- Dates
- 1959-09-30 – 1959-10-07
- Kind
- Accident
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- accidentdeathtransportationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1959 Beaver Beacon reports that Candis Martin was killed and Ann Gatliff and Darlene Schmidt injured when a car struck a tree south of town on September 30. The injured women were taken to Little Traverse Hospital by Coast Guard helicopter; Candis’s funeral Mass and burial followed October 7.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper casualty report, not an official accident investigation, medical record, vehicle file, or complete emergency-response timeline.
Sources
- Reports Candis Martin’s death and injuries to Ann Gatliff and Darlene Schmidt after a car struck a tree south of town on September 30; it says the injured women were taken to Little Traverse Hospital by Coast Guard helicopter, and records Candis’s October 7 Requiem Mass and burial. It does not provide an official accident investigation, medical record, vehicle file, or complete casualty timeline. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the accident, medical transport, funeral, and burial report; it does not expand the incident or clinical record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Darlene Schmidt released from the hospital and recuperating at home, and Anne Gatliff regaining consciousness but still critically ill at Little Traverse Hospital. It does not provide clinical records, prognosis, or an official accident investigation. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the recovery update; it does not expand the casualty or clinical record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-11_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Anne Gatliff still at Little Traverse Hospital and improving, and says Darlene Schmidt was resting comfortably at home. It does not provide clinical records, discharge dates, or a final accident investigation. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the recovery update; it does not expand the casualty or clinical record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Candis Martin dies in a Beaver Island automobile accident, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-candis-martin-automobile-accident-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1959, automobile-accident report. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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