Clarksburg Exponent
Thursday, January 23, 1958
Carl G. Tustin
Loses Life In
Booths Creek
BULLETIN!
A spokesman for the Equitable Gas Company said early today that it was impossible to determine last night the details of the accident in which Carl. G. Tustin, 46, of 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg, lost his life.
He said the company officials and public authorities had not determined whether or not the truck doors were open when Tustin's body was found by a passing motorist. It also had not determined, the spokesman said, whether or no the truck cab containing Tustin's body had been damaged in the accident.
Presumably, Tustin had no companion. Lack of information about whether the doors were closed or open hampered the investigators.
These elements of question undoubtedly were responsible for the inquest at the Fairmont General Hospital.
The wreck happened on Route 73, about one-half mile from Boothsville in the direction of Fairmont.
Tustin had about 20 years of service with the Equitable Gas Company, and he was held in high regard by officials and fellow workmen, the spokesman said.
Investigators early today attempted to piece together the details of a truck accident in which Carl G. Tustin, 46 of 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg, a well known employee of the Equitable Gas Company, lost his life sometime Wednesday afternoon or night in Booths Creek, Marion County.
The scene of the accident, according to reports, was just over the line from Harrison County and also very close the Taylor County Line.
Tustin's wrecked truck was discovered last night at 7:50 o'clock, in the waters of Booths Creek, and his body was pulled from the cab.
The best measure of the time of the accident that investigators could find was that Tustin's own watch had stopped at 3?55 p.m. possibly as the watch hit the water.
This probably would have been about the time that Tustin would have been headed back toward Clarksburg to submit his reports at the Equitable Gas offices in the Masonic Temple building. Earlier in the day he had been sent to Littleton, Wetzel County, to check on meters, and friends and relatives presume that he was on his way home at the time of the accident.
A Mr. Jones, presumably a passerby, noticed the wreck and notified the Marion county Sheriff's office in Fairmont. The police log there shows that he reported that the "subject is critical if not dead."
An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, and Tustin was rushed to the Fairmont General Hospital.
The newspaper early today was informed that a post-mortem examination of Tustin's body was in progress at the Fairmont hospital. Tustin was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, but if hospital attahes knew whether death was due to drowning or a result of injuries, they refused to say pending the results of the post-mortem examination.
It was indicated at Fairmont that there was uncertainty as to whether or not an inquest would be ordered in the death.
After the post-mortem examination, Tustin's body was to be removed to the Davis Funeral Home in Clarksburg.
Investigator today plan to examine the truck in which Tustin was riding to determine, if possible, whether or not the mechanism could have been faulty.
Some at the scene theorized that another motorist might have crowded Tustin's truck so much that he was forced off the road in order to avoid a collision. So far as is known, he was alone.
One person pointed out that it is even possible that the truck was involved in a collision with a hit-and-run car, or even with a large truck, the driver of which didn't realize that his truck had struck Tustin's truck.
Carl G. Tustin, 46, was born October 26, 1911, in Tyler county, the son of M. W. Tustin and Emma Wright Tustin, both of whom survive.
Mr. Tustin a meter inspector of the Equitable Gas Company, Resides at 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Day Brohard Tustin; his parents, of Middlebourne; two sons, Harlen G. Tustin of Norfolk, Virginia, and Burlin C. Tustin of 518 Duff Avenue. Harlen G. Tustin is in Tacron Naval Station at Norfolk. There are two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Carolyn) Gessler of Morgantown, and Marolyn A. Tustin at home at 518 Duff Avenue. One grandchild, Michelle Gessler of Morgantown, survives. There are four brothers: Herbert C. Tustin, of Clendenin, WV; Sanford Tustin, of Lincoln Park, MI, and Howard L. Tustin of Wyandotte, MI.
Thursday, January 23, 1958
Carl G. Tustin
Loses Life In
Booths Creek
BULLETIN!
A spokesman for the Equitable Gas Company said early today that it was impossible to determine last night the details of the accident in which Carl. G. Tustin, 46, of 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg, lost his life.
He said the company officials and public authorities had not determined whether or not the truck doors were open when Tustin's body was found by a passing motorist. It also had not determined, the spokesman said, whether or no the truck cab containing Tustin's body had been damaged in the accident.
Presumably, Tustin had no companion. Lack of information about whether the doors were closed or open hampered the investigators.
These elements of question undoubtedly were responsible for the inquest at the Fairmont General Hospital.
The wreck happened on Route 73, about one-half mile from Boothsville in the direction of Fairmont.
Tustin had about 20 years of service with the Equitable Gas Company, and he was held in high regard by officials and fellow workmen, the spokesman said.
Investigators early today attempted to piece together the details of a truck accident in which Carl G. Tustin, 46 of 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg, a well known employee of the Equitable Gas Company, lost his life sometime Wednesday afternoon or night in Booths Creek, Marion County.
The scene of the accident, according to reports, was just over the line from Harrison County and also very close the Taylor County Line.
