The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-19
THROWN FROM AUTOMOBILE.
Mr.. Roy 4. RafBey and Two Ladies
Suffered in Accident.

Suffered in Accident.
I The first accident that has befslIen
any Of the Northern automobiles
l who have been spending a few OF the
/ wznter weeks in Savannah occurred
I yesterday morning. about four miles
I from the city. on the Louisville road.
Mr. Roy A Rainey was the unfortun-
ate He was rather painfully bruised.
and MS machine was put out Of
/ business. In the automobile were
Mr.. Rainey, Mrs. E. y. Brandt of
New YORK. Mrs. ]. P. Browning of
New York, and Francois. the cnauf-
feur- = delightful ride was being en-
joyed, and all had gone well until two
country wagons were met.
Automobiles have not been in evil
dence on roads entering Savanna h
long enough for all horses and drivers
to have grown thoroughly accustomed
I to them. Particularly skfttish of the
automobiles are horses that are kept
in the country. Their drivers too.
have not all learned to keep their
wits when machine approaches, and
they do not always observe the rules
Of the road. Their effort. of course, is
to avoid an accident, but the effort Is
often misdirected.
One Of the vehicles had been safely
passed. There were but a few yards
between the automobile then and the
next wagon. As evil chance would
have it, the driver of the second ma
chine was seized with a sudden idea
that ii would be best for him to cross
the road, whereas. if he had kept the
side on which he was driving the auto
mObilists would have escaped the ac-
a n 10
When Mr.. Rainey saw the man pull
his horse across the road, he realized
Immediately that he would have to
change the course of his machine. He
gave it a sudden turn to the left.
This was too sudden. but it was the
only hope that offered to avoid a col
lision.
The strain wrenched the tire from
one Of the fore wheels, and the rim
struck the ground The strain was too
great for the rim to Withstand, and the
wheel gave way. letting the axle fall
to the ground. The machine was going
at a fairly good rate of speed, and
the shock of the stop. when the wheel
collapsed, and the drop Of one corner,
was too much for the equilibrium of
the occupants.
Mr.. Rainey was thrown out, but the
wheel with which he controls the ma
Cnine was IN the course OF MS night,
and he was bruised against it, The
chauffeur also suffered having his
hand badly mashed. Neither of the Ia
dies was seriously hurt, though they
were rather severely shocked by the
accident. There were slight bruises,
too, to remind them that they had been
through the experience. The sudden
stop that was put to the momentum of
the machine did not exert so great a
force upon them as upon the other &C.
cupants, and they fell rather than
having been thrown, from the automo-
bile.
As good luck would have 1t. Mr..
William T. Rainey, brother of Mr.. Roy
A. Rainey, was out on the same road
with his machine. About a minute
after the accident occurred he arrived
at the scene. The difficulties of the
situation could not be overcome suffi-
GENTLY to admit of the damaged ma
chine being run into the city under
it's own power, so Mr.. William T. Raj
ney took the party in his automobile
and drove to the De Soto Hotel.
DIR. ]. S. Howkins was summoned.
and he administered to the injuries of
those who had Jared worst in the acct
dent. 1t was reported that no serious
results might be expected. In fact, 1T
is expected that Mr.. Roy A. Rainey
will be out to-day.