George Archie MASON & Lucy ADAMS

George Archie MASON (1882-1930+) & Lucy ADAMS (1888-1930+)

Son of Silas Mason & Anna Eliza VanDerwalker

CENSUS DATA



23 Apr 1910 5 Wd Rome, Oneida Co.,  NY page 223
George A Mason head age 27 m. 8 years  NY NY NY  Engineer at gasworks
Lucy wife age 25 m. 8 yrs  NY NY NY 4 children, 2 survive
Raymond Mason son age 4 NY NY NY
Rhoda K Mason dtr age 3 NY NY NY

1920 Rome, Oneida co., NY Census
George age 39
Lucy age 34
Raymond age 14
Rhoda age 13
Ralph age 9
George age 7

according to obituary, George was in Fonda, NY in 1949
15 April 1930, Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY page 16B ?
Mohawk, Montgomery Co., NY page 
George Mason head age 47 married at age 46 for the first time NY NY NY  General Farm
Louise wigfe age 43 married at age 25 for the first time VT VT VT

Lucy Adams (1888-1930+)

CENSUS DATA


2 Apr 1930 3rd Ward, Rome, Oneida Co., NY page 34
S Jay Street
Mason, Lula head age 42 divorced  NY NY NY winder in cotton mill
Raymond son age 25  NY NY NY laborer at private home
Ralph son age 20 NY NY NY stockingmaker in Wire mill
George son age 17 NY NY NY laborer in private home
Earl son age 8 NY NY NY

Raymond J MASON George Archie MASON Jr Zola B MASON

Rome Daily Sentinel - June 23, 1937
Girl, Two Uncles, Neighbor Drown near Sylvan Beach
Zola B. Mason, 15; George A. Mason, 23; Raymond J. Mason, 30; and John J Korman, 23, Victims of Odd Accident

Four Romans met death when their car failed to make a dead-end curve at Fish Creek Landing at 11:30 oÕclock last night. The machine turned upside down as it leaped off a 15-foot embankment and landed on its top in the murky waters of Fsih Creek, 13 miles from Rome. All four were drowned.

The dead are:
Zola B Mason, 15, 306 W Whitesboro St
George A Mason, Jr, 23, same address
Rayond J Mason, 30, same address.
John J Korman, 23, 218 S Washington St.
The Masons were uncles of the girl.
Korman was driving the car which he had borrowed from Charles Childs, 213 S. George St.
Missed turn in Road The four had been at Sylvan Beach and were on their way home when the car missed the sharp turn at the dead-end road. The machine went almost straight from the curve, striking a stump in the bushes on the bank and then took its wierd flight through the air. The car travelled about 70 feet from the curve to point where it left the creek bank.

Bodies of the three Masons were removed from the overturned car by State Trooper john Mitryzk. All three were in the rear with the girl between the uncles. The trooper removed Raymond first and the girl next. The policeman stood in the water while taking these two from the machine. He had to dive underwater and enter the machine to pull out George.

Searchlights Used Korman was taken from the water at 5 a.m. as Troopers Mitryzk and Edward Harney obtained searchlights fro the barracks, a boat and grappling equipment from the Beach substation. The body was hooked in the trousers near the ankles in less than three minutes of grappling.

The Roman lay in water 15 feet deep and about 15 feet from where the car had been. Trooper Mitryzk had been swimming about this point for sometime but was unable to locate the body due to the depth and murkiness of the water. It is believed Korman was thrown from the machine as it somersaulted.

Woman Sees Mishap A Glimpse of light flashing through space and sounds of been made on the shoulder from the tires. The stump which the car grazed was hidden in the underbrush on the bank. The car was removed from the creek about 15 feet away from where it went into the water.

There was no guard rail at the spot the car went over. The two front windows of the car were down and the left rear window was broken. The water is seven deep where the car landed. Farther out, nearby residents say, the depth is 18 feet. The Mason men wore coats, while KormanÕs coat was found in the machine by Mitryzk. Two jackets also were found, one in the water, just before KormanÕs body was located.

Resusitation Attempted Troopers, registered nurses, woman resident of the Beach and spectators administered artificial respiration for almost two hours before Dr. F .M. Hall, Sylvan Beach, declared the three dead. Three inhalators were pressed into service, tow by the troopers, and the other by an emergency crew from the Central ower Corporation at Oneida.

Coroner Thomas A Cox was one of the early arrivals at the scene. He turned the bodies of one of Masons, and the girl over to B.A. Sanborn and Son, Camden unertakers, and the other Mason and Korman over to J.Floyd Smith, antother Camden undertaker

Crowd Handicaps Rescuers Those assisting in the artificial respiration were hampered by the surging crowd which gathered as soon as word was spread of the accident. The crowd was pushed back frequently but to no avail and would flock around the bodies at every opportunity.

Rome police assisted in helping identify the Romans. The license number of the machine was taken and a check made by troopers with Rome and Albany. Word came back that machine belonged to Charles Childs, 13 S George St. It was learned Childs was in Camden and not with the party. A credit book from a local merchant was found in one coat. This bore the name of Thomas Korman. He is a brother of John.

Mitryzk held the hooks, They went only a few feet when the hooks caught. The body was pulled up the steep embankment by the troopers. Coroner Cox, Edson Collins, father of Achus and newspaper men.

This was exactly at 5 a.m. just as a heavy rain set in and a bit of brightness appeared in the sky which had been unusually black, during the night.

The scene of the accident is about 13 miles from Rome. The road from Rome is the last left turn this side of HererÕs Bridge. The scene is about one and one half miles from the Beach.

The road on which the four Romans were travelling reaches a dead-den at a sharp curve which the car should have taken to the right to come on to Rome. There is a wood barricade along the creek at the curve and a sign with the word, ÒDangerÓ. however, a large space on the sign shows where a reflector once was. There was no relector there last night and Edson Collins says there hasnÕt been one for a couple of years.

Zola Beatrice Mason, was born in Rome on October 9, 1923 daughter of Mrs Rhoda Dillman, Bartlett, and the late James Mason. Her father died three months after she was born. She resided with her grandmother, Mrs. Lucy Mason. She was in the 7th grade at Barringer School. There are no brothers or sisters.

Raymond J Mason was bonr in Rome, September 2, 1905, son of Geroge Archie and Lucy Adam Mason. He was single and of the Methodist faith.

George A. Mason Jr, was born in Rome on May 29, 1914 and was single. He was employed by WPA. The brothers are survived by their parents, the sister, Mrs. Dillman, and two brothers, Ralph and Earl, both of Rome.

John J Korman was born in Braka, PA, b Feb 1, 1916, son of Thomas and Mary Gondek Korman. He has reisded in Rome since he was 13 years of age. Korman was employed by WPA. He was a member of the Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. Surviving besided his parents are a brother, Thomas, Rome.

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