Tustin's wrecked truck was discovered last night at 7:50 o'clock, in the waters of Booths Creek, and his body was pulled from the cab.
The best measure of the time of the accident that investigators could find was that Tustin's own watch had stopped at 3?55 p.m. possibly as the watch hit the water.
This probably would have been about the time that Tustin would have been headed back toward Clarksburg to submit his reports at the Equitable Gas offices in the Masonic Temple building. Earlier in the day he had been sent to Littleton, Wetzel County, to check on meters, and friends and relatives presume that he was on his way home at the time of the accident.
A Mr. Jones, presumably a passerby, noticed the wreck and notified the Marion county Sheriff's office in Fairmont. The police log there shows that he reported that the "subject is critical if not dead."
An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, and Tustin was rushed to the Fairmont General Hospital.
The newspaper early today was informed that a post-mortem examination of Tustin's body was in progress at the Fairmont hospital. Tustin was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, but if hospital attahes knew whether death was due to drowning or a result of injuries, they refused to say pending the results of the post-mortem examination.
It was indicated at Fairmont that there was uncertainty as to whether or not an inquest would be ordered in the death.
After the post-mortem examination, Tustin's body was to be removed to the Davis Funeral Home in Clarksburg.
Investigator today plan to examine the truck in which Tustin was riding to determine, if possible, whether or not the mechanism could have been faulty.
Some at the scene theorized that another motorist might have crowded Tustin's truck so much that he was forced off the road in order to avoid a collision. So far as is known, he was alone.
One person pointed out that it is even possible that the truck was involved in a collision with a hit-and-run car, or even with a large truck, the driver of which didn't realize that his truck had struck Tustin's truck.
Carl G. Tustin, 46, was born October 26, 1911, in Tyler county, the son of M. W. Tustin and Emma Wright Tustin, both of whom survive.
Mr. Tustin a meter inspector of the Equitable Gas Company, Resides at 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Day Brohard Tustin; his parents, of Middlebourne; two sons, Harlen G. Tustin of Norfolk, Virginia, and Burlin C. Tustin of 518 Duff Avenue. Harlen G. Tustin is in Tacron Naval Station at Norfolk. There are two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Carolyn) Gessler of Morgantown, and Marolyn A. Tustin at home at 518 Duff Avenue. One grandchild, Michelle Gessler of Morgantown, survives. There are four brothers: Herbert C. Tustin, of Clendenin, WV; Sanford Tustin, of Lincoln Park, MI, and Howard L. Tustin of Wyandotte, MI.
Clarksburg Exponent
Thursday, January 23, 1958
Carl G. Tustin
Loses Life In
Booths Creek
BULLETIN!
A spokesman for the Equitable Gas Company said early today that it was impossible to determine last night the details of the accident in which Carl. G. Tustin, 46, of 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg, lost his life.
He said the company officials and public authorities had not determined whether or not the truck doors were open when Tustin's body was found by a passing motorist. It also had not determined, the spokesman said, whether or no the truck cab containing Tustin's body had been damaged in the accident.
Presumably, Tustin had no companion. Lack of information about whether the doors were closed or open hampered the investigators.
These elements of question undoubtedly were responsible for the inquest at the Fairmont General Hospital.
The wreck happened on Route 73, about one-half mile from Boothsville in the direction of Fairmont.
Tustin had about 20 years of service with the Equitable Gas Company, and he was held in high regard by officials and fellow workmen, the spokesman said.
Investigators early today attempted to piece together the details of a truck accident in which Carl G. Tustin, 46 of 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg, a well known employee of the Equitable Gas Company, lost his life sometime Wednesday afternoon or night in Booths Creek, Marion County.
The scene of the accident, according to reports, was just over the line from Harrison County and also very close the Taylor County Line.
Tustin's wrecked truck was discovered last night at 7:50 o'clock, in the waters of Booths Creek, and his body was pulled from the cab.
The best measure of the time of the accident that investigators could find was that Tustin's own watch had stopped at 3?55 p.m. possibly as the watch hit the water.
This probably would have been about the time that Tustin would have been headed back toward Clarksburg to submit his reports at the Equitable Gas offices in the Masonic Temple building. Earlier in the day he had been sent to Littleton, Wetzel County, to check on meters, and friends and relatives presume that he was on his way home at the time of the accident.
A Mr. Jones, presumably a passerby, noticed the wreck and notified the Marion county Sheriff's office in Fairmont. The police log there shows that he reported that the "subject is critical if not dead."
An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, and Tustin was rushed to the Fairmont General Hospital.
The newspaper early today was informed that a post-mortem examination of Tustin's body was in progress at the Fairmont hospital. Tustin was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, but if hospital attahes knew whether death was due to drowning or a result of injuries, they refused to say pending the results of the post-mortem examination.
It was indicated at Fairmont that there was uncertainty as to whether or not an inquest would be ordered in the death.
After the post-mortem examination, Tustin's body was to be removed to the Davis Funeral Home in Clarksburg.
