The San Francisco call., 1907-06-01
PEED|NG AUTO CRASHES
into WAGON AND FIVE
PERSONS ARE HURT
90
Men and Women in Both
the Vehicles Receive
Serious Injuries
COLLIDE NEAR PARK
Fears Entertained That Two
of Victims May Not
Survive Wounds

Calvin Eib, one OF the most expert
ehauffeurs on the coast and demon
xtrator for a large automobile nrm
drove his gasoline motor car with ter
-ific impact into the rear Of wagon
driven by Captain Varney OF the n1e
saving station near that place yester-
Gay morning at o'clock and as re-
suit Of the collision FIVE persons were
Injured, some OF them seriously.
With Efb in the auto were his Wite
end her companion. Miss Townley, aged
ls. The occupants of the wagon were
i. Doran and wife and Captain Varney
and his daughter, Elizabeth
Eib was jammed against the back OF
the front seat by the bed Of the wagon.
He sustained a sprained knee, lacerated
upper lip and had two teeth knocked
out, besides receiving many bruises
and decorations. He was unconscious
for some. time. Mrs. Eib was on the
rear seat and was struck in the mouth
by the wagon bed. She suffered numer-
Gus cuts and bruises and two OF her
teeth were Knocked out. Miss Townley
sat beside Mrs Eib and was cut and
bruised severely.
Mr.. and Mrs Eoran were aHghting
from the wagon to go TO. their home Ia
q orty-seventh.' street near h. sBoth
were injured seriously. Mrs. Doran
sustained q ldCGLdlGQ ear HclS
by sconcussion of the brain and the
doctors at the park emergency hospital
said that she had sustained serious
internaI injuries Her husband was
thrown heavily to the ground and de-
v6loped symptoms of internal injuries
Iase- in the day. At first it was thought
that he had only. been shaken: up. Z.
Captain Narney who was driving,
"a his. daughter escaped injury One
O. had N
machine and the wagon were. almost
totally destroyed.
Eab and his wife and Miss Towniey
had been. motoring through the park
and along the Ocean boulevard and
were on their way to their home at
Central avenue and Golden Gate AS
the auto neared the uphill curve in the
south drive where il joins the boule-
ward near the life saving station Eib
put Oh more speed 10 make the hill.
suddenly, on reaching the top, the
lamps threw. their glare against the
stationary vehicle ahead OF them only
20 feet. It was too late to avoid col
lision, and though Eib reversed his en-
gines and applied the brakes the speed
ing machine crashed into the wagon,
from which Doran and his wife were
Just alighting. Eib claims that Cap
tain Xarney was on the wrong side of
the road and carrying no lights.
Captain Narney, who was driving,
spent the evening with Mr.. and Mrs
Doran at e. theater- The Dorans asked
Captain Varney to let them OF at the
entrance to the boulevard at Forty
seventh avenue and not go out of his
way TO take them TO the door,
The shrielkso Of the women brought q
nearby auto party 70 the wreck. The
rescuing group took Mrs. Eib and her
husband to the St Francis hospital,
where they were treated and remained
until yesterday afternoon Miss Town
ley was taken to her home, at the cor
ner Of Hoffman and Waller streets The
Dorsns were carried to the park emer-
gency hospital Mrs. Doran remained
there until yesterday afternoon Her
husband was taken 70 his home after
emergency treatment Yesterday, how
ever, Doran developed symptoms of
internal. injuries which alarmed the
surgeons. Last night he was IN a dan
gerous condition. Fears also were en-
tertained over the condition of Mrs
Doran.
Doran Is foreman Of the Nelson deco
rative company and Eib is vice presi-
dent Of the Pioneer automobile COM
psny. OF. which he; is also the expert
demonstration.