The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-12
YOUNG WOMAN
BADLY INJURED
Miss Grace Crittenden Per
haps Fatally Hurt by
Auto in West
Haven.
KNOCKED DOWN ON
STEPPING FROM CAR
Auto Racing at the Time
But Stops and Picks
Up Unconscious
Victim.

Miss Grace Crittenden, who lives
with her brother-in-law, John H. Uhl,
at SAB First avenue, West Haven, was
very seriously and perhaps fatally in
jured by being run down by an auto
mobile yesterday afternoon at about
1:SO o'clock at the corner of Elm street
and Second avenue. She was removed
to the West Haven sanatorium in an
/ unconscious condition.
Miss Crittenden, who is employed at
the American Buckle shop, left early
yesterday afternoon so she might have
time to go to New Haven to get seats
for last evenings performance at
Polls and get back home in time for
lunch. She boarded city-bouDd car
and got off at Second avenue so she
could cut cross lots In walking around
the rear Of this car, she stepped direct
ly in the path Of swiftly moving au-
tomobile. las Miss Crittenden is slight
w deaf. she did NOT hear the footing Of
the chauffeur, and did not know of the
approach Of the car until it was almost
on top Of her. She then tried to step
back, but too late. She was thrown
sidewards several feet, landing with
considerable impact.
There were three men in the auto at
the time Of the accident, and it was
stopped. Two Of the men disappeared,
while the third one, the driver, came
back and picked up the body Of the un-
conscious girl. With some assistance
he placed her on the front seat and
holding her there he sped his car to
the West Haven sanitarium. 1t was
found that no bones were broken, al
though there were indications Of some
internal injury.
DR.. Adams was at the sanitarium
when MISS Crittenden was carried in.
DR.. Sage who had heard of the acci-
dent, dropped in a few moments later
AT first 1t was thought that Miss Crit
tenden was merely shaken up and the
only visible effect was a scalp wound.
But later, during the evening she had
several hemorages, showing some SER
ious internal injury.
At about nine o'clock it looked as
though Miss Crittenden would die any
moment, but she rallied. Neither DR..
Adams or the head nurse hold out
much hope, although they both say
she has an even chance Of pulling
through. At an early hour this morn
ing, Miss Crittenden although still un-
conscious, was resting more comfort
ablyably than at any time in the pre-
ceeding six or seven hours.
The gentleman driving the automo-
bile which ran Miss Crittenden down,
was very much broken up by the acci-
dent, and that he was given a stimu-
liant. After gaining control of himself
he said that he was the Bridgeport
representative of the White steamer
company, and was out testing car.
His number was 1868 c.
In the Connecticut automobile blue
book the car with that number be-
longs to a Mr.. G. H Richardson of
Bridgeport. The driver was man Of
culture, and refinement, say those who
saw him yesterday. After being given
to understand by DR.. Adams that Miss
Crittenden was not very seriously in
jured he left after saying he would
pay a fair sum for damages ami that
he would return to-day to see how
Miss Crittenden was.
Miss Crittendens brother, Leander
was standing in front of the drug store
on the corner Of Elm street and First
avenue at the time of the accident, an6
saw 1t all. He saw the young lady rur
down, picked UP and put in the auto.
mobile. By the time he had run ut
to the spot where the accident had oc-
CURED, the auto had whisked away
Being curious as to the identity of the
injured young woman he asked severa,
Of the persons in the crowd which haG
gathered who had been hurt One sale
it was certain Miss Crittenden and
that she'd been taken to the West Ha.
ven hospital.
Hardly waiting to hear where she
had been borne, he sped up the street
to the sanitarium, about three-quarters
of a mile away. 'My sister?" he cried
and when he was informed that it was
she who was injured he collapsed.
His account of the accident was a.
follows: He was standing in front Of
the drug store when three automobiles
going away from the city came by anC
were evidently racing. The speed wa!
in the neighborhood of forty-five mile.
an hour. One car was on one side o.
The car tracks and another one was or
the opposite side. The third car was 6
little way back Of the other two. Will,
these automobiles were passing Firs
avenue a trolley car bound toward tn,
city stopped at Second avenue, and {
young lady came around the rear OF
the car a few seconds later.
She did not see the rapidly ap.
preaching automobile on her side ot
the street, and evidently did not hear
the auto horn for she stepping right in
teh path Of the oncoming motor car
At three o'clock this morning Miss
Crittenden was resting easily and hope
was held out for her ultimate re-