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Boy Dead, Another Dyingf Driver Hurt When Auto Crashes Into TreeGeorge Conklin’s Car Misses Sharp Turn and George Labourr is Fatally Hurt— Conklin’s Son in Critical ConditionGeorg* Wesley Labours, IS years cli, is dead, Jtobert Cooklio, years old, Is believed to be dying. and his father, Georg* Conklin* or So. IS Hart street is in a. serious .CQ*uHtfo.a as the result, ot an automobile aecidet on the Arkport road shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.A Buick road3ier owned acd driven by Mr. Conkila skidded on the fresh tar ai the turn near, the Wayside Inn, about a m lie this side of Arfcpon. Mr. Coakiiu. who lives In Horueli but rues a samge. at Ark port, was bringing his own son and youos Labourr to the city to attend the bait same. Ho fcal to turn out soarpiy to pass another oar and his-ttiachia« skidded and crashed Into a tree. It struck the tree sideways and hurled the boya out,M3ny autos were passing acc the victims were quickly picked,up. The two boys wer* taken to nelhesOa nes* pltal, white Conklin, was hurried to St. James Metcy hospital. Both wure unconscious ncd young Labourr died three bcwira later. The Conklin boy remained unconscious all hlsbt but this artcmoon there seemed to be some slight improvement In his condition. It Ib feared, howeTer, that ho cannot survire.Mr. Conklia has a broken leg. andinternal Injuries, bi*i was though: by doctors today that to wilt recover.The dead boy was a soa of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Labourr, and one of the most popular UJs of .Arkpori. Ho Staduated ^roui the Arkport grammar school only la?t Tuesday and was. highly regardx*d by his class*f males and his many friends. lie was a member of Hoy Scout Iroop Xt\ 1 of At'ivoru IWfWea hi* parents he is survived by three brothers. 'Hcgiauld, Bernard anti Donald. HU graiidparents Mr. and Mrs, Joan Wood, live in State street. this oty. The body will be taken to Ark port today and the funeral will bo held from the home on Wednesday after*: noon at - o'clock and froin the Ark* port Presbyterian ,church at l?:3d o*c!pck with burial in the Ark port cemetery.Mr. Couklin was an experienced driver, having beeu la the automobile business for many years. It was claimed that bo was driving at a high rale of Kpced when bo approached the sharp curve, but others gay that the car was traveling at a mod* crato rate of speed. It Is believed that lio lost control cf the macltlno because of the tar.
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Evening Tribune Times
Hornell, New York, US
Mon, Jul 02, 1923
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