Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Marion Progress
Marion, Mcdowell County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Guard G. I. Steppe, 60, of Old Fort was killed and five young prisoners injured when the side wall of a highway truck collapsed after hitting a curb on Morgan Street in Marion, returning from road work Tuesday afternoon.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
Highway Truck Spills Load of Prisoners Returning From Day's Work on The Roads.
The letting down of the side wall of a collapsible highway truck took the life of G. I. Steppe, 60, of Old Fort, and injured five young men, prisoners from the camp south of Marion. Steppe was a guard.
Men injured are E. L. Johnson, 30, Murphy; James Caviness, 24, Greensboro; Clarence Evans, 20, Asheville; Marvin Kimmer, 21, Salisbury; Bradley Murphy, 23, Ashe county.
None was seriously injured, it was said at the hospital.
The accident occurred about six o'clock Tuesday afternoon, as the men were returning from work. The truck, driven by Charles Kincaid, of Nebo, ran into the curb on the sharp curve of Morgan street at the junction with South Main. The force of the impact evidently jarred loose the fastenings of the body wall on the right side, which fell away and threw the men to the concrete pavement.
Steppe's head was crushed, causing instant death. The others, all prisoners on the gang quartered at the McDowell camp, were cut, bruised and sprained. Only two required hospital treatment beyond emergency aid given at Marion Hospital where they were rushed as soon as the accident became known.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Marion
Event Date
About Six O'clock Tuesday Afternoon
Key Persons
Outcome
g. i. steppe killed instantly; five prisoners injured but none seriously; two required hospital treatment
Event Details
The side wall of a collapsible highway truck let down after the truck, driven by Charles Kincaid, ran into the curb on the sharp curve of Morgan street at the junction with South Main, throwing the guard and prisoners to the concrete pavement while returning from day's work on the roads.