident, or how it occurred, saying that all he remembers is leaving town on a trip to Hutchinson. County Attorney Crandall, Coroner McBride, Undersheriff Paden and City Marshal Lantow were summoned to the scene immediately, and the body was brought to town to the Six Undertaking Parlors, being later removed to the Tipton home near the south salt plant. A coroner's jury was summoned and after due deliberation returned a verdict that "Deceased came to his death by an unavoidable accident." No arrests were made.
Mr. Tipton, who was about thirty-five or forty years old, leaves a wife and three small children, one boy, 6 years old, the oldest of the children, being with him when the accident occurred and two small girls. His mother and sister, who live in Parsons, Kansas, will be here for the funeral, but his brother, who lives in Missouri, sent a message stating that he could not come. Thornt Morris, brother of Mrs. Tipton, arrived on this noon's train. Mrs. Tipton is a sister of Arch Morris, of the Morris & Lansing grocery. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.
Walter Tipton was well known throughout this community, having been a resident of Rice county for the last twelve or fifteen years, and his sudden death has cast a pall over the entire community.
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