Gallatin, Glenn – 1905-1947

GALLATIN, GRAVES, HAGEN, KEDING, SHIRLEY, WOEHRLE

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:34

Glenn Gallatin, 40, Car Crash Victim
Fatally Injured On Highway 14
Was Trying to Flag Car To Assist His Stalled Machine; North of Newton
Glenn H. Gallatin, nearly 41, a Maytag factory machinist, was fatally injured late Sunday night in a highway mishap, seven miles north of Newton on Highway No. 14.
Gallatin, who members of his family said was in the act of trying to flag an oncoming car to assist him with his stalled automobile, was badly crushed in the accident. He was brought to Skiff Memorial hospital at Newton and died this morning about 5:30 o’clock.
Services Wednesday
The body was taken to the Morgan Funeral home at Newton. Services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock, from the funeral home, with the Rev. F. W. Malin in charge. The body will be taken to Davenport for services there either Thursday or Friday and burial will be there.
Ralph V. Toland, Jasper county coroner, said the matter was being investigated, but that it had not been decided yet whether an inquest would be held.
On Way Home
The fatal accident happened at about 10:45 o’clock Sunday night, Sheriff Ray E. Barber said. Gallatin and his family, consisting of his wife and three children, and Rev. F. W. Malin, pastor of the Zoar Reformed church north of Newton where the Gallatins make their home, were enroute home from Newton. The lights on Gallatin’s car suddenly went dead, the family told Barber, and Gallatin stopped the car on the road.
Shortly after a second car, driven by Garold Baker, 16, of Newton, came over the brow of a hill back of the stalled machine.
Flashlight
The story of events here isn’t clear to county authorities. The Rev. Malin told Barber, the sheriff said, that Gallatin was waving a flashlight at the approaching car. Baker, said, the sheriff continued, that he didn’t see the car until his headlights swung down up it. The stalled machine was pretty much near the center of the road. Baker said he slowed up, but was unable to stop, and that he swung to the left of the Gallatin car and passed.
In passing the Gallatin machine, the Baker car apparently struck Gallatin full force. A heavy dent was noted on the right center of the Baker car’s radiator. Gallatin’s body was picked up about 60 feet from his stalled car.
The Rev. Malin told the sheriff that the Baker car scraped along the left side of the Gallatin machine. However, investigation revealed few traces of contact, the officers said. Baker said that Gallatin seemed to jump in front of his car. In any event, he was struck by the oncoming car.
Taken To Hospital
Baker stopped and picked Gallatin up to take him to the hospital in Newton. But as he started to turnaround, his own car went dead. Otto Briggs, Baxter car operator, drove along about this time and took Gallatin to the hospital.
Gallatin suffered broken legs and serious internal injuries causing internal bleeding.
Riding with Baker were Beth Krampe and Bud Herzog, both of Baxter, whom he was taking to Baxter. Carolyn Swalwell, 10, visiting the Gallatins, was also in the Gallatin car.
Gallatin was born Oct. 20, 1905 in Davenport, Ia., where he lived most of his life. About five years ago he and his family moved to Newton, where he entered employment of the Maytag factory. For a time, about a year ago he engaged in bakery work in Newton and Knoxville. More recently, however, he was back at Maytags as a machinist.
Survivors
Gallatin is survived by his wife and three children, Patsy Ann, 9, Jimmy, 7, and Glen Jr., 5. His mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Gallatin of Davenport; and three brothers and five sisters.
They are Elmer of Chicago; Virgil of Los Angeles, Calif., and Marvin of Washington, D.C.; and Mrs. Willie (Zelma) Shirley of Mercer, Mo.; and Mrs. Cecil (Lenore) Hagen; Mrs.. William (Frances) Woehrle, Inez Graves and Mrs. Carl (Helen) Keding, all of Davenport.
The Gallatins will be remembered here also for having one of the oldest Christmas trees ever to be displayed in the city. Last Christmas, the old tree, about 50 years old, was displayed in a Newton store. It was brought over from Germany years ago, possesses a music box base and still played Christmas tunes. The tree was made of a permanent type material and despite its age made a colorful display.
Source: Newton Daily News; Monday, August 26, 1946

Gallatin Rites On Wednesday
Funeral services for Glen Gallatin, 40, Maytag factory machinist, who was fatally injured in a car mishap on Highway No. 14 north of Newton Sunday night, will be held at 3:00 o’clock Wednesday afternoon from the Morgan Funeral home. The body will be taken to Davenport where services will be held at 1:00 o’clock Friday. Burial will be in Davenport.
Ralph V. Toland Jasper county coroner said today that it was not likely an inquest would be held. The coroner and the county attorney’s office has been conducting an investigation and Toland said that there didn’t seem any evidence of felonious intent involved.
Gallatin was struck by a car driven by Garold Baker, 16, of Newton, as Gallatin attempted to flag down a car to assist him with his stalled machine. The lights on Gallatin’s car had gone out. It was standing near the middle of the road, county authorities said. Baker told authorities that he didn’t see the stalled machine until lights on his car came upon it below the brow of a hill. Baker swerved to miss the car, but struck Gallatin, who was either on the running board of had just stepped or slipped off. Gallatin was brought to the Skiff Memorial hospital at Newton, but died several hours later early Sunday morning.
Source: Newton Daily News; Tuesday, August 27, 1946