Daily Local News
West Chester, Chester County, Pa
October 14, 1927
Robert E. Backenstose, 25, Downingtown taxicab operator, was instantly killed at 12:30 this morning on the Lincoln Highway, near the home of Justice of the Peace W. E. Lockwood, Jr., when a machine in which he was a passenger sideswiped a standing truck. The youth died from a fracture of the skull caused by either a piece of the bow of the machine or a piece of the broken windshield striking him in the forehead, inflicting a deep wound.
Backenstose, accompanied by his wife, were passengers in the automobile of Ernest Bricker, of Coatesvile and three others. They had left Downingtown together and decided to drive to the barbecue of S. B. Jamison, near the Lockwood home. Just west of the barbecue Bricker, who was the diver of the machine, told District Attorney Sproat, that he did not see the truck standing along the road until very close upon it.
Truck Unlighted
Bricker managed to get the front end of his machine clear of the truck, but the top sideswiped the truck body, and a piece of the broken windshield or a portion of the top struck Brackenstose, who was sitting on the right-hand side of the rear seat. Bricker told the District Attorney that the truck had no lights on it.
To Reappear
After the accident Backenstose was brought to Chester County Hospital, where physicians said he had been killed instantly. Bricker was released and ordered to appear when wanted to testify before a Coroner's jury that was empaneled by Deputy R. Jones Patrick.
According to Downingtown Police who were called they secured the number of the truck, but the owner's name had not been learned at the noon hour.
Backenstose was very well-known in Downingtown, where he lived all of his life. He was known as a fearless driver of automobiles and had previously figured in accidents. A case in which he was involved the outcome of another accident, was postponed in Civil Court this week on account of the death of his attorney, William Tregay, of Coatesville. He is survived by his wife, who formerly was Miss Laura Hughes.
Inquest Coming
The inquest will probably be held to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The members of the jury are Charles Frame, C.W. Eastman, W.B. Baldwin and A.C. Wise. Dr. I. I. Hollingsworth was ordered to perform an autopsy on the body this morning.
Ibid:
October 15, 1927
Suddenly, on Oct. 14th, Robert B. Backentose (sic), in the 28th year of his age.
Relatives and friends of family, Alert Fire Company,No. 1; L.O.O.M., No 1153; B.P.O.E., No. 533, are invited to attend the funeral without further notice from the residence of his mother, Mrs. Levi Backentose (sic), 315 Stuart avenue, Downingtown, on Monday, October 17. Meet at the house at 2 o'clock. Interment at Northwood Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening.
Ibid:
October 18, 1927
A large number of persons, including about 125 members of the Minquas and Alert Fire Companies, called at the home of Mrs. Levi Backenstose on Sunday evening to pay a last tribute to Robert Backentose (sic), who met his death in an auto accident on Friday morning. In the number that called, were to be found persons of every walk of life.
The casket in which the body reposed was surrounded by a very great number of beautiful floral displays.
The services on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, were conducted by Rev. M. R. Helig, of the Lutheran Church and Rev. Jos H. Schubert, of the Baptist Church.
The pall bearers were: Hugh O'Donnell, Harry Beardsell, John Kelly, Edward Laird, Edward Nelms and Gerald Lyons.
Interment was made in Northwood Cemetery.
West Chester, Chester County, Pa
October 14, 1927
Robert E. Backenstose, 25, Downingtown taxicab operator, was instantly killed at 12:30 this morning on the Lincoln Highway, near the home of Justice of the Peace W. E. Lockwood, Jr., when a machine in which he was a passenger sideswiped a standing truck. The youth died from a fracture of the skull caused by either a piece of the bow of the machine or a piece of the broken windshield striking him in the forehead, inflicting a deep wound.
Backenstose, accompanied by his wife, were passengers in the automobile of Ernest Bricker, of Coatesvile and three others. They had left Downingtown together and decided to drive to the barbecue of S. B. Jamison, near the Lockwood home. Just west of the barbecue Bricker, who was the diver of the machine, told District Attorney Sproat, that he did not see the truck standing along the road until very close upon it.
Truck Unlighted
Bricker managed to get the front end of his machine clear of the truck, but the top sideswiped the truck body, and a piece of the broken windshield or a portion of the top struck Brackenstose, who was sitting on the right-hand side of the rear seat. Bricker told the District Attorney that the truck had no lights on it.
