The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-18
H|GH SPEEDING
AUTO FATALLY
HURTS A MAN
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In the endeavor TO get back on Elm
wood avenue or 10 make a quick turnout
TO avoid hitting the approaching wagon
the car careened on two wheels, toward a
telephone or telegraph pole, cutting a
sharp circle. Either the chauffeur mis-
calculated or something having To do
with the steering apparatus broke, but
the car struck heavily against the pole
and threw the men in the machine and
the woman out upon the ground. with
considerable force The chauffeur es-
WOMAN FROM PAwTUcKET.
The man In the tonneau OF the car, who
was said last night TO be John Mellon OF
this city. is thought to have sustained a
broken leg, besides other injuries. The
woman, who gave her name TO Lieut.. w.
l.. doe of the Seventh station as Mae
Smith. who could be found at 90 Mason
street. Pawtucket, IL wanted. fell upon
her left side, suffering wrenched
shoulder and several bruises.
The cars rear end was swept up
against the pole and the machine was
badly-smashed
The chauffeur, as soon as the crash
came, jumped out and removed the num-
bers from the car. according TO the po-
lice. Or. w. II. Flanagan, OF 226 Broad
way. this city, was called to treat the
injured persons. Miss Smith was taken
to the home OF William Porter. near by,
where she remained during the night.
Mrs. Porter. who is an experienced nurse,
attenued tnlS patent.
A few minutes after the crash a man
who gave his name as Alexander Argus,
and who said that he was on his way
TO his home here from Narragansett Pier.
where he had been to take the owner,
came along in another automobile. He
offered to take the injured man to the
Rhode Island hospital. Mellon and the
uninjured chauffeur were taken into the
machine and the party set out for the
city.
Miss Smith, who is about 30 years old.
said late last night that aside from the
fact that she believed the injured mans
name Is Mellon and that he lives in Prov
idence, she knew nothing about him. She
did not know the chauffeur's name at all,
she said. She understood that the two
men were bound somewhere in the di-
rection of Apponaug TO get a young wo-
man. a friend of the chauffeur, as she
understood.
Lieut. Doe questioned the woman as to
the possibility of the machine having
been involved in the striking of Mr.. Corr
nell near Roger Williams park. She
knew nothing about any such occur
renee. nor about any other incident OF
the trip from the city. She thought she
on account of the excessive speed, and
that she did not remember anything un-
I'll the crash at the corner. where shc
herself was thrown out and injured.
CAR SPIRITED AWAY.
While Lieut.. Doe was at the Porter
home, trying TO learn something which
would substantiate their theory that the
machine which hit Cornell and the car
which was wrecked were one, car be-
longing TO the Fiske Automobile COM
pany of 167 Pine street, this city, came
along. This company is the agent for
the Buick cars, the make OF the wrecked
machine and the damaged car was
taken in tow and brought 10 the garage
on Pine street Later in the night a man,
whom the attendants at tho garage de-
clared that they did not know came az
ter the machine. He was allowed to take
Ii from the garage.
The police were balked at almost every
turn by the comprehensive way in which
the occupants OF the machine had COW
cred up all traces of their identity or
whereabouts, the removal OF the license
number. the disappearance of the men
involved. and finally OF the car itself
complicating the mystery.
At the Rhode Island hospital this morn
ing IL was said that Cornells skull ana
both thighs are fractured, and that Ia
tai result will probably ensue.