Investigator today plan to examine the truck in which Tustin was riding to determine, if possible, whether or not the mechanism could have been faulty.
Some at the scene theorized that another motorist might have crowded Tustin's truck so much that he was forced off the road in order to avoid a collision. So far as is known, he was alone.
One person pointed out that it is even possible that the truck was involved in a collision with a hit-and-run car, or even with a large truck, the driver of which didn't realize that his truck had struck Tustin's truck.
Carl G. Tustin, 46, was born October 26, 1911, in Tyler county, the son of M. W. Tustin and Emma Wright Tustin, both of whom survive.
Mr. Tustin a meter inspector of the Equitable Gas Company, Resides at 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Day Brohard Tustin; his parents, of Middlebourne; two sons, Harlen G. Tustin of Norfolk, Virginia, and Burlin C. Tustin of 518 Duff Avenue. Harlen G. Tustin is in Tacron Naval Station at Norfolk. There are two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Carolyn) Gessler of Morgantown, and Marolyn A. Tustin at home at 518 Duff Avenue. One grandchild, Michelle Gessler of Morgantown, survives. There are four brothers: Herbert C. Tustin, of Clendenin, WV; Sanford Tustin, of Lincoln Park, MI, and Howard L. Tustin of Wyandotte, MI.
Thursday, January 23, 1958
Carl G. Tustin
Loses Life In
Booths Creek
BULLETIN!
A spokesman for the Equitable Gas Company said early today that it was impossible to determine last night the details of the accident in which Carl. G. Tustin, 46, of 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg, lost his life.
He said the company officials and public authorities had not determined whether or not the truck doors were open when Tustin's body was found by a passing motorist. It also had not determined, the spokesman said, whether or no the truck cab containing Tustin's body had been damaged in the accident.
Presumably, Tustin had no companion. Lack of information about whether the doors were closed or open hampered the investigators.
These elements of question undoubtedly were responsible for the inquest at the Fairmont General Hospital.
The wreck happened on Route 73, about one-half mile from Boothsville in the direction of Fairmont.
Tustin had about 20 years of service with the Equitable Gas Company, and he was held in high regard by officials and fellow workmen, the spokesman said.
Investigators early today attempted to piece together the details of a truck accident in which Carl G. Tustin, 46 of 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg, a well known employee of the Equitable Gas Company, lost his life sometime Wednesday afternoon or night in Booths Creek, Marion County.
The scene of the accident, according to reports, was just over the line from Harrison County and also very close the Taylor County Line.
Tustin's wrecked truck was discovered last night at 7:50 o'clock, in the waters of Booths Creek, and his body was pulled from the cab.
The best measure of the time of the accident that investigators could find was that Tustin's own watch had stopped at 3?55 p.m. possibly as the watch hit the water.
This probably would have been about the time that Tustin would have been headed back toward Clarksburg to submit his reports at the Equitable Gas offices in the Masonic Temple building. Earlier in the day he had been sent to Littleton, Wetzel County, to check on meters, and friends and relatives presume that he was on his way home at the time of the accident.
A Mr. Jones, presumably a passerby, noticed the wreck and notified the Marion county Sheriff's office in Fairmont. The police log there shows that he reported that the "subject is critical if not dead."
An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, and Tustin was rushed to the Fairmont General Hospital.
The newspaper early today was informed that a post-mortem examination of Tustin's body was in progress at the Fairmont hospital. Tustin was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, but if hospital attahes knew whether death was due to drowning or a result of injuries, they refused to say pending the results of the post-mortem examination.
It was indicated at Fairmont that there was uncertainty as to whether or not an inquest would be ordered in the death.
After the post-mortem examination, Tustin's body was to be removed to the Davis Funeral Home in Clarksburg.
Investigator today plan to examine the truck in which Tustin was riding to determine, if possible, whether or not the mechanism could have been faulty.
Some at the scene theorized that another motorist might have crowded Tustin's truck so much that he was forced off the road in order to avoid a collision. So far as is known, he was alone.
One person pointed out that it is even possible that the truck was involved in a collision with a hit-and-run car, or even with a large truck, the driver of which didn't realize that his truck had struck Tustin's truck.
Carl G. Tustin, 46, was born October 26, 1911, in Tyler county, the son of M. W. Tustin and Emma Wright Tustin, both of whom survive.
Mr. Tustin a meter inspector of the Equitable Gas Company, Resides at 518 Duff Avenue, Clarksburg.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Day Brohard Tustin; his parents, of Middlebourne; two sons, Harlen G. Tustin of Norfolk, Virginia, and Burlin C. Tustin of 518 Duff Avenue. Harlen G. Tustin is in Tacron Naval Station at Norfolk. There are two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Carolyn) Gessler of Morgantown, and Marolyn A. Tustin at home at 518 Duff Avenue. One grandchild, Michelle Gessler of Morgantown, survives. There are four brothers: Herbert C. Tustin, of Clendenin, WV; Sanford Tustin, of Lincoln Park, MI, and Howard L. Tustin of Wyandotte, MI.
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