The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-19
AUTOS AND CARS
IN ACCIDENTS.
HAD JUST DoDGED ONE CAR
WHEN MIR. f. c. BATTEY's AUTO
WAS STRUCK BN ANOTHER

Mr.. Rattev Thrown From the Ma
chine and Badly shaken Up-Mrs.
Battey saved Herself by CIinEtnE
TO the side of the AutO-In DOdE-
ing Car at Drayton and ST. Julian
streets, MIR. c. II. wilcox Drove
Machine Into Tree.
After maneuvering to avoid a north
bound car an automobile. occupied by
Mr.. F. c. Battey and wife. was struck
by a southbound car at Habersham
and CASTOR streets early yesterday aft
ernoon.
Mr.. Battey was thrown to the ground
and Mrs. Battey only saved herself by
clinging desperately to the side of the
automobile.
Mr.. Battey's residence is at the
northwest corner of CASTOR and Hab-
ersham streets, his automobile house
being in the rear OF his residence and
on Habersham street. Mrs. Battey was
DESTROYS of going to Tybee TO see her
sister, who is quite i'll.
In time to take his wife TO the train,
Mr.. Battey brought his automobile out
and, assisting his wife to a seat be-
side him, had just started across Hab-
ersham street east on Castor, when he
noticed that fresh oyster shells were
strewn along CASTOR street. between
Habersham and Price.
Dodged One Car.
In order to avoid these shells. which
he feared would cut his tires, he backed
into Habersham. intending to take
different route to the depot. Just then
a northbound car came along and he
pulled off the track on the east side. AS
the car passed he turned around and
started slowly towards his residence on
the west side of Habersham.
Just before he started across the
track on the west side of the street, he
saw a street car southbound and APP
preaching very rapidly, he says. Owing
TO the fact that his machine was going
slowly he figured he could not cross
the track in time to avoid being hit
about the middle of the automobile.
Abandoning the idea of crossing he
attempted 10 back towards Price street,
but owing to the slow speed he was UNI
able to get off before the car was upon
him.
Crashed Into Automobile.
With considerable force the car
struck the automobile, which was
standing almost still, with its nose
partly across the west track. By the
force of the impact Mr.. Battey was
thrown to the ground, a distance of
about ten feet, while Mrs. Battey man.
aged to cling on.
Mr.. Battey escaped with a shaking
up, and Mrs. Battey was uninjured.
Their escape from serious injury, how
ever, was by a narrow margin The
automobile was badly damaged in
front, and one wheel was demolished.
BY the assistance of a friend who
passed in a buggy, Mrs Battey was
enable to get TO the Tybee Depot in
time to catch the train, Mr.. Battey re-
naming to get his automobile to
place of safety.
Barely Missed "A Car.
Later in the afternoon a second &C
Drayton and st. Julian streets. Mr.. C.
H. Wilcox was the unlucky auto-driv-
er, though there were no serious con-
sequences.
Mr.. Wilcox was driving his machine
down Drayton street. Just as he start
ed to cross st. Julian, he noticed a car
going east. 1t was too late to cross
the track and he turned his machine
squarely to the right, running with
considerable force into a tree.
The machine tore the boxing away
from the tree and scraped off several
inches of bark. There was no other
damage done.