To Reappear
After the accident Backenstose was brought to Chester County Hospital, where physicians said he had been killed instantly. Bricker was released and ordered to appear when wanted to testify before a Coroner's jury that was empaneled by Deputy R. Jones Patrick.
According to Downingtown Police who were called they secured the number of the truck, but the owner's name had not been learned at the noon hour.
Backenstose was very well-known in Downingtown, where he lived all of his life. He was known as a fearless driver of automobiles and had previously figured in accidents. A case in which he was involved the outcome of another accident, was postponed in Civil Court this week on account of the death of his attorney, William Tregay, of Coatesville. He is survived by his wife, who formerly was Miss Laura Hughes.
Inquest Coming
The inquest will probably be held to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The members of the jury are Charles Frame, C.W. Eastman, W.B. Baldwin and A.C. Wise. Dr. I. I. Hollingsworth was ordered to perform an autopsy on the body this morning.
Ibid:
October 15, 1927
Suddenly, on Oct. 14th, Robert B. Backentose (sic), in the 28th year of his age.
Relatives and friends of family, Alert Fire Company,No. 1; L.O.O.M., No 1153; B.P.O.E., No. 533, are invited to attend the funeral without further notice from the residence of his mother, Mrs. Levi Backentose (sic), 315 Stuart avenue, Downingtown, on Monday, October 17. Meet at the house at 2 o'clock. Interment at Northwood Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening.
Ibid:
October 18, 1927
A large number of persons, including about 125 members of the Minquas and Alert Fire Companies, called at the home of Mrs. Levi Backenstose on Sunday evening to pay a last tribute to Robert Backentose (sic), who met his death in an auto accident on Friday morning. In the number that called, were to be found persons of every walk of life.
The casket in which the body reposed was surrounded by a very great number of beautiful floral displays.
The services on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, were conducted by Rev. M. R. Helig, of the Lutheran Church and Rev. Jos H. Schubert, of the Baptist Church.
The pall bearers were: Hugh O'Donnell, Harry Beardsell, John Kelly, Edward Laird, Edward Nelms and Gerald Lyons.
Interment was made in Northwood Cemetery.
Daily Local News
West Chester, Chester County, Pa
October 14, 1927
Robert E. Backenstose, 25, Downingtown taxicab operator, was instantly killed at 12:30 this morning on the Lincoln Highway, near the home of Justice of the Peace W. E. Lockwood, Jr., when a machine in which he was a passenger sideswiped a standing truck. The youth died from a fracture of the skull caused by either a piece of the bow of the machine or a piece of the broken windshield striking him in the forehead, inflicting a deep wound.
Backenstose, accompanied by his wife, were passengers in the automobile of Ernest Bricker, of Coatesvile and three others. They had left Downingtown together and decided to drive to the barbecue of S. B. Jamison, near the Lockwood home. Just west of the barbecue Bricker, who was the diver of the machine, told District Attorney Sproat, that he did not see the truck standing along the road until very close upon it.
Truck Unlighted
Bricker managed to get the front end of his machine clear of the truck, but the top sideswiped the truck body, and a piece of the broken windshield or a portion of the top struck Brackenstose, who was sitting on the right-hand side of the rear seat. Bricker told the District Attorney that the truck had no lights on it.
To Reappear
After the accident Backenstose was brought to Chester County Hospital, where physicians said he had been killed instantly. Bricker was released and ordered to appear when wanted to testify before a Coroner's jury that was empaneled by Deputy R. Jones Patrick.
According to Downingtown Police who were called they secured the number of the truck, but the owner's name had not been learned at the noon hour.
Backenstose was very well-known in Downingtown, where he lived all of his life. He was known as a fearless driver of automobiles and had previously figured in accidents. A case in which he was involved the outcome of another accident, was postponed in Civil Court this week on account of the death of his attorney, William Tregay, of Coatesville. He is survived by his wife, who formerly was Miss Laura Hughes.
Inquest Coming
The inquest will probably be held to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The members of the jury are Charles Frame, C.W. Eastman, W.B. Baldwin and A.C. Wise. Dr. I. I. Hollingsworth was ordered to perform an autopsy on the body this morning.
Ibid:
October 15, 1927
Suddenly, on Oct. 14th, Robert B. Backentose (sic), in the 28th year of his age.
