Death on the C E B and W line near Elyria
A young Avon man, John Webber, was killed when a horse and buggy crossed the Erie, Cleveland and Western electric railway track just inside Elyria’s east limits. Motorman Park Straw could not stop the car in time. Webber and the horse were crushed, with Webber found beneath the horse. Coroner Braman ruled accidental death, noting Webber’s drinking and prior horse activity. Webber, 24, had been working on Avon’s Catholic church and was returning home after shopping in Elyria. The incident also involved Charles Wilson of North Ridgeville, who tried to pass ahead of the car. The other horse's driver and witnesses provided statements as to the sequence. the second horse escaped, was secured, and the injured animal was kept at Ensign’s stable. Additional note mentions a man named Alan killed west of Norwalk, and an Elyria Lumber Co. ad appears at the end.
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East Corporation
Elyria
John Webber
Avon
Amherst
John Shehan
Park Straw
East Corporation Rine
Xst
Elyrim
Peter Webber
Chas. Wilson
North Ridgeville
Webber
Wilson
Corporation Line
Ensign & Wilkins
Braman
Hart
Drivig
Ensign
Inside Elyria Yard Repair Shop for Freight Cars
A visit to the repair track in the C. L. and W. yards south of the former Lake Shore line reveals a bustling inspection and repair depot led by A Borg. Five men service both Lake Shore and C. L. & W. rolls, with work billed to the owning road. average weekly inspections approach 1200 cars, and a fastest wheel change runs in 12 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Southern Division
Lake Shore Road
A. Borg
Mgr. Borg
Mr. Berg
Lake Shore
Lake Shore Company
CATA
Rover
Collinwood
Toledo
Berg
A. J. Berg
C. E. Harcon
H. Walls
Énra
Cleveland
Lorain
New York Central
Electric lines feud sparks Lorain county denial
A Lorain & Elyria line official rejects consolidation rumors, stating the Lorain & Elyria system will remain independent and may expand its own lines. Cleveland & Lorain backs gradual growth without merging with other lines. U I W C Ry dismisses any consolidation talk as unfounded. Legal notices follow with Anna Huene suing Hattie Less over a 2400 promissory note secured by land. Schultz family seeks vacatur of a 1897 judgment in Stang Brewing case due to lack of service.
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Ohio
Lorain County
Lorain & Elyrin J
Lorain & Elyzia Tne
Lorain & Cleveland
United States
Cleveland & Lorain
Usr
Ahulier
Cleveland, Hlyna& Western
Consolidated System
Anna Huene
Hattie Less
Court of Common Plets
Stang Brewing
Schultz
Police Court Notes and Local House Goods Ads
E Perham pleaded guilty to intoxication after coming from Gher lin and facing fines. Blyrn Novelty sells wagons harnesses and farm implements while D A Cleveland repairs bicycles. Storage and sundries offered by C Ly ndon at Heldmysr's on East Broad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blyrin Novelty & Machine Shop
East Broad Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Biccs & Everard
Ioc
Joc
Biggs & Everard CO
Norwalk
Alan
The
Elyria Lumber Co
Dykeman's Drug Store
Lyon’ S
Dykeman's
Tom
Ewsten & Wilking
Common Pleas Court
E. Perham
Gherlin
AnpRnEss & Nicol
D. A. Cleveland
C. Lyndon
Heldmysr’s
Allen & Davis
Allen Davis
Elyria Novelty and Machine Works
E. Kay
F. H. Foster & CO
West Broad Street
Reublin’s Steam Bakery
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