Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
BRIDGE GONE, CARS
SOlNERSAULTM WILD
THIRTY FOOT LEAP
PASSENGER CRUSHED BENEATH AUTO
Despite Warming of Rescuers, Second Party Speeds
to Wreck Few Minutes After First-Woman
Hurled to Rocky Creek Bed Near Arcadia.
Official Negligence Cause, Is Cry

also in tine Pasadena hospital. and while
he will be confined to his bed for several
weeks because of badly sprained les
and ,7-rnerors lacerations. It is not the
opinion of -he physicians in attendance
that he is in grave danger
1t was just growing dark when the
first party, returning to Los Angeles af-
ter an afternoon at the races and a short
trip to Mcnrovia, vent into the ditch.
The fact tat he was able to shut off
power in time to avert anything but
gentle slide over the declivity undoubtedly
saved Henry and his companions, for all
motion was dead in the engine before
the front wheels left level ground.
Brakes Fall
The brakes were not enough to hold and
the car toppled over on its side, throwing
the occupants clear of the heavy body.
Mrs. Nelson was tossed onto pile Of
rocks, alighting on her back and wrench
ing her spine. Miss Nelson was struck
| by the top of the machine, her teeth
being knocked loose and her lips and
cheeks lacerated.
| Henry. the driver, was the most PAIN
fully injured of the party. When the
| machine overturned he was thrown
| against the steering wheel and then on
a pile of rocks. injuring both legs and Tor
| the moment rendering him unconscious
Blaloc.s and Farlow escaped with minor
| injuries.
The Jenkinson party, occupying three
machines, had spent the afternoon in
| Riverside, witnessing and participating
| in polo match. 1t was dark when the
cars reached Monrovia, where new sup
ply of gasolene and water was taken
aboard each car. UP to this point Jen-
kinson's chau1feu- had driven the Frank
| lin car, but the owner decided to make
the rest of the run himself. The chauf-
| feur was scEt to pilot Nave's car, and
Jenkinson, Nave. Wills and Bailey went
| aheas'.
From Monrovia to the scene of the
accident a stretch of smooth road in
] vites speeding, and Jenkinson let his
| car out 10 lis highest NOTCH quickly leav-
ng the Nave car and its mate in the rear.
| When nearing the point where the new
road leaves the old route to cross the
wash he had attained a speed of about
forty miles an hour, and despite the
frantic cries of warning from those as-
sembled in the work of rescuing and car
ing for the Henry party, Jenkinson was
unable tc shut off power before leaving
the bank.
Scatters Occurants
The big car went straight at the yawn-
ing gap, overturning while still in the air.
| The occupants of both front and tonneau.
save Bailey. were scattered for twenty
| feet on e1ch side and in front of the
hank. where they lay iazed
| Bailey was pinned under the side of the
| tonneau. He was unconscious when
placed in the first wagon that could be
found, and, attended by DR.. Wheeler of
| Monrovia, rushed to the Pasadena hos
pital.
| Blame for the accidents is laid directly
to the negligence of the Arcadia city Off
cials, who have, since last July left the
road in the condition which ieopardized
| lives and wrs cked valuable property yes
terday. Those who were made victims
of the accidents and those who gathered
to assist them We're loud in their denun-
citation, ard if the declarations made last
night are lived up 10 damage suits rum
ming into tie thousands will be Instituted
against Lucky Baldwin and his fellow
| trustees.
81 never saw anything like it in my
/ life" said Thomas Jenkinson 1T have
been in the bridge building business my
self, but in all the years spent in con-
tracing for structures of the sort. and
they were many. T have never seen an
| proaches to a blindfall left open in this
way. We were right on top of the gap
before saw that there was no bridge
there. The road leading to where it used
to be looks as smooth as though used all
the time, and there was no way of da-
termining tfat thu bridge was no longer
there
Watchmen Stationed
This bridge was burned down last
July" aid prominent Arcadia citizen.
land we have repeatedly brought the
dangers of the road to the attention of
our trustees. They failed signaliy to do
anything toward remedying conditions.
When too late the Arcadia CITY tr11s-
tees paid some attention to the defects in
their road system, and all last night a
man waa stationed at each end of the
death trap TO warn those using the thor
orghfare Barriers are promised for each
end Of where the bridge formerly stood.
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