Relatives and friends of family, Alert Fire Company,No. 1; L.O.O.M., No 1153; B.P.O.E., No. 533, are invited to attend the funeral without further notice from the residence of his mother, Mrs. Levi Backentose (sic), 315 Stuart avenue, Downingtown, on Monday, October 17. Meet at the house at 2 o'clock. Interment at Northwood Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening.
Ibid:
October 18, 1927
A large number of persons, including about 125 members of the Minquas and Alert Fire Companies, called at the home of Mrs. Levi Backenstose on Sunday evening to pay a last tribute to Robert Backentose (sic), who met his death in an auto accident on Friday morning. In the number that called, were to be found persons of every walk of life.
The casket in which the body reposed was surrounded by a very great number of beautiful floral displays.
The services on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, were conducted by Rev. M. R. Helig, of the Lutheran Church and Rev. Jos H. Schubert, of the Baptist Church.
The pall bearers were: Hugh O'Donnell, Harry Beardsell, John Kelly, Edward Laird, Edward Nelms and Gerald Lyons.
Interment was made in Northwood Cemetery.
West Chester, Chester County, Pa
October 14, 1927
Robert E. Backenstose, 25, Downingtown taxicab operator, was instantly killed at 12:30 this morning on the Lincoln Highway, near the home of Justice of the Peace W. E. Lockwood, Jr., when a machine in which he was a passenger sideswiped a standing truck. The youth died from a fracture of the skull caused by either a piece of the bow of the machine or a piece of the broken windshield striking him in the forehead, inflicting a deep wound.
Backenstose, accompanied by his wife, were passengers in the automobile of Ernest Bricker, of Coatesvile and three others. They had left Downingtown together and decided to drive to the barbecue of S. B. Jamison, near the Lockwood home. Just west of the barbecue Bricker, who was the diver of the machine, told District Attorney Sproat, that he did not see the truck standing along the road until very close upon it.
Truck Unlighted
Bricker managed to get the front end of his machine clear of the truck, but the top sideswiped the truck body, and a piece of the broken windshield or a portion of the top struck Brackenstose, who was sitting on the right-hand side of the rear seat. Bricker told the District Attorney that the truck had no lights on it.
To Reappear
After the accident Backenstose was brought to Chester County Hospital, where physicians said he had been killed instantly. Bricker was released and ordered to appear when wanted to testify before a Coroner's jury that was empaneled by Deputy R. Jones Patrick.
According to Downingtown Police who were called they secured the number of the truck, but the owner's name had not been learned at the noon hour.
Backenstose was very well-known in Downingtown, where he lived all of his life. He was known as a fearless driver of automobiles and had previously figured in accidents. A case in which he was involved the outcome of another accident, was postponed in Civil Court this week on account of the death of his attorney, William Tregay, of Coatesville. He is survived by his wife, who formerly was Miss Laura Hughes.
Inquest Coming
The inquest will probably be held to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The members of the jury are Charles Frame, C.W. Eastman, W.B. Baldwin and A.C. Wise. Dr. I. I. Hollingsworth was ordered to perform an autopsy on the body this morning.
Ibid:
October 15, 1927
Suddenly, on Oct. 14th, Robert B. Backentose (sic), in the 28th year of his age.
Relatives and friends of family, Alert Fire Company,No. 1; L.O.O.M., No 1153; B.P.O.E., No. 533, are invited to attend the funeral without further notice from the residence of his mother, Mrs. Levi Backentose (sic), 315 Stuart avenue, Downingtown, on Monday, October 17. Meet at the house at 2 o'clock. Interment at Northwood Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening.
Ibid:
October 18, 1927
A large number of persons, including about 125 members of the Minquas and Alert Fire Companies, called at the home of Mrs. Levi Backenstose on Sunday evening to pay a last tribute to Robert Backentose (sic), who met his death in an auto accident on Friday morning. In the number that called, were to be found persons of every walk of life.
The casket in which the body reposed was surrounded by a very great number of beautiful floral displays.
The services on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, were conducted by Rev. M. R. Helig, of the Lutheran Church and Rev. Jos H. Schubert, of the Baptist Church.
The pall bearers were: Hugh O'Donnell, Harry Beardsell, John Kelly, Edward Laird, Edward Nelms and Gerald Lyons.
Interment was made in Northwood Cemetery.
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