OBIT: Death of Edward MOORE, 1930, Edie, Somerset County, PA

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EDWARD MOORE

Fatal Collision Near Somerset
Edward Moore of Edie Killed When Car in Which He Was Riding Upset

  Edward Moore, aged 62, of Edie, was instantly killed Wednesday morning at 9 
o'clock when a truck of the Davis Coal Company collided with a small coupe in 
which he was riding, about a mile east of Somerset, on the Berlin-Somerset 
highway.  The victim suffered a fracture of the neck and was dead when admitted 
to the Somerset Community Hospital.
  Earl Davis, of Somerset, driver of the coal truck, was arrested by State 
Police after the accident and was committed to the Somerset County jail, pending 
a hearing on a charge of involuntary manslaughter.
  Edward Moore and his son, Lloyd M. Moore, and Lester Gardner, of Somerset R.D. 
No. 5, left their home Wednesday morning to attend a public sale.  They were 
traveling east when the coal truck, driven by Davis and going west on the 
highway, attempted to pass a truck loaded with timber.  The Davis truck is 
reported to have crashed head-on into the car operated by Lloyd Moore, which was 
turned over.
  Lester Gardner, who was riding in the front seat of the Moore car, escaped 
with minor bruises and lacerations, caused by flying glass.  Lloyd Moore also 
suffered only a few minor scratches, but the car was badly damaged.  Edward 
Moore was wedged between the roof of the car and the window, with his neck 
broken.  State Police were on the scene a short time after the accident.
  Edward Moore was a son of Peter and Susan (Miller) Moore, both deceased, and 
was born October 9, 1867.  He was the caretaker and farmer for the Frauenheim 
mine at Edie for several years.  Surviving are his wife, Lavine (Cramer) Moore, 
and these children: Elmer, Lloyd and Jacob, all of Edie, and Harry, of Berlin.  
Two brothers, Nelson, of Jefferson Township, and Albert, of Kregar, Westmoreland 
County, also survive.

Meyersdale Republican, March 6, 1930