One of the saddest fatalities chronicled by Carroll county newspapers in a long time is the untimely end that befell Floyd Swartz, 22, son of County Commissioner and Mrs. Isaac Swartz, of Clay township, last Saturday night about 12 o'clock. For some time the young man had been working in White county. Shortly after midnight Swartz, in company with a companion by the name of Nelson, started for the home of his parents. When near Brookston the lights of the car being very dim and this caused the fatal accident. While rounding a curve in the road Swartz drove his car astride a bulkhead of a cement culvert, the impact turning the machine over. The heavy weight fell upon the young man, breaking his neck and badly crushing his head. Beside the culvert was a ditch with two feet of water and had the driver of the car been unhurt by the heavy weight he would have been drowned before assistance could have been called. Nelson, the companion of the unfortunate young man, was unhurt and seeing the lifeless form of young Swartz, hurried to a nearby farm house and summoned aid. There was nothing to be done however, as life had left the body. Notification was then, sent to the dead man's parents in Clay toiwnship, and on Sunday the body was taken to their home by E. P. Paul, Pyrmont undertaker. Deceased was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Swartz and graduated from the Delphi high school in 1914. He was very popular with his many associates and was a very brilliant young man. The funeral was held from the Pyrmont Conservative church Tuesday afternoon by Elder Jerry Barnhart and was one of the largest attended of any that has been held in Carroll county for years. As a last token of the esteem in which they held their classmate the Delphi class of 1914 attended the last sad rites in a body. Interment was made in the Pyrmont cemetery.

Flora Hoosier Democrat March 31, 1917