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Adams County Witness
Berne, Adams County, Indiana
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Tillman W. Stoller, 20, of Fort Wayne died Wednesday morning from injuries in a collision near Kingsland between his Sinclair tank truck and an Erie railroad motor car. The truck struck the car's rear, disabling it; conductor James Holden was slightly bruised, no other injuries. Stoller leaves wife Elsie and a son.
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FT. WAYNE MAN DRIVES INTO ERIE R. R. MOTOR CAR
Stoller Is Rushed to Wells Co. Hospital but Dies Within a Few Hours.
Tillman W. Stoller, aged 20, of Fort Wayne, died at the Wells County Hospital in Bluffton Wednesday morning, from injuries received when the Sinclair tank truck he was driving struck the gasoline motor car on the Erie railroad near Kingsland.
Stoller was driving his truck to Bluffton on State road 13, when the accident occurred. The truck struck the rear end of the motor car. The conductor of the motor car, James Holden, of Huntington, jumped just before the collision and was only slightly bruised. None of the passengers of the car were injured. The car was traveling eastward and was due into Decatur at 8:50 a. m. It was disabled and could not continue on its trip to Marion, Ohio.
The tank wagon truck was upset and badly damaged. Stoller was thrown clear of the wreckage. He was rushed to the Wells County Hospital, but died within a few hours, of internal injuries.
Stoller was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Stoller. He was married, his wife being Miss Elsie Lehman before her marriage. The wife and one son survive. The body will be taken to Latty, Ohio, for burial.
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Kingsland
Event Date
Wednesday Morning
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tillman w. stoller died of internal injuries within a few hours. james holden slightly bruised. no other passengers injured. tank truck upset and badly damaged. motor car disabled.
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Tillman W. Stoller, aged 20, of Fort Wayne, driving a Sinclair tank truck on State road 13 to Bluffton, struck the rear end of an eastward-bound Erie railroad gasoline motor car near Kingsland. The conductor James Holden of Huntington jumped before collision. Stoller was thrown clear and rushed to Wells County Hospital in Bluffton but died. The motor car was due in Decatur at 8:50 a.m. and could not continue to Marion, Ohio. Stoller was married to Elsie Lehman with one son surviving. Body to be buried in Latty, Ohio.