The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-13
A CLOSE CALL
FOR AL To
RACERS

death and still escape with their lives.
than the occupants OF the Peerless car.
owned and run by Captain 7a-neson-
% the san Francisco Arm OF Barneson-
Hubbard. Thrown over a ciiY. thirty
FIVE feet in height their car rolling
over two or three times before It an
ally landed in the Moanalua creek the
four occupants escaped with broken
rio and a few bruises as the sum total
Of their injuries.
The car was In different condition
altogether. one wheel torn or. the
front seat carried away entirely. the
back seat bent nearly double. the steer
ing wheel twisted as II it had been
smashed in the jaws OF gigantic wise.
the Peerless. probably the finest auto
mobile In the city. lay In the water
of the creek. How such damage done
could occur to the car. with So little
injury to lts occupants. Is the wonder
OF all who have seen the wreck
The following story Is told OF the
accident by one Of the occupants OF
Jim ouinn's Buick car. which contrib
uted in part to the accident:
I'VE had been ahead Of the Peerless
car from the time that we left Hale
iva, as We started more than thirty
minutes ahead Of Captain Barneson-
He came up like the wind. doing some
Of the most reckless driving that I
have ever seen. He skidded around
corners and made speed whsoh was
dangerous TO life and limb.
The accident occurred on the road
at Moanalua Just before We reached
the side road leading TO the polo
grounds. We were travelling az a fair
rate OF speed but by no means an ex-
cessive one. At the top OF the hill.
some three-quarters OF q mile back
! Barneson had blown his horn as II 20
say that he wanted TO pass Us We
pulled over TO the side and gave the
opportunity, which he did not avail
himself OF. howeve.-. At the place
where the accident occurred the Road
/ is hardly wide enough for two cars 70
pass abreast and there was no reason
/ that he should have selected this spot
He never blew his whistle at the
3 time. but simply came rushing up and
just as he did so Quinn turned his
car out a little from the right hand
side to avoid some rocks and the Peer
F., less Just Touched US. The contact was
so slight that fender was barely bent.
/ but il was enough 70 send the Peer
/ less over the bank. crashing down
/ through a fence and into the creek
/ "At the time. Quinn never knew that
an accident had occurred but drove
ahead till we called 10 him 70 stop
Even then he could not understand
what was the matter till he looked
I back and saw the wrecked car, lying
in the creek. OF course. we came back
at once and did everything that we
could
! Word was sent at once to the doctor
/ of the military post at Fort Shafter
and he came instantly. taking a stew
ard and a stretcher. Before he reach
\ ed the scene of the accident. however.
I he met machine which was bringing
\ Captain Barneson in. He was taken
/ to the military hospital and placed on
/ a stretcher, then being carried into the
/ operating ROOM II was thought at
I first that his injuries were severe. but
: examination showed that with the ex-
ception OF a broken rib. and a number
OF severe bruises. he was al right The
! shock Of the fall was worse than any
actual injury.
DR.. MeCallum OF the Twentieth took
I charge at once, assisted by Hospital
/ Steward Wood. and soon had Captain
Barneson in condition to be moved TO
the Moana Hotel. He was able TO
walk out OF the hospital himself.
though naturally suffering a good deal
Of pain.
Those riding on other cars state that
Quinn cannot be blamed for the acct
dent as he had the right Of way and
could not be expected to turn out
| They also say that Captain Rarneson
is by no means the most careful OF the
/ drivers in the city. He has a machine
which is capable Of high speed and
likes to make use of his high gear
when given an opportunity.
On the other hand. It Is stated that
one OF the occupants Of Ouinn's car
had been drinking quite heavily and
that he waved his hand to Barneson,
from the back seat, telling him to
come along. At this the San Fran
cisco man is said to have started
ahead. Quinn did not know what his
passenger was doing, as his energies
were bent entirely on handling the
machine in a narrow and bad piece OF
road He supposed that since Barne-
son had neglected to take the first op-
: portunity OF passing. he would not try
| TO do so till they reached the smooth.
wide road. only about 500 feet away.
for this reason he was not expecting
Barneson to try to pass at this juno
: trre. He states that Barneson had
, not blown his horn FOR at least three
J quarters Of a mile before the accident
occurred, and that in trying 10 pass
without this signal ne was violating
the rules Of the road.
The occupants OF the Peerless car
were Captain Barnescn. his son. Har-
. old Barneson; Mr.. Brady and David.
. a native employed by Won Hamm-
. Ycung's garage.
: The first person to reach the scene
OF the accident was Foster Davis, en-
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