Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-15
THE INJURED

Charles A. Bailey, seriously injured;
In Pasadena hospitals condition critical.
f. l.. Farlow, minor injuries about
head and shoulders.
Mrs. Nelson. his mother, back strain-
ed and wrenched, internal injuries,
severe shock. Taken to Onkwood
hotel.
Miss Nelson, teeth knocked out, lacer-
ntions and severe bruises of head and
body, shock.
#. III. Henry, legs sprained, hurt In
ternally.
ID. BIaIoclx, severe cuts and contus-
ions of head and body, back badly
wrenched.
Tbomns Jenkinson, rendered uncon-
scious. hend badly cut, legs bruised,
slight internal injuries, shock. In Pas-
adenn hospital.
6 r. Nave. painful bruises of back
and legs. Taken to Alexandria.
Frank Wills, minor injuries, severe
Iacerntions. Taken to Alexandrfa.
Nine lives were imperiled and two auto
mobiles were wrecked at the death gap
on White Oak avenue, Arcadia, shorty
after dusk yesterday, when >two auto
mobiles, speeding toward Los Angeies,
followed each other at an interval OF
about twenty minutes over tnlrty7loot
enbankment into the boulder strewn bot
torn NJ the dry wash below While none
of the meribers of either party escaped
injury. the fact that none was killed out
right is considered marvellous. The ma
chimes. one a Buick, number 9OS. Cail-
fornia register, driven byzF. ID. Henry
and the other a Franklin touring car
number TIA California. with owner
Thomas Jenkinson Of Canada, at the
wheel, were smashed.
The accident occurred at point Wnlcn
has been a menace since last July, Wnen
the bridge spanning the wash on. the
road between Pasadena and Monrovia
was burned. The approaches to the de-
! stroved trestlework, smooth and even as
| the road behind them, lead right up to a
ldecliyity w. ich on the Monrovia side is
| a full thirty feet deep and on the other
drops gently into the old river bed. The
road now used turns off about fifty feet
from the bank and winds through the
sand of the wash At night the fact that
there is no bridge can not be distinguished
by the character of the road.
Turns in Midair
Late Yesterday afternoon the first ma
chine to go into the wash. driven by F. H
Henry of PA Fremont avenue. Los An
geles. and occupied by E. Blalock, f. Il.
Farlow. Mrr Nelson, his mother and her
daughter, Miss Nelson washed over the
Iabutment, turning in the air and hurting
it's occupants into the rocky wash. The
injuries sustained were slight, and
through 4 m: understanding of conditions
those who first reached the scene OF the
accident sent in q hurry call for ply
sicians and attendants to Arcadia.
An immediate response was forthcom-
- ff,-ct r,f hn
cuing party reached the scene before
Thomas Jenkinson. accompanied by c. "a.
Bailey. s. F. Nave and Frank Wills, re-
turning from Riverside to this city. tore
over the bank at tremendous speed, the
car somersaulting in midair and pinning
one Of the occupants of the tonneau be-
meath it.
Jenkinson had failed to heed the warn
ing shouts uttered by those intent upon
helping the Henry party until too late,
and the best he could do was to shut off
power ana apply the brakes until the
speed of about forty miles an hour 100
yards from the death trap was reduced
to twenty.
Still other machines were in danger, for
immedia ely behind Jenkinson came the
car owned by Nave and driven by his
chauffeur. and another auto belonging
to the same party.
Saved by Bystanders
They -.ere rapidly approaching the en-
bankment when two Of the bystanders,
with rare presence of mind, rushed up the
road in tim, to stop them.
While those in the first machine es-
capped without serious injury, at least one
of the occupants of the second, Charles
w. Bailey of Kansas City, who was PIN
ioned beneath the auto, is in precarious
condition AS soon as conveyance could
be obtained Bailey was rushed to the
Pasadena hospital where the physicians
last night stated they could not deter
mine on his condition until today.
Thomas Jenkinson, a noted Canadian
polo player, who was driving the car. is