The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-10-05

Fatal Motorcar Accident-Over an EN-
pankment In the Darkness.-Mr. John G..
Hutchison, of Philadelphia, was killed and
Mr.. Frank x. Hooper, of Glenarm, Baltimore
county, seriously injured by an automobile in
which they were riding running over an en-
Dankment on Merryman's lane, near Stony
hun bridge, on Tuesday night last. Red lights
were displayed and il is thought that Mr..
Hooper believed they were so far apart that
thney were intended to show that the road lay
between them. He was taken to hospital
where it was found that his right leg was bro
ken and his body severely bruised.
Mr.. Hutchison, who was 80 years OF age,
died while being taken to st. Luke's Hospital
IN borrowed automobile. His neck was
6roken, skull fractured and several ribs broken.
MI. Hutchinson was an expert machinist and
was installing new lathe device in the plant
at Glenarm, where Mr.. Hooper's shops are 10.
Gated. Mr.. Autchison and Mr. Hooper had
been in Baltimore during the late afternoon
and were on their way back to Glenarm by
way OF Charles street avenue and Merryman's
lane about O'Clock.
The new Stony Run bridge to be built over
the creek and the Maryland and Pennsylvania
Railroad has an approach which is lined by
entertainments dropping to gully more or less
oeep. 1t is place TO make the most reckless
motorist slow up, even in daytime. But the
embankment was more dangerous than usual
owing to washouts from the recent heavy
rains. The rains had eaten semi circle into
the road, which left narrow passageway for
motors and teams only wide enough for one at
time to reach the bridge. From this passage.
way the edge of the gully was lined with red
lights along temporary board fence as warn
ing of danger.
Mr.. Hooper, who was driving the car, appar-
emily saw that he was in dangerous place,
for bystanders say he slowed up as he APP
preached the red lights. Then he apparently
trie0 to pass between two of them instead of
steering off to the right where the safe path
was. The car swept through the red.light cir.
Gle, taking one lantern with it, and fell 20 feet
to the bottom of the gully, turning In the air
as it did so and pinning Mr.. Hooper under it.
Mr.. Hutchinson was thrown clear of the car,
and was probably killed by the violence of his
fall.
Mr.. Thomas A. Hays, of the United States
Finelity and Guarantee Company, was walking
along the road toward the bridge on his way to
the Baltimore Country Club when the Car
passed him. He says he heard the motor slow
down and then cry for help. He was the
first to Chamber down the gully and try to as
sist the injured men.
Mr.. Hays, in describing the accident said:
1.-THE car was lying bottom up in the bottom of
the gully, with Mr.. Hooper under it. Mr..
Hutchinson was lying a short distance away,
apparently dead Mr.. Hooper wanted me to
lift the car, but 1t was too heavy for one man.
had to wait for help, which soon came. The
car had taken fire and was burning slowly,
DuC not III SUCH MANNER as 10 euuauger III
mediately the man underneath. went to the
road again to warn other motorists. One
car stopped, and alter help arrived from the
police took Mr.. Hutehison to the hospital"
Mrs. Hooper, who was with her husband at
St. Luke's Hospital, described the accident as
follows: "Mr. Hooper told me there were
only two red lights that be saw and that they
were so far apart that he thought the road lay
between. He was caught by one leg under the
overturned car, and Mr.. Hutchinson was thrown
short distance away. Mr.. Hooper never lost
consciousness and when help came directed the
operation of lifting the car with plank. He
swer concluded that he had been killed. Mr..
Hutchinson was staying with us while he
demonstrated the operation of the new lathe de-
vice, and as he was not familiar with Balti-
more Mr.. Hooper took him in to show him
the city. He leaves widow and three chill
dren in Philadelphia"