Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Patheal, Beatrice 1922 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com December 15, 2005, 6:52 pm New Plymouth Sentinel 7-6-1922 New Plymouth Sentinel New Plymouth, Idaho Thursday, July 6, 1922 Picnic Trip Ends In Fatal Disaster A high powered Nash car, driven by A. C. Pathael, of Fruitland with nine occupants, six of whom were children, left the road near Washoe school house about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning while on the way to Weiser to spend the Fourth, instantly killing Beatrice Pathael, aged 10, who with her mother, and two younger sisters from St. Maries, Idaho, were visiting relatives near Fruitland. The other occupants of the car were Mrs. Ben Pathael, Lois, aged 7 and Echo, aged 3, of St. Maries, Mrs. H. Heckes and two younger sons, George, aged 12 and Carl, 9 and Gladys Melcher, all of Fruitland. Mrs. Pathael and the baby were both thrown clear of the wreck and she managed to raise the machine sufficiently to allow the other children pinned under the car to crawl out. The daughter, Beatrice, apparently unconscious, was rushed to the hospital at Ontario and it was found that the hub of the wheel had struck her on the head causing instant death. Mrs. Pathael was severely bruised, Lois was also bruised and her elbow somewhat crushed, Gladys Melcher is still confined to her home with a badly bruised back, Mr. Pathael received severe cut about the face and the other members of the party were more or less bruised. It is said that the Nash driver was racing with the Ford car, which had just passed, and Mr. Pathael signaled to repass but instead of going around the Ford, attempted to pass on the right and was evidently crowded off. It seems the driver had turned to the extreme right in rounding a slight curve where the road was somewhat wider, in order to pass, but just beyond the road narrowed up again, allowing the wheels to go off the grade. At this point it is believed that the ? wheel broke causing the machine to turn completely over smashing the top, windshield and steering wheel. Additional Comments: Note: Beatrice Pathael is buried at Riverside Cemetery.ch File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/p/patheal982nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb