Evening capital., 1907-11-20
SERIOUS DRIVING ACCIDENT
TORN UP STREETS RESULT OF
INJURY TO FOUR LADIES
Post Carriage of Marine Barracks Over
turned at Church Circle Mrs. Marix
Badly Cut About the Head
Will Bear Scar for life
HORSES FRIGHTENED BY THE
NOISE OF STREET
MACHINE

badly injured and two others suffered
from shock and bruises, oecurred at
twenty minutes past O'Clock yester-
dav afternoon at Church Circle and
Franklin street. opposite the home Of
Mr.. l.. Dorsey Gassaway, cashier Of
the Farmers National Bank.
The post carriage or the Marine
Barracks, Naval Academy, driven by
an experienced and careful driver,
had left CarveI Hall with four ladies
Mrs. Doyen. wife OF Lieut-.col. G..
A. Doyen, L. 5. NJ. c., the command
ing ofiicer of the Marine Barracks,
Mrs. Doyen's mother, Mrs. W. W.
Fay, Mrs. Fuller, wife of Major b..
III. Fuller. u. ). NJ. c., and Mrs.
Mark, wife of Capt A. Il. Mark,
II. :. NJ. c.
'rbc ladies were on their way to
Murray Hill TO make some calls when
the accident occurred. There was
no other way TO roach Murray Hill
except via Church Circle and Frank
lin street. The street around that sec
tion of the Circle is torn up with the
LAYING of the tracks for the new elec-
tric road, and there is very narrow
passage between the ties that are
thrown up on the streets, the piles Of
rock and sand, brick, mortar, etc.
The carriage had passed through
safely to the point opposite Franklin
street, when the machine for cleaning
bricks started up its choo-chooipg,
which frightened the horses and they
gave a sudden lunge, one wheel strik-
ing a pile of rocks and topping the
carriage over on its side. Mrs. Mark
and Mrs. Fuller were sitting together
opposite Mrs. Doyen and Mrs Fay.
The latter were on the under side
when the carriage tipped over, and
Mrs. Mark and Mrs. Fuller were
thrown on Mrs. Doyen and Mrs.
Fay.
Gin being thrown forward Mrs. Mark
fell with great force, striking her fore
head violently against the partition
of the carriage windows. The contact
inflicted deep cut TO the bone, four
inches long. from which blood spurted
profusely. Falling on Mrs. Fay,
Mrs. Marks wound covered Mrs.
Fay with blood, and Mrs. Doyeu,
seeing her mother quietly sitting there
in the overturned carriage with her
ewes closed and covered with blood,
thought her mother had been killed.
Mrs. Doyen soon realized, however.
the blood was from Mrs. Marks
wound.
Mrs. Fuller received an injury to
the left side of her forehead, where
large knot soon formed, but there
was no abrasion OF the skim Mrs.
Doven was cut about one wrist, but
not badly hurt, and Mrs, Fay suffer
ed from shock. The ladies we're as
sisted TO the home of Mrs. Gassaway,
whe re Lieut.. Col. Doyen, Major Full
Ter and Captain Mark were at once
communicated with by phone. A
physician, DIR. ;. 8. Hepburn. who
was passing at the time, rendered a.
gigtance. Mrs. Mark was removed
to the Naval Hospital, where she re-
ceived surgical attention from the
house stan.
II feuuircd nino stitches to close the
wound which will leave scar for
life. Had the injury to Mrs. Mark
been the slightest 10 the right or left.
instead Of in the middle of her fore
head, il would have probably resulted
| ia fractured skull. II is expected
Mrs. Mark will be removed from the
| hospital today to her home at the Ma
rine Barracks.
In the accident the ladies lost several
articles of jewelry, ETC., consisting oi
handsome necklace belonging t.
Mrs. Mark, handsome tortoise shell
| side combs, card case belonging T.
Mrs. Doyen and necklace belonging
TO Mrs. Fuller. The carriage was in
| iured somewhat, one lamp beinc
broken and the wheel guard knocked
| of.
| 1t i expected Captain Mark viii
take the matter mp with the city and
| railroad company and sue for dana
ges, the street being IN an impossible
condition. yet open 10 traffic and
danger Of the brick cleaning ma.
chine. Captain Mark had photo
graphs taken OF the scene Of the &C
| cldent this morning for future use-