Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-05
FATAL AUTOMOBILE
CRASH NEAR ATLANTA
Frank R. Reynolds of Marietta
Ga, Is Killed.
SEVERAL OTHERS ARE INJURED

SEVERAL OTHERS ARE INJURED
While Going From Atlanta to Marietta
r,Car Gets Beyond His Contro
and Crashes Into Telegraph Pole al
Full Speed.
Atlanta, August 4.-Frank R. Rey
nolds, of Marietta, was killed and his
wife probably fatally injured in the
wreck of their automobile last night
on the road to Marietta / mile this
side Of Bolton. Mr.. and Mrs Rey
nolds were accompanied by Mr.. L. N
Trammell and Miss Alma George, OF
North Carolina, who was visiting
friends in Marietta
The party of four came TO Atlanta
during the forenoon, making a quick
run from Marietta. They attended
the baseball game at Piedmont Park
during the afternoon and were re.
turning to Marietta at the time of the
accident
Frank Reynolds held the wheel and
the high power machine which he had
purchased only few weeks ago was
making fast time along the road. THIS
crossing of the Western and Allan.
oic roalroad track miles out of the
city, had been LETT behind in the whirL
ing dust and the party expected to ar.
rive in Marietta in time for a late
supper
Reynolds Loses Control.
Two miles beyond the grade cross.
ing of the Western and Atlantic the
white Steamer was moving down a
long incline. Judging from the man.
gled wreck of the machine, the speed
at this time must have been terrific.
Suddenly Frank Reynolds lost control
Of the wheel. The machine careened
to one side and the other. The car
was now on a sharp curve and the
next instant in ploughed its way, full
head-on, into telephone pole
Reynolds and Trammel, who occu
pied the front seats, were dashed ou:
Is or 20 feet into the road. Mrs.
Reynolds and Miss George were on
the rear seat and the escape Of the
latter from instant death or serious
injury was little short Of miraculous
Mrs. Reynolds was hurled against the
telephone pole and 1t was probably
here that her left forearm was brok
en- In two places. Mr. TrammelI was
horribly bruised about the face. and
when reached by the private ambu.
lance of Barclay & Brandon, com.
planned of internal pains. Next to
Miss George he was injured less than
any member of the party
No Assistance at Hand.
On account of the inaccessible ma
tur eof the place where the crash oc.
Cured it was some time before a tel
ephone could be reached by Mr.. Tram.
NELL and for an hour and half the
bodies of Mr.. and Mrs Reynolds lay
where they had fallen on the roadside.
At last the firm of Barclay &, Bran.
don was reached over the telephone
and private ambulance, in charge OF
8. r. Greenberg, was started to the
scene. In the meantime a number Of
travellers on the road, including occu,
pants of another automobile, had
reached the place of the accident
and were rendering all the assistance
in their power.
S. R. Greenberg stated last night
that on the arrival of the ambulance
he saw the condition Of Mr.. Reynolds
and knew there was no hope for him,
He expired a few minutes after the
ambulance arrived.
TrammeII Tells Story.
"We started out from NunnalIys, "
said Mr.. Trammell, one of the injured
parties, last night to several friends,
about o'clock. | handled the ma.
chine from our starting point until
we reached the end of the car line
out Marietta street, where Mr.. Rey.
nolds took charge of it. Mr.. Reynolds
and myself were seated in the front
and Mrs. Reynolds and Miss Alma
George were in the back. We had
gone about miles and were about /
occurred. We were going down de.
cline and turned a curve at a sharp
speed. Just at this point Mr.. Rey
nolds lost control Of the automobile.
Then we bumped into post When
l returned to consciousness MisI
George and myself had to pull Mr.
| Reynolds from under the wheels of the
machine. The machine had turned alb,
solutely around and was pointed to-.
| ward Atlanta"
Reynolds Well Known.
Frank R. Reynolds, who died in the
accident, was SO years of age, and a
brother to DR.. Homer v. Reynolds, DR..
A. Reynolds and Walter Reynolds, all
of Marietta, Ga. He was a son of the
late DR. A. Reynolds, of Marietta.
Frank Reynolds was a graduate of lie.
| high university and was an expert in
| chemistry For some time he was
associated in this city with DR.. McCan.
| dless. He was universally popular
with those who knew him.
The automobile driven by Mr.. Rey.
nolds was white steamer and was
purchased by him six weeks ago at a
cost of So. 500.
Peace is rarely denied to the peace
| ful.-Schiller.
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