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Benjamin Franklin Kichline

(01/18/1885 - 10/26/1934)

		George Kichline
	Benjamin Franklin Kichline
Marriage(s)		Sarah Teel
1 Anna May Fulmer on: 00/00/1908 Children: - Claude Franklin Kickline - Blanche Irene Kickline 2 Mary Ann Frankenfield on: 00/00/1922 - No Issue Siblings: - John Ervin Kichline - Jennie May Kichline - George Clayton Kichline - Lucy Elizabeth Kichline - Mable Kichline	Born:Farmersville Cemetery, Bethelehem Township, Northampton County, Pa Baptism: Place: Sponsors: Died: Wilson Boro Burial: Notes: Easton Express, Saturday, October 27, 1934, Page 1 Wilson Man Fatally Hurt When Coach Hits Truck on Highway Benjamin F. Kichline Dies Soon After Entering Hospital; His wife Severe ly Injured. Benjamin Franklin Kichline, 49, of 59 South 17th Street, Wilson, was fatal ly injured at about 11:30 last night when the light coach which he was dri ving collided with a two-ton truck on the William Penn Highway, in the vic inity of the Arbogast farm between Country Club and Farmersville. His che st was crushed, Lungs punctured and his skull fractured. He died a few min utes after he was taken into Easton Hospital. His wife, Mrs. Mary Kichline was severely injured. Her scalp was terrib ly torn and nearly taken off her head. She suffered severely from shoc k. It has been impossible, because of her condition, to take an x-ray to d etermine if her skull is fractured. Mr. Kichline who had been a chauffeur for Charles Chipman, president of Ch ipman Knitting Mills for about 15 years was driving a car owned by the emp loyer. He and his wife had been in Bethlehem attending a meeting of the f amily of his father, the late George Kichline who was buried two weeks a go today. He left there about 11:15 and was coming east when the truc k, a two two-ton vehicle, with a long trailer body, came in the opposite d irection. How the crash occurred has not been determined by the authoriti es investigating. The truck is owned by J. W. Hamberger, of Dallastown, near York, and was d riven by his cousin, Charles H. Hamberger, Jr. and David Hamberger, a brot her of the owner as relief driver. According to Charles Hamberger?s statement, made to the authorities aft er the accident. Kichline was preceded by another automobile and the East on man tried to turn out to pass this car, and as he posed out into the r oad to start to pass, he crashed in the front corner of the truck. The light car spun around and went a distance about 50 feet east of the sc ene of the accident facing toward Bethlehem. The entire front of the pass enger car was demolished and Kichline was pinned inside. The front whee ls and axle of the heavy truck were bent and twisted and the left front fe nder was bushed up into the radiator. It was completely disabled. Other motorist reached the scene only a few moments after the accident occ urred. In this group Lieutenant W. Wieber, 614 Washington Street, Bethlehe m, of the Lehigh Valley Volunteer Safety patrol, he took charge of the wo rk and with the aid of several men finally succeeded in releasing Mr. Kich line. He was placed in one of the automobiles and was accompanied to East on Hospital by Lieutenant Wieber. He died just a few moments after the hos pital was reached. Another car in which were Dan Nash, 1425 Altman Street, Bethlehem and Corp oral Ackerman, of Camp Dix, N.JM. brought Mrs. Kichline to the hospital. The state highway patrol at Bethlehem was notified and two officers were s ent to the scene. Duputy Coroner Theodore Richbaum when to the hospital a nd then to the scene of the accident and was later joined by Chief Coun ty Detective H, J. Manikheim, and all the officials joined in the investig ation. Charles Hamberger, the driver of the truck and his relief man, David Hambe rger, were detained over night in the Northampotn County prison, pending t he result of the investigation. They were unable at one to secure $2,5 00 bail asked by Dr. Reichbaum. The highway was blocked and partially blocked for the greater part of an h our until wrecking cars could be secured to remove the disabled trunk a nd passenger car. Mr. Kichline born the reputation of being an exceedingly careful and conse rvative driver. During his long period of employment with the Chipman fami ly he had never had an accident. Mr. Kichline is survived by his wife, a son, Claude, of Wilson; a daughte r, Mrs. Kenneth Eldred, Bainbridge, N.Y; two grandchildren; two brother s, George and John of Bethlehem, and two sisters, Mrs. Owen A. Wilt, Bethl ehem and Mrs. Warren P. Wilt, Wilson. He was a member of Vanderveer Lodge, No. 1105, I. O.O> F of Easton of t he Washington Republican Association, Bethlehem and the Lutheran congregat ion of the Farmersville Church. The $2,500 ball required for the driver of the truck was provided this mor ning before Alderman Floyd Henz3lman, and the two men who were on the tru ck returned to their homes.
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