 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas
Sherman Daily Democrat
Monday, August 23, 1920 pg. 1 2 DEAD AND 3 ARE INJURED WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER Dumas Wheat of Sherman and J.R. Wilson of Howe Dead OCCURRED SUNDAY P.M. Accident 4 Miles south of Sherman as Young Man Was GIving Others Lift on Road - All Were Brought to This City for Surgical Treatment Five young men were seriously injured, 2 fatally, Sunday afternoon about 5:30 o'clock when an automobile they were riding in turned over on the Howe road 5 miles south of Sherman. The fatally injured were Dumas Wheat, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Wheat of this city and J.B. Wilson of Howe. His brother, Charlie Wilson, J.I. Isaacs of Ada, Oklahoma and Arthur Tucker of Idabell, Oklahoma, were also badly injured. YOUNG MEN ASK TO RIDE It is stated that Mr. Wheat had started to the country Sunday afternoon and just south of the city came up with the 2 young men from Oklahoma, who were walking, and who said they were going to the country to pick cotton. They asked Mr. Wheat for a lift, which was given them. A little further on the road he came up with the Wilsons, who are brothers, and also took them into the car. At a point 4 miles south of Sherman, while the car was going at a rapid rate, the young men from Oklahoma state, that it seemed to zigzag across the road, and just as Mr. Wheat got it straightened in the road it struck a bad place of road and turned over twice. Mr. Wheat and the 2 Wilsons were caught beneath the car. One of the Oklahoma boys jumped and the other was thrown clear of the car. Both sustained many scratches, cuts and bruises but none of a critical nature. AMBULANCES RESPOND TO CALL The ambulance from the John C. Dannel Undertaking Company and the Stewart M. Scott Company responded to both calls, as did Dr. E.J. Neathery in a car, and the wounded men were brought to Sherman. Mr. Wheat and the Messrs. Wilson were taken to Sherman Hospital, and the 2 young men from Oklahoma were taken to the office of Dr. John O. Matthews, where their wounds were dressed. Dr. Neathery and his assistants dressed the wounds of Mr. Wheat and the Messrs. Wilson. All 3 men were badly hurt about the head and body, and all sustained more or less internal injuries. Mr. Wheat's face was badly cut and the chest of J.B. Wilson was crushed. A few minutes after the accident Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Wheat, parents of Dumas Wheat, who had been spending the day in the country, drove along the road and were present when the young men were picked up and brought to Sherman. The young men from Oklahoma were found to be without funds, and sympathetic citizens made up a purse for them and secured a lodging place for them Saturday night, and this morning they returned to Oklahoma. Sherman Daily Democrat Tuesday, August 24, 1920 pg. 2 Funeral services for Dumas Wheat and J.B. Wilson Victims of Sunday automobile Accident Buried Tuesday The funeral of Dumas Wheat, well known young man of Sherman who succumbed Monday afternoon to injuried susstained in an automobile accident Sunday, were held from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Wheat, 711 South Grand Avenue, Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The religious services were conducted by Dr. T.A. Wharton. Burial was in West Hill Cemetery. Mr. Wheat was 36 years of age and single. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Wheat, pioneer Sherman citizens, he is survived by 2 brothers, Jim Wheat of Sulphur Springs and J.P. Wheat, Jr. of Sherman; and 2 sisters, Mrs. Ivy Clark Fowler if Wichita Falls, and Miss Frances Wheat of Sherman. Mr. Wheat was born and raised in Grayson County, and had spent the greater part of his life in this city. He was known amonng his friends as a young man of warm personal friendships and regarded by them for many admirable traits of character, particularly for generosity of heart and feeling toward all his fellow men. He death has caused genuine sorrow throughout the city, and the sincerest sympathy of all will be extended to the members of the bereaved family. West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2